SBA Proposes Overhaul of 8(a) Program Social Disadvantage Standards
June 12, 2026
June 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSFR) -- The Small Business Administration has proposed changes to eligibility standards for individually owned firms seeking admission to the 8(a) Business Development Program, including the removal of a long-standing rebuttable presumption that members of designated racial and ethnic groups are socially disadvantaged.
The proposal applies only to small businesses owned and controlled by individuals and does not affect firms owned by tribes, Alaska Native Corp . . .
The proposal applies only to small businesses owned and controlled by individuals and does not affect firms owned by tribes, Alaska Native Corp . . .