​The Small Business Blog

On February 5, 2015, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued its Proposed Rule which created a new mentor-protege program for small businesses and made other changes relevant to small business joint ventures and the 8(a) Business Development Program.   Comments in response to the Proposed Rule were initially due on April 6, 2015 but the deadline was extended until May 6, 2015 - presumably due to the relatively small number of comments that had been submitted as of April 6, 2015.

On Friday, May 1, 2015 and just in time for National Small Business Week (May 4 -8) , the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a Proposed Rule implementing those provisions of the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which provide for sole-source contracts for Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB) and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSB).