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Boosting Small Manufacturers

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May 12, 2026 update from our friends at the DoW OSBP:

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SBA Launches Enhanced Loan Guarantee Program for Eligible Manufacturers

Small business manufacturers have a new opportunity to access capital and scale their operations through the U.S. Small Business Association’s (SBA) “Made in America Loan Guarantee” program. This initiative is designed to help small businesses expand facilities, hire workers, and increase production—key steps in strengthening both domestic manufacturing and national security. Starting May 1, 2026, eligible manufacturers across NAICS Sectors 31–33 may use the funds to:

  • Upgrade or replace equipment to improve productivity and reduce unit costs.
  • Modernize facilities and production lines to meet customer and national security requirements.
  • Diversify supply chains away from foreign adversaries and bring critical production back to the United States.
  • Build more resilient inventory positions.
  • Expand operations and capacity through strategic acquisitions.

By reducing lender risk, the loan guarantee can improve access to financing for small manufacturers looking to modernize operations, invest in equipment, or meet increasing demand tied to government and defense needs. When paired with efforts like the Civil Reserve Manufacturing Network, this loan guarantee creates real pathways for small manufacturers to scale, compete, and deliver for the warfighter.

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Note from your local APEX Accelerator: We recommend working with your local SBDC counselor to answer your small business loan and finance questions as APEX Accelerators do not handle loan questions but we thought this was relevant to our manufacturer clients. If you don’t have an SBDC counselor you can find yours here: https://www.sba.gov/local-assistance/resource-partners/small-business-development-centers-sbdc

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Client Alert: 8(a) participants notified by SBA to provide financials

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On December 5th, the SBA notified all 4,300 8(a) participants they are mandated to provide financial documents for the last three fiscal years before January 5th, 2026 (Note this deadline has been extended to January 19, 2026) or they “may lose their eligibility to participate in the 8(a) Program and could face further investigative or remedial actions.” Please note this is part of an audit to expose fraud, waste, and abuse. We want to make sure our clients don’t miss this request and are able to respond in a timely manner. Read more directly from the SBA’s news release here: https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/12/05/sba-orders-all-8a-participants-provide-financial-records and respond with the information requested in their official notice.

 

Additional resources:

Note: Q&A was published and updated on December 18th by the SBA which also extended the deadline to January 19, 2026.

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Virginians Recovering from Tropical Storm Helene

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SBA has many resources that can help. Please review this recent news release and available fact sheet on getting help after Helene… SBA Steps In: Vital Aid for Virginians Recovering from Tropical Storm Helene

https://www.sba.gov/article/2024/10/04/sba-steps-vital-aid-virginians-recovering-tropical-storm-helene

Disaster Loans in Virginia and fact sheet: https://lending.sba.gov/search-disaster/?disaster=VA-20011

As a reminder, if your business is interested in contracting with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), please review the resources here: https://www.fema.gov/business-industry/doing-business

If not already registered in SAM.gov, Virginia APEX Accelerator clients can receive help on this from their procurement counselor, but because our counselors are by appointment only and booked for weeks in advance, we recommend new clients first register to request assistance and then obtain our subscription code for Govology (once accepted as a client email us) to obtain free access to this self-guided walk-through while waiting for an appointment: https://govology.com/product/properly-set-update-sam-gov

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MySBA Certifications Portal

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Stay tuned for SBA’s new application portal: MySBA Certifications. SBA is merging all their application systems including 8(a) Business Development, HUBZone, Veteran-Owned Small Business, and Women-Owned Small Business into one portal to make it easier to apply, allowing for multiple certification applications at once. The actual application portal is not up and running yet but you can go to https://certification.sba.gov/ to get prepared. Choose from the tiles that apply including Should I Apply, Prepare for the Application, and HUBZone Calculator to navigate the tools to help you prepare. The SBA will be providing more resources and guidance over the coming days.

