Final rule issued on mentor-protege

Expanded to cover WO, SDV, HUBZone, other SBs

     On August 24, the long-awaited final rule setting up a new governmentwide mentor-protégé program for all small businesses goes into effect, opening up many new opportunities for small firms.

      Previously, only 8(a) Small Business Program participants were able to receive benefits under a mentor-protégé program run by the Small Business Administration.

      However, in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013, Congress authorized the SBA to establish a mentor-protégé program for all small business concerns, and ordered that it be closely modeled on the 8(a) mentor-protégé program.

      The SBA published the proposed rule for the program in February 2015 and the final rule on July 25. Steven Koprince describes this as “a game-changer in the world of small business contracting” in his July 22 blog entry.......
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Small business IT share growing

HUBZone rules changes posted

JVs: Pop v Unpop

American City & County: "Tom Johnson of Set-Aside Alert outlines the ways that small businesses support their communities"
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Column: Financial Management of Contracts for the Project Manager

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