The grades are in. Small businesses earned a record number of contract dollars in 2009. But the government still did not meet its 23 percent goal for contracting with small firms.

Those conclusions are detailed in a new scorecard from the Small Business Administration. Guy Timberlake, Chief Visionary Officer and CEO of the American Small Business Coalition, explains what agencies need to do to increase their scores.

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