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Mentor-Protégé Program
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The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
The SBA’s Proposed Expansion of the Mentor-Protégé Program Marches On – Is Your Small Business Prepared?
Ready or not . . . here it comes. Is your small business ready for the challenge of the SBA's proposed expansion of the Mentor-Protege Program? The Mentor-Protégé Program – currently…
Federal Construction Contracting Blog
The SBA Offers Some Specifics on the Expansion of the Mentor-Protégé Program
By Edward T. DeLisle, Maria Panichelli
As many of you already know, back in February 2015, the SBA issued its long-awaited proposed rule aimed at expanding its mentor-protégé program. The proposed regulations implement changes introduced by…
GovCon & Trade
SBA Testifies on Status of Expansion of Mentor-Protégé Program to All Small Businesses
By Todd Overman
John Shoraka, Associate Administrator of Government Contracting and Business Development at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), testified before the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and the…
GovCon & Trade
Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture Agreements
I recently authored an article outlining a recent decision impacting the affiliation requirements between mentors and protégés when entering into a joint venture. As affirmed in the recent case, a mentor…
GovCon & Trade
SBA Proposes New Mentor-Protégé Program to Expand Teaming Opportunities for Large and Small Businesses
By Todd Overman
On February 5, 2015, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a Proposed Rule that would establish a government-wide mentor-protégé program ("Proposed Rule"). Currently, the 8(a) Business Development Program is…
Inside Government Contracts
SBA Proposes Comprehensive Small Business Mentor-Protégé Program
Last week, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) published a proposed rule that if implemented will increase the opportunity for large and small businesses to partner on unrestricted competitions and…
Federal Construction Contracting Blog
HOT OFF THE PRESSES: SBA TO RELEASE PROPOSED RULE ON NEW MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM ON THURSDAY
My firm is a big supporter of the National 8(a) Association and a proud sponsor of its Winter Conference, which is taking place right now in Orlando, Florida. I just…
Focus on Regulation
SBA Finds 8(a) Small Business Affiliated with SBA-Approved Mentor Due to a Deficient Joint Venture Agreement
By Agnes Dover, Marta Thompson
Ogechi Achuko, an Associate in Hogan Lovells' Government Contracts Practice, contributed to this post. In a recent decision, Kisan-Pike, A Joint Venture, SBA No. SIZ-5618 (Nov. 24, 2014), the Small…
Federal Construction Contracting Blog
SBA's Mentor-Protege Program – Are Changes on the Horizon?
I have been inundated with questions about the SBA's Mentor-Protege Program over the last six to eight months. That interest is being driven by what Congress included in the National…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
The 8(a) Mentor Protégé Program: Opportunities for Large and Small Businesses
By Kerry O’Neill Under the Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) 8(a) Mentor-Protégé program, large businesses provide various forms of business development assistance to small businesses participants, including, for example, technical and/or…