Q: I'm interested in trying to get some federal government contract work, but I don't know if my small business qualifies for certification as a disadvantaged business. What are the criteria? A ...

The Small Business Administration (SBA) Final Rule on Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Certification (the Final Rule) takes effect on ...

On June 6, 2024, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published a direct final rule eliminating self-certification for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) when ...

Becoming certified as a minority-owned business allows you to access certain government and private-sector programs that can help support your efforts. In 2012, the U.S. Census Bureau reported ...

Getting certified as a woman-owned business takes grit and tenacity. But it can potentially help land women entrepreneurs more business opportunities and government contracts. “It’s a grueling ...

By getting certified, businesses are entered into a national database where customers go to find companies that can meet their business needs and advance their diversity goals. By JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Last July 1st, a significant change in the Small Business Administration regulations became effective. If a small businesses merges or is acquired it now must now re-certify that it still a small ...

A small-business tax advisor is a certified tax professional hired to help year-round with preparing and filing business taxes, offering tax and other financial advice and representing the ...

Washington state is certifying small businesses seeking public works contracts. The Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises (OMWBE) recently expanded its state certification program ...

The Defense Department’s impending cybersecurity certification requirement for all contractors has caused no shortage of concerns among small businesses worried about the cost.But the Pentagon ...

Micro business: A "micro"-business employs no more than 25 people and has had no more that $3 million in average annual revenue over the three years prior to applying for SWaM certification. Small ...