Small Business Administration sees strong early response to its newly expanded protégé program #DetroitNews

Chad Halcom - Small business may be in the middle of a teachable moment, as October demand ramped up to participate in an expanded federal mentor-protégé contracting program, based on new rules from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The SBA on Oct. 1 launched a web portal for small businesses to team up with other companies on federal contracts for which they may have the right skills but lack the capital, staff or proficiency with government practices to fulfill on their own. The small-

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