Trump’s SBA wants to give $500 million corporations ‘small business’ status — that’s a disaster
The Small Business Act tells the federal government why small business contracting exists: to preserve free competitive enterprise, ensure small businesses receive a fair proportion of federal contracts, and strengthen the nation’s economy. The proposed shift in size standards will dilute opportunities for truly innovative small and emerging firms. The companies that traditionally fuel our nation’s industrial base and national security with new technologies, agile solutions, and disruptive capabilities.
- ▪The Small Business Act tells the federal government why small business contracting exists: to preserve free competitive enterprise, ensure small businesses receive a fair proportion of federal contracts, and strengthen the nation’s economy.
- ▪The proposed shift in size standards will dilute opportunities for truly innovative small and emerging firms.
- ▪The companies that traditionally fuel our nation’s industrial base and national security with new technologies, agile solutions, and disruptive capabilities.
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The Small Business Act tells the federal government why small business contracting exists: to preserve free competitive enterprise, ensure small businesses receive a fair proportion of federal contracts, and strengthen the nation’s economy. If firms with $500 million in revenue are allowed to position themselves as “small” to access set-aside contracts, it would undermine the core congressional intent of the Small Business Act.The goal isn’t simply to broaden who qualifies as “small”; it’s to preserve a competitive space where small businesses compete exclusively with other small businesses. The proposed shift in size standards will dilute opportunities for truly innovative small and emerging firms.
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