Steering Committee for the Workshop on W National Research Council
It has been clear for at least 50 years the disadvantages that small businesses face in competing for U.S. government contracts. The Small Business Act of 1953 created the Small Business Administration (SBA), an independent agency in the executive branch that counsels and assists specific types of small businesses including firms owned by minorities and other socially and economically disadvantaged individuals and firms owned by women. Women-owned small businesses, however, are underrepresented or substantially underrepresented in some industries.
In 2002, the SBA Office of...
It has been clear for at least 50 years the disadvantages that small businesses face in competing for U.S. government contracts. The Small Business...