Tribal Edge Summit 2025 FAQs
What is the Tribal Edge Summit? The Tribal Edge Summit is an annual event organized by Strategic Growth Partners, bringing together business leaders and government contracting (GovCon) experts. The summit focuses on networking, sharing actionable strategies, and exploring new opportunities within the federal marketplace. Participants can expect to learn about current issues faced in the […]
FAQs from the State of the Federal Marketplace: Updates and Expectations for the First 100 Days of the Trump Administration
On January 31, 2025 Strategic Growth Partners Small Business Advisory led a webinar discussing the various executive orders that have been handed down over the first two weeks of the new Presidential Administration. Many of these executive orders impact small businesses so we held an urgent webinar to share important updates and help small business […]
2024 By the Numbers – A record breaking year for Small Business!
With a new administration taking office, for small businesses across the country, there are unknowns ahead. We are eager to see how the new administration will impact small businesses across the country and ready to support our clients recognizing that 2024 was a “blockbuster” year for America’s small businesses in 2024 with a record-breaking $183 […]
2024 By the Numbers – A record breaking year for Small Business!
With a new administration taking office, for small businesses across the country, there are unknowns ahead. We are eager to see how the new administration will impact small businesses across the country and ready to support our clients recognizing that 2024 was a “blockbuster” year for America’s small businesses in 2024 with a record-breaking $183 […]
Business Activity Targets: Ensuring 8(a) Compliance to Avoid Sole Source Restrictions
Strategic Growth Partners (SGP) has noticed an increase in scrutiny that Business Opportunity Specialists (“BOS”) are applying to evaluating Business Activity Targets (“BAT”). Beginning in Program Year Five (5) – or Year One (1) of the “Transitional Stage” of the 8(a) Business Development Program (“the Program”), participants are required to meet certain thresholds for non-8(a) […]
Update – Bona Fide Office Requirement for 8(a) Construction Contracts
This summer, SBA Administrator Guzman announced another moratorium extension on the BFO rule. The Bona Fide Office (“BFO”) Rule requires that 8(a) construction contracts “shall be awarded within the county or State where the work is to be performed” (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(11). Per the Moratorium, this rule will not be enforced until September 30, 2025 at […]
Proposed Updates to 8(a) Regulations
Current 8(a) regulations include numerous provisions that emphasize the disadvantaged individual’s ownership but run counter to common business practices or place unnecessary burdens on business owners. The proposed rule reconsiders several positions that have caused uncertainty in the application process and have often required businesses to weigh the benefits of admission to the 8(a) program against the […]
Affiliation Rule Change Proposed
Strategic Growth Partners (SGP) has learned that the SBA recently issued proposed changes to the HUBZone Program aimed at clarifying comprehensive changes made to the program in 2019. The proposed rule would also make several changes to SBA’s size and 8(a) Business Development (BD) regulations, as well as some technical changes to the Women-Owned Small […]
Insights from Inside the 8(a) Program: Terra Constructs and Strategic Growth Partners
At Strategic Growth Partners our mission is to empower businesses by helping them leverage federal small business programs like the 8(a) business development program. Recently, we hosted a webinar featuring Babur Mian, President and CEO of Terra Constructs, a construction firm that has successfully navigated the 8(a) program. The 8(a) program has been instrumental in […]
New NDAA Draft Empowers DoD to Boost Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
Congress may grant DoD contracting officers additional regulatory authorities to meet small business goaling, as evidenced by the draft NDAA for FY25, specifically, Subtitle F of the NDAA regarding Small Business Matters includes Section 861 for DoD Contracting Goals for Small Business Concerns Owned and Controlled by Veterans. The draft language reads: “a contracting officer […]
