Readout of White House Roundtable on SBA Federal Procurement Scorecard to Mark National Small Business Week
April 30 2024 - 12:30PM
On Monday, April 29, SBA
Administrator Isabel Casillas
Guzman kicked off 2024 National Small Business Week (NSBW) with
a roundtable at the White House to announce the release of the
SBA’s Fiscal Year 2023 Procurement Scorecard and highlight the
Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to build on the Small
Business Boom since the President took office.
Administrator Guzman moderated the roundtable, which started
with remarks from National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard
and White House Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden. They then
heard from procurement officials at the General Services
Administration, Department of Commerce, and Department of the
Interior, all of which received A+ grades in the SBA’s FY23
Scorecard. Roundtable participants included small business owners
who contract with the federal government and won NSBW 2024
awards.
In the procurement scorecard released today, the SBA announced
that the Biden-Harris Administration exceeded its FY23 small
business contracting goal of 23%, awarding an all-time high 28.4%
of federal contract dollars to small businesses. This historic
level amounts to a record-breaking $178.6 billion investment in the
small business economy and supports more than one million
good-paying jobs in manufacturing, construction, research &
development, technology, defense, and other vital industries.
Minority-owned businesses across nearly all demographic categories
also saw increased contracting dollars, underscoring the
Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to equity while growing
the pie for all small business owners.
For follow-up interview requests for Administrator Guzman,
please contact Rebecca Galanti at
Rebecca.Galanti@sba.gov.
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of business ownership. As the only go-to resource and voice for
small businesses backed by the strength of the federal government,
the SBA empowers entrepreneurs and small business owners with the
resources and support they need to start, grow, expand their
businesses, or recover from a declared disaster. It delivers
services through an extensive network of SBA field offices and
partnerships with public and private organizations. To learn more,
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Rebecca Galanti
U.S. Small Business Administration
Rebecca.Galanti@sba.gov