If you need time-sensitive support, please contact:

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ATTENTION: All Previously Certified 8(a) Firms

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Please be aware with the recent lower court ruling and resulting interim guidance issued by SBA regarding the 8(a) Business Development Program, it may be necessary to write a Social Disadvantage Narrative to respond to 8(a) Set-Aside Solicitations or receive a Sole Source award. You may need to provide this narrative to the Contracting Officer to be approved by the SBA before the award can be finalized. This appears to include upcoming option year modifications.

Please take advantage of this new resource guide provided by the SBA that firms can use when writing the social disadvantage narrative: https://sbaone.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CHDB/pages/2768076819/Guide+for+Writing+a+Social+Disadvantage+Narrative

Register for our next live webinar on the topic of SBA’s 8(a) Certification Application Process on October 2nd: https://virginiaptac.ecenterdirect.com/events/4044 and follow us on LinkedIn to stay in the loop.

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SBA Now Allows Capabilities Statement in DSBS

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SBA launched a new feature in the Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) tool that allows you to link your capabilities statement to help market your business to agencies.

This new field is now available in DSBS allowing small businesses to add a URL for their Capabilities Statements.

For 8(a) small businesses who have already uploaded a Capabilities Statement on Certify.SBA.gov as of 6/22/2023, the field will already be populated with the Capabilities Statement URL. For all other small businesses, add a Capabilities Statement Link by visiting the DSBS profile (also known as “Pronet supplemental pages”) to add a link.

Instructions on logging into the DSBS profile through SBA Connect and adding a Capabilities Statement Link are found here: https://sbaone.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DSBS/pages/2742910980/Add+a+Capabilities+Statement+Link

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CVE Stops Taking SDVOSB and VOSB Applications until January

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CVE will cease accepting new applications for verification or reverification in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) Portal on Monday, October 24, 2022, at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time to implement the transfer of the verification function from VA to the Small Business Administration (SBA). Applications must be submitted as of October 24, 2022. Initiating an application is not sufficient to meet this deadline. Submitting change requests will still be permitted. The change affects only the receipt of new or reverification applications as of October 24, 2022.

Read more on CVE’s Frequently Asked Questions page here: https://www.va.gov/osdbu/faqs/veteran-business-certification-changes.asp

Review the most up to date information on the grace period for those who are self-certified SDVOSB in SAM in this Memorandum from 9/23/2022: https://www.va.gov/osdbu/docs/memorandum-guidance-for-self-certified-sdvosbs-concerning-transfer-of-verification-function-to-sba-20220923.pdf and on this SBA Press release from 11/3/2022: https://www.sba.gov/article/2022/nov/03/administrator-guzman-announces-path-forward-veteran-small-business-certification-program?fbclid=IwAR34FLk80wCIaLJyCBdKCI_4AVbondjGYFdMNqYAtp5usgU7otJaptXqCFI

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Attention Veteran Owned Small Businesses

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Please review the latest message from Small Business Administration (SBA) to Veteran-Owned Businesses and Stakeholders regarding the Veteran’s Administration (VA) Center for Verification and Evaluation Transfer (CVE) from VA to SBA:

Dear Veteran-Owned Businesses and Stakeholders,  

We are one month closer to the transfer of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) to the SBA. Effective January 1, 2023, all functions of the CVE will be managed by the SBA.  

As we near the transfer date, please review the following scenarios and take the necessary steps to ensure a smooth transition: 

