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Importance of SBA's Women-Owned Small Business Program & Rule of Two

Forbes Breaking NewsOctober 7, 20255 min137 views
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The "Rule of Two" and Small Business Confidence

  • 🎯 The "Rule of Two" is crucial for small businesses to have confidence in their ability to win federal contracts.
  • ⚠️ Changes to this rule, especially those that only apply to smaller solicitations, are detrimental as small business owners need to compete on larger contracts as well.
  • 📉 Without confidence in competing, many small businesses will leave federal contracting altogether.

Impact of Removing the "Rule of Two"

  • 💥 Removing the "Rule of Two" would be damaging to the defense industrial base.
  • 📈 It would lead to the entrenchment of larger small businesses and a
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Small Business Administration (SBA)Women-Owned Small Business Program (WOSB)Rule of TwoFederal ContractingSmall Business OwnersDefense Industrial BaseSBA Programs8(a) ProgramContract PortfolioMarket ResearchPast PerformanceSue TellierJetCo FederalGil Cisneros
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