Since SBA published its proposed size standards in August, the question I get most often is some version of: what does this do to what my company is worth?

I do not know. Nobody does. These are proposals, not final rules. Comments close September 21st, and a final rule may be a year or more away. SBA has walked back its own proposed rules before. So, anything anyone tells you today is speculation, not a fact.

The number of small businesses serving the Department of Defense has precipitously declined, falling 43 percent between 2011 to 2020, according to a study by the Government Accountability Office.

In Lydia DePillis’ latest NYT article, sbLiftOff President, Nancy Langer, speaks out for veteran businesses affected by DOGE.