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On August 20, 2026, the Small Business Administration (SBA) proposed a major revision of the standards used to determine which firms qualify as small businesses for federal programs. The proposal ...

There’s never been a more popular time to start a business. Over the past five years, more than five million new business applications have been filed per year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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