Joint Venture Eligibility Refresher on Requirements for Government Contractors
From Banks to FinTech: The Evolution of Small Business Lending — The Consumer Finance Podcast
From Banks to FinTech: The Evolution of Small Business Lending — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
The Authenticity Advantage: How Runbin Dong’s Scale Social AI Helps Small Businesses Shine
Innovation in Compliance: LeadHERship with Linda Fisk
CHPS Podcast Episode 5: The Future of Federal Procurement
No Password Required: Reginald “Andre” Andre, CEO of ARK Solvers and Builder of Human + AI-Driven Culture
12 O’Clock High, a podcast on business leadership: Empowering Female Entrepreneurs - A Conversation with Linda Fisk
Innovation in Compliance: Exploring the Fractional COO Model with La Tonya Roberts
Diversifying Your Contract Pipeline by Maximizing Opportunities through the DOD’s Mentor Protégé Program
How Happiness Drives Business Success: Leadership Lessons from Grace Ueng
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Everything You Want to Know About the CFPB as Things Stand Today, and Lots More - Part 1
SBR Author’s Podcast: Transforming Corporate Careers - Leadership Lessons for the US Military Veteran Entrepreneur
Early Days of the Trump Administration: Impact on the CFPB — The Consumer Finance Podcast
The Entrepreneur's Journey with Kass and Mike Lazerow
SBA’s Final Rule Is Here: Key Takeaways on Updates to HUBZone Program, Other Small Business Programs, and Various Small Business Matters
Uncovering Disparities: The CFPB's Small Business Lending Study – The Consumer Finance Podcast
Protect, Prepare, Prevail: Navigating a Complex Cybersecurity World
Preparing for Major Changes to DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise DBE Program
The Force is Strong with this One – Success and Paying it Forward with Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor and Spiffy Scot Wingo
The federal government is actively trying to reduce its size and deregulate agencies across the Executive Branch. As noted in a previous Client Alert by Sam Finnerty, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) has not been...more
H.R.5887, Government Service Delivery Improvement Act, Enacted - On January 4, H.R.5887 was signed into law. This bill requires certain government officials be responsible for improving government service delivery (i.e.,...more
The stringent law introduces several novel obligations and a unique approach to determining applicability that may broaden its reach. On June 18, 2023, Texas enacted the Texas Data Privacy & Security Act (TDPSA), which...more
On April 27, 2023, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a final rule, finalizing a September 9, 2022 proposed rule, and making a myriad of changes to the Small Business Regulations. Those changes are effective at...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (as amended and modified, the “CARES Act”) was enacted to provide immediate assistance to individuals, families, and businesses affected by the COVID-19 emergency. Among...more
Protection Program (“PPP”) Loan Forgiveness Applications and the detailed instructions for the revised and updated applications posted on January 19, 2021, as well as other forgiveness procedures as updated by the Economic...more
Unpacking the Economic Aid Act: Consolidated First Draw PPP Interim Final Rule, New First Draw PPP Loans, and Increases to First Draw PPP Loans (January 14, 2021) - Late on January 6, 2021, the Small Business...more
Starting around October 26, 2020, the Small Business Administrations (the “SBA”) asked Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) lenders to provide certain questionnaires to PPP borrowers with loans of $2 million or greater. There...more
There are a few things to keep in mind in regard to the Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) and the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan forgiveness review process. Adding on to the initial PPP funding, the...more
On January 13, 2021, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued an interim final rule to, among other things, amend § 124.2 of its regulations to incorporate the optional program term extension for small business concerns...more
The latest COVID-19 relief legislation provided some additional aid and clarity for a select group of debtors and left many other questions unanswered. The requirements for the next round of the Payroll Protection Program...more
In an effort to achieve an agreement before the expiration of many of the CARES Act1 economic relief measures, on December 21, 2020, the U.S. Congress passed the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and...more
[Update: This article has been updated since its initial publication on December 31, 2020.] On December 27, 2020, President Donald Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the 2021 Consolidated...more
Below are ten important things to know about the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) Loan Forgiveness Applications and the detailed instructions for the applications posted on June 16, 2020, and October 8, 2020, as well as...more
On December 21, 2020, Congress approved the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Ventures Act. After threatening to veto the bill, President Trump signed the bill into law on December 27....more
The COVID-19 relief bill opens the door to new aid for small businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). This is welcome news to small businesses throughout the country, but—as detailed below—there are significant...more
On Friday June 5, President Trump signed into law the Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act which makes the following tweaks to the original terms of the Paycheck Protection Loan Program. EXTENSION OF THE COVERED PERIOD ...more
On Friday, June 5, 2020, bipartisan legislation aimed at addressing many of the issues and difficulties that have arisen with respect to the loan forgiveness provisions of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) became law. The...more
On March 27, 2020, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) into law providing, among other relief, up to $349 billion to fund loans to small businesses affected by the...more
The House has introduced bipartisan legislation to modify the Paycheck Protection Program. The House recently passed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (Flexibility Act), which proposes to extend the...more
On March 25, 2020, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act"), and the House of Representatives is expected to similarly pass the CARES Act on March 27, 2020....more
The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (the “Act”), which was signed into law by the President on March 6, 2020, provides $8.3 billion in emergency funding for federal agencies to...more
Being a small business can have its advantages. Federal procurement rules provide that certain contracting opportunities may be set-aside for small business competition. Small businesses also may be exempt from certain...more