When the residential construction business began to take a dive as the U.S. economy started to tumble in 2008, Lawrence and Laura Fierro needed to find something else to keep their business, Fierro Enterprises, LLC, going strong. The Fierros, custom homebuilders for residential customers in Las Cruces, started looking into government contracts with the help […]
On the Road to 8(a)
By Jonnie Loadwick PTAP Advisor Since 1978, when Congress gave Section 8(a) of the 1958 Small Business Investment Act a clearer vision and criteria, thousands of small businesses in America have applied for and have been granted 8(a) status. The authorization allows minority-owned companies, those owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, to obtain a […]
