Posts Tagged "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009"

Small Business Jobs Act

Posted by on Oct 11, 2010 in Small Business News | 0 comments

Small Business Jobs Act

Image via Wikipedia President Obama signed the Small Business Jobs Act and the White House blog has a handy primer of what is included. The bill includes a series of small business proposals that the President put forth earlier this year, and small businesses will start benefiting from the bill on day one. Among the many important provisions in the bill, twelve of the top benefits to small businesses are: Extension of Successful SBA Recovery Loan Provisions —Immediately Supporting Loans to Over 1,400 Small Businesses: With funds provided in the bill, SBA will begin funding new Recovery loans within a few days of the President’s signature, starting with...

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Disadvantaged Business Enterprise

Posted by on Mar 6, 2009 in Procurement | 0 comments

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise

Image via Wikipedia The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has just received conditional approval from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to immediately implement its Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2009 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Goal and Methodology. The 2009 Goal and Methodology provides for a 6.75 percent race-conscious goal and a 6.75 percent race-neutral goal for an overall 13.5 percent program goal. With the recent enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 and the increase in transportation contracting opportunities it will bring, the urgency for Caltrans to implement contract goals has...

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