  1. If you are a self-certified SDVOSB and you are currently doing business with the government or you’re interested in pursuing work with the government in the near future, you will need to become certified in order to do business with the government once the transfer is effective on Jan. 1, 2023. Please consider getting certified through the VA now. Your VA certification will then transfer over to the SBA on Jan. 1, 2023. If not, you will have a one-year grace period after the transfer date to become certified through the SBA. Please start the VA process here: https://vetbiz.va.gov/vip/ 
    • Example: Linda runs a self-certified SDVOSB. Linda should consider getting certified now through the VA or otherwise she will need to become certified through the SBA after Jan. 1, 2023. She can keep her contract through the period of performance but if she wants to compete for sole source and set-aside contracts with the government in the future then she will need to be certified through the SBA.  
  2. If you are a VOSB or SDVOSB certified through the VA and your certification is within 120 days from expiration between now and December 2022, please recertify with the VA now before the transfer is complete. Follow instructions provided in reminder emails from the VA.  
    • Example: Stacey owns a VOSB, and her VA certification expires in December 2022. Stacey should follow the steps provided in the notification/reminder email from the VA and recertify through the VA now before the transfer. Her certification will then transfer over to the SBA effective Jan. 1, 2023.  
  3. If you are a VOSB or SDVOSB certified through the VA and you’re not up for recertification soon, no action is required. Your status will transfer to the SBA.  
    • Example: John owns a VOSB, and his business is certified through the VA through 2024. John’s certification status will transfer over to the SBA, and he does not need to take any steps at this time before the transfer.  

Lastly, please join us for the next public briefing on the CVE transfer which will take place during the Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs on Thursday, June 2, 2022, at 9 a.m. ET. To join the meeting from your computer, go to https://bit.ly/JuneACVBA or dial-in by phone at 202-765-1264 and enter code 147 026 343#.  

Thank you, 

Larry 

Larry Stubblefield 

Associate Administrator 

Office of Veterans Business Development U.S. Small Business Administration

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Attention All WOSB/EDWOSB Firms RE: Annual Attestation with SBA

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To remain eligible as an EDWOSB or WOSB, program participants must submit an annual attestation to SBA each year, per 13 CFR Part 127.400. If you have received a letter from SBA about your annual attestation, and you are able to navigate to their dashboard, you will be able to go through the process of attestation, these are the steps:


• At the dashboard select the link to your application which states you are “approved”

• Then, select from the options (not a drop down) update/change

• Then, select the update you are doing, “WOSB Annual Update One”

• Carefully answer the questions presented that show nothing has changed

• After the questions are answered you will be asked to attest that everything is correct, then submit   

• You will receive an email from SBA saying there has been a change to your certification, it is really vague, and you will be instructed to go to your dashboard again and access the letter from your documents saying you have successfully done your annual attestation. 

Save the document to a handy folder on your computer and/or print out if you prefer a hard copy.


As a reminder, 13 CFR Part 127.401 states, “Once certified, a WOSB or EDWOSB must notify SBA of any material changes that could affect its eligibility within 30 calendar days of any such change. Material change includes, but is not limited to, a change in the ownership, business structure, or management.”

PTAC Counselors are here to help you through this process if you do not feel comfortable navigating it on your own.

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Notice to all WOSB/EDWOSB firms with annual attestation due: Temporary Suspension of Annual Update Requirement

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To remain eligible as an EDWOSB or WOSB, program participants must submit an annual attestation to SBA each year, per 13 CFR Part 127.400. Currently, SBA is experiencing technical difficulties with the annual attestation process.

As an interim solution and to mitigate negative impact to firms, SBA is suspending annual attestation until 1 Mar 2022. SBA will notify firms when the issue has been resolved to allow participants to complete their annual attestation.

As a reminder, 13 CFR Part 127.401 states, “Once certified, a WOSB or EDWOSB must notify SBA of any material changes that could affect its eligibility within 30 calendar days of any such change. Material change includes, but is not limited to, a change in the ownership, business structure, or management.”

Currently, reporting material changes is fully available under beta.Certify.sba.gov and instructions are available within the beta.Certify Knowledgebase.

A participant’s failure to notify SBA of a material change may result in decertification and removal from SAM and DSBS (or any successor system) as a designated certified WOSB/EDWOSB concern. In addition, SBA may seek the imposition of penalties under §127.700.

Lastly, once we respond to a help ticket and move it to a closed status, we are unable to directly view any updated responses. If there is any follow-up question or concern, please create a new ticket and if needed please include the previous ticket’s Case Number for reference.


Best,  
Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program Office of Government Contracting & Business Development 
U.S. Small Business Administration 
https://beta.certify.sba.gov/help-csh/

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