In this presentation:

- Why size matters

- How affiliation impacts small business status

- Overview of SBA’s affiliation rules and exclusions from affiliation

- Tips to avoid/mitigate common affiliation pitfalls

- Q&A

- Excerpt from Why size matters:

- Small business status is the #1 eligibility requirement for all of the set-aside programs

- Therefore, if you participate in set-aside programs, your small business status is one of your most important assets

- Being small also exempts you from certain requirements, such as reporting executive compensation, contractor code of ethics, and cost accounting standards

- SBA’s new “Presumed Loss Rule” increases importance of protecting and verifying your small business status

- Creates a presumption of loss to the Government from a size or status misrepresentation equal to the total amount expended on a contract obtained by misrepresentation