SBA Publishes New Small Biz Size Standards
February 9, 2012On Feb. 10, 2012, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published a final rule to change their official size standards. The new rule will increase the revenue-based size standards for more than 37 receipts-based size standards in 34 industries and 3 sub-industries in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)....
READ MOREHouse Members Introduce Contract Bundling Bill
February 9, 2012On Feb. 8, 2012, Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) introduced the Contractor Opportunity Protection (COP) Act of 2012 (H.R. 4081), which seeks to, among other things: · Clarify statutory limits on federal agency bundling, · Create a third party arbiter (either the SBA or a third...
READ MOREHouse Introduces Federal Contracting Bills
February 1, 2012Yesterday, House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves introduced two pieces of legislation that will help to bolster federal contracting opportunities and advocacy efforts for small businesses within the federal agencies. On the subject of federal contracting, Chairman Graves introduced the Government Efficiency through Small Business Contracting Act of 2012...
READ MORENSBA Report Shows Small Business Climate Improving
January 31, 2012Contact: Molly Brogan 202-552-2904 press@nsba.biz Washington, D.C. – The National Small Business Association (NSBA) today released its 2011 Year-End Economic Report which shows a decidedly more positive outlook for America’s small businesses, with important gains in several key indicators. Most notably, more small-business owners report being confident about the future of their...
READ MOREHouse Passes Three Small Biz Capital Access Bills
November 8, 2011The U.S. House of Representatives passed three bills Nov. 2 with strong bipartisan support that would substantially reduce the regulatory impediments to small businesses raising capital. The Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 (H.R. 1070) passed the House by a margin of 421-1. The bill would effectively amend Regulation A by...
READ MORESBA Final Rule to Address Contract Bundling
November 1, 2011The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently published a final rule implementing various regulatory changes made by the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010. The rule is effective on Nov. 28, 2011, unless the agency receives “significant adverse comment” by Nov. 14, in which case it will publish a withdrawal of the...
READ MOREJobs Council Unveils Recommendations
October 13, 2011The President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness met on Tuesday, Oct. 11 to make formal recommendations to President Barack Obama. Included in their 52-page report, “Taking Action, Building Confidence” were recommendations ranging from infrastructure spending to tax cuts, and immigration reform to foreign direct investment in the U.S. The recommendations...
READ MORESBA Budget Approved by Appropriations Committee
September 20, 2011The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations recently approved legislation appropriating $955.3 million for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012. The amount is only three percent less than the $985 million budget request of President Barack Obama. If approved by the full Senate, this would grant the SBA...
READ MORENSBA Testifies On Medium-Sized Contracting Bill
September 13, 2011The National Small Business Association testified this week before the U.S. House Committee on Small Business, cautioning against proposed legislation that would create a contracting pilot program for medium-sized businesses. The hearing, “Beyond the Size Standards: Sustainability of Small Business Graduates”is focused on the Small Business Growth Act (H.R. 1812), introduced by...
READ MOREFed Weakens Final Swipe-Fee Rule
July 6, 2011Bowing to an intense advocacy campaign by the banking lobby, the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) adopted June 28 a final swipe-fee reform rule that significantly varied from its proposed rule and represented a windfall for big banks. The Fed was required to implement a rule...
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