Mentors-many of which are former small businesses themselves-can share with the protégé its knowledge of how to survive as a federal government contractor, which can be the difference between getting that all-important first contract and just missing out on it. For example, the mentor can provide support and assistance to the protégé with corporate organization/management, financial assistance, international trade education, business development, and/or general administrative assistance. First, the protégé can tap into the mentor’s knowledge and resources in a variety of different ways to improve its business. The All Small Program provides several important benefits to the protégé and the mentor. In November 2020, the SBA merged the All Small and the 8(a) Mentor-Protégé Programs, to “eliminate confusion regarding perceived differences between the two Programs, remove unnecessary duplication of functions within the SBA, and establish one, unified staff to better coordinate and process mentor-protégé applications.” This merger was one part of wide-ranging amendment to their regulations, and left the All Small program as the only SBA-administered mentor-protégé program, available to every SBA small business constituency, including for example concerns in the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concern (SDVO SBC) Program, the HUBZone Program, and now the 8(a) Business Development Program. The All Small program is modeled after the SBA’s original mentor-protégé program, which was reserved for small businesses in the 8(a) Business Development Program. Through this program, a small business can team up with a large business and use the large business’s experience and resources, to aid in their own development and to assist their entry into the government contracting space. The All Small Mentor-Protégé Program (“All Small”) is a small business development program administered by the U.S.
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