Most people don’t give this too much thought but it can end up costing you a delay when it comes to the review and processing of your 8(a) application paperwork that you have worked so hard to put together. While it is OK to use a notebook or binder and tabs while you are in the process of gathering and organizing your 8(a) application paperwork do not send the SBA your 8(a) application paperwork in a notebook or binder separated with tabs. The SBA wants your application boun

Control is not the same as ownership. For example a disadvantaged individual may own 51% of the business that is applying for 8(a) Certification but they may be found to not unconditionally control the company by the SBA. As defined by the SBA in CFR 124.106, the SBA regards control as including both the strategic policy setting exercised by boards of directors and the day-to-day management and administration of business operations of the business. In order to be found to con

When you apply for SBA 8(a) Certification, the individual who is claiming disadvantaged status must be able to provide a narrative statement of social and economic disadvantage as just one of the many items to be included in their 8(a) Application. I have spoken to countless clients (and myself) who typically think this is the hardest part of their 8(a) Application and dread having to come up with, recall and reflect on how their ability to compete has been impaired due to di