No race-based discrimination for SBA 8(a)

New guidance from SBA on the 8(a) Program “reiterating” that the SBA “does not consider any business owner to be ‘socially disadvantaged’ — and therefore eligible to participate in the program – simply because they are a member of a certain minority group.”

SBA: SBA Issues Clarifying Guidance That Race-Based Discrimination is Not Tolerated in the 8(a) Program, News Release (January 22, 2026)

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