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March 2013
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Wrong! Try Again The Small Business Associaiton is headed back to the drawing board to make new size standards for small businesses. The standards are important in deciding who qualifies for SBA programs, exclusions from federal rules, and contracting opportunities. |
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Thin is In New rules at the SBA, expected to be finalized during the first half of 2005, hope to prevent small businesses that have grown large, or have been acquired by big business, from continuing to be counted as small businesses by federal agencies when reporting procurement data. |
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