If you are a woman (WBE) or minority (MBE) owned business, you may have obtained Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certification as a way to boost your business through access to federally-funded projects with requirements and/or goals to... Read more
Recently, the SBA issued Procedural Notice 5000-20057 (the “Guidelines”) [ Read more
On several occasions, clients and potential clients have approached me to ask how they can challenge another company’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Certification. For example, they may believe that the owner exceeds the personal net worth... Read more
For purposes of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (otherwise known as “DBE”) Certification, the Code of Federal Regulations, 49 C.F.R. §§ 26.5 and 26.67(a)(1) provide that there is a rebuttable presumption of disadvantage for United States... Read more
If your business is certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), it is required by 49 C.F.R. § 26.83(j) to file a yearly “affidavit of no change” which is sometimes called a “DBE Annual Affidavit.” Not only is this form... Read more
When a business finds out that their application for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certification was denied, their first reaction is to appeal. However, appealing the denial may not be the best choice. ... Read more
As previously announced, some changes went into effect on July 15, 2020 for the Small Business Administration’s Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB)... Read more
If your company is applying for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) through your state’s Department of Transportation (or local agency administering the state’s certification program), the socially and... Read more
While you may have heard of many different certifications such as DBE, MBE or WBE, not a lot of people have heard of the HUBZone program. The Small Business Administration’s HUBZone program limits competition for... Read more
As an attorney who advises clients on obtaining and maintaining certifications such as Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE), I wanted to... Read more
