Small Business Issues

Akin assists government contractors on the complex regulations and policies impacting small businesses. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) works to enforce contracting goals to ensure that small businesses are awarded a substantial percentage of all federal contracting dollars. In addition, the government awards a certain percentage of all federal prime contracting dollars to small businesses that meet certain socioeconomic conditions.

Our government contracts lawyers advise on the wide range of small business issues that arise from contracts overseen by the SBA and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

We advise on matters relating to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZones), Alaska Native corporations (ANCs), Native Hawaiian organizations (NHOs), All Small Mentor-Protégé Program, System for Award Management (SAM), Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, 8(a) Business Development Program, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Program, Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) Program and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program.

With a great depth of practice, our government contracts team advises on an array of small business issues, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures, subcontracts, negative control, affiliation issues, common management and identity of interest. We also assist clients in proceedings before the SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA).