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David Cameron Talks Gov't Contracts, Small Business

David Cameron, the leader of the UK's Conservative Party, said a few things this weekend that should interest small business owners.  Cameron essentially stated that he's in favor of giving more government contracts to small businesses, and named a couple of steps that he'd like to take towards that end.

SBA Says Small Businesses Won Record $93.3 Billion in Federal Contracts

The US Small Business Administration released its annual Procurement Scorecard today, and revealed that small businesses won a record $93.3 billion in federal prime contracts in Fiscal Year 2008, an increase of almost $10 billion from 2007.

Big Businesses Can Now More Easily Pretend to be Small

It's amazing how often these stories keep popping up. Granted, the source is always the same - the American Small Business League (ASBL), and they clearly have an agenda. That agenda seems to be a pretty noble one as far as small business is concerned though, and if no one else is highlighting what is going on in the government with regards to small business contracts, we'll be all ears of what the ASBL has to say about it.

VCs Trying to Pay for Legislation?

The ever-watchful eye of the American Small Business League (ASBL) has issued a press release today spreading awareness of the latest happenings in Venture Capital firms dealing with small business-related government entities.

Yes, Ask For The Money

Keep expectations clear when working for a client: in rough economic times, it's important that customers understand when and how you should be paid for services rendered.

$430M Federal Contracts Landed With Big Business

Home Depot, Dell Computer, and Waste Management Inc made the list of businesses receiving Department of the Interior contracts intended for small businesses.

Big Business Got Federal Small Biz Contracts

Lloyd Chapman of the American Small Business League won a decision in federal court against the Small Business Administration, which should reveal some recipients of government small business contracts were not entitled to them.

ASBL Wins FOIA Request For SBA Emails

Avowed Small Business Administration critic Lloyd Chapman at the American Small Business League touted a decision that he thinks will prove a pattern of doling out federal small business contracts to Fortune 1000 firms.