small business
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In today's Federal Newscast, a new Senate bill looks to improve the Defense Department’s Mentor-Protégé Program, which expired last year.
May 09, 2019 -
This is the third effort between the Navy’s Surface Warfare Center and the National Security Technology Accelerator.
April 12, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) introduces new legislation requiring federal regulators to encourage financial institutions to work with consumers and other business impacted by a shutdown.
April 11, 2019 -
In a recognition that smaller firms don't have the infrastructure to defend themselves against sophisticated attacks, DoD will experiment with a secure cloud approach to defending sensitive information.
March 25, 2019 -
Brian Park, managing partner at SparkLabs Cyber+Blockchain, discusses how his accelerator's initiatives in new and expanding technologies are pushing innovation while still creating profit.
March 13, 2019 -
Allen Brooks, VP of education and outreach at Building Momentum, discusses The Garden, his company's newest endeavor for teaching adults across the region about workshop tools and development, creating a co-building space for tinkerers and small businesses alike.
March 11, 2019 -
Certified Public Accountant Rich Stang explains the new tax laws and how they help consumers and small businesses.
February 24, 2019 -
Federal contractors affected by the 35-day partial government shutdown won't receive back pay under the spending deal reached by Congress, but the Small Business Administration is gathering information on shutdown's overall impact on small businesses.
February 14, 2019 -
One of the enduring questions of the ages, at least in government contracting, is what counts as a small business and what happens when it grows bigger during the course of a contract?
February 07, 2019 -
The new law called the Small Business Runway Extension Act was signed by the president earlier this month.
January 25, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates there were about $2.3 billion in government contracts that would have been issued to small firms over the past month, but weren't because of the government shutdown.
January 25, 2019 -
Shutdown's impact on contractors: It's not just the lack of new work that hurts. They're not being paid for work they've already done.
January 25, 2019 -
The Small Business Administration and private-sector partners are looking to give women-owned small businesses a better shot to entering the federal contracting market through their ChallengeHER program.
January 02, 2019 -
The FTC's Rosario Mendez discusses the actions taken by the agency to inform and protect small businesses from scams.
December 23, 2018 -
Amelia Friedman, co-founder of Hatch Apps, discusses how her startup is helping to expand access to software and app creation. Friedman also explains why it's important for investors in startups and small businesses to be partners, not just funders.
December 19, 2018