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Written by NIAC Staff
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Friday, 05 December 2008 |
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Washington DC - NIAC
is forging ahead with its campaign to achieve SBA 8 (a) benefits for
Iranian-American small business owners. The nation’s largest Iranian-American
organization is enlisting the cooperation of other ethnic minority groups and
reaching out to Iranian-American organizations to bring the issue before the
public and Congress. If
granted, Iranian-American entrepreneurs would be eligible to compete with other
minority communities for lucrative government contracts and services.
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Written by NIAC Staff
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Friday, 05 December 2008 |
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 What
is the Small Business Administration and why was it set up?
The SBA was established on July 30, 1953, by the United States Congress with the passage of
the Small Business Act. Its function was to "aid, counsel, assist and
protect, insofar as is possible, the interests of small business
concerns." Also stipulated was that the SBA should ensure a "fair
proportion" of government contracts and sales of surplus property to small
business. The SBA also makes loans directly to businesses and acts as a guarantor on
bank loans. In some circumstances it also makes loans to victims of natural
disasters, works to get government procurement contracts for small businesses,
and assists businesses with management, technical and training issues.The SBA
has directly or indirectly helped nearly 20 million businesses and currently
holds a portfolio of roughly 219,000 loans worth more than $45
billion making it the largest single financial backer of businesses in the
United States.
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Written by NIAC Staff
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Friday, 29 December 2006 |
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Through the 8(a) Support Project, NIAC will petition the US Small Business Administration on behalf of Iranian Americans to gain recognition of our community’s experiences with social disadvantage. The successful conclusion of this program will bring deserved recognition to the community in this respect, as well as enable Iranian-American small businesses to access the SBA’s 8(a) business development program.
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Written by NIAC Staff
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Thursday, 06 April 2006 |
Leveling the playing field for Iranian-American businesses!
Fill out the SBA questionnaire and show your support through a tax-deductible contribution
Support NIAC's 8(a) Project
NIAC is proud to announce that it has submitted a petition to the US
Small Business Administration (SBA) to recognize Iranian Americans as
eligible for the 8(a) business development program in late
February. The petition dually demonstrates that the
Iranian-American community has suffered from perennial discrimination
and cultural bias in the business community, and that our community has
tremendous entrepreneurial potential to offer this nation’s economy. An
abstract of the petition will be made available on NIAC’s website in
the near future.
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Written by NIAC Team
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Wednesday, 09 March 2005 |
Washington, D.C. – The National Iranian American Council
(NIAC) has submitted its petition for group inclusion to the U.S. Small
Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a) program for disadvantaged minority
groups. The 52-page document, which combines quantitative statistics
and personal narratives, demonstrates that Iranian Americans suffer
from chronic discrimination and cultural bias because of their ethnic
and religious backgrounds.
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Written by NIAC Team
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Thursday, 22 January 2004 |
Washington DC – The National Iranian American Council
(NIAC) launched its 8(a) Support Project today, which aims to level the
playing field for Iranian-American businesses.
NIAC will petition
the US Small Business Administration to recognize the Iranian-American
community’s eligibility to the 8(a) business development program.
Iranian Americans are one.
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Written by NIAC Staff
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Wednesday, 21 January 2004 |
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