Posts Tagged “SBA”

The National 8(a) Association returns to Anchorage for its summer conference, on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 22 and 23. Karen Mills, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, is attending and will give the Keynote address. Other officials — from DoD, the Dept. of Interior, Dept. of Justice, NASA, SBA and the U.S. Army [...]

By: Senator Murkowski
This year saw a number of issues facing Alaska Natives and as a member of Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, I was able to defend Alaska’s Native Corporations on their ability to operate under the 8(a) program and also work to improve life in Alaska’s Native communities and villages.
This past summer, the Subcommittee [...]

The U.S. Small Business Administration will take testimony at a two-day public meeting in the nation’s capital next week. The meeting allows anyone concerned about the proposed changes to the 8(a) program an opportunity to voice those concerns in front of a panel of SBA representatives.
In late October, the agency published the proposed regulation changes [...]

Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young voted this afternoon in favor of H.R. 1834, the Native American Business Development Enhancement Act of 2009, which would amend the Small Business Act to expand and improve the assistance provided to Indian tribe members, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.
“The development of the Native business community is integral [...]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — When national lawmakers start talking about Native 8(a) contracts, Alaska pays attention. That’s just what happened this past July and now the state is organizing to protect native corporations that depend on 8(a).
The 8(a) program works within the federal government, which gives preference to Alaska Native corporations in landing federal contracts without [...]