{"id":150,"date":"2019-03-08T18:03:27","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T23:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.www.sitcorporation.com\/about-us\/history-4\/"},"modified":"2020-05-27T13:02:28","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T17:02:28","slug":"small-business-qualified","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sitcorporation.com\/about\/small-business-qualified\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Business Qualified"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SIT Corporation is recognized as a small business by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the Small Business Administration (SBA). This means we qualify for set-asides, but there is no limit to the size of business we can handle. Businesses large and small can benefit from our small business classification and industry knowledge.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sitcorporation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/SBA-PoweredBy-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"Powered By SBA\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"300\" width=\"239\" title=\"Powered By SBA\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\n\t\t<h3>What Are Small Business Set-Asides?<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Small business set-asides are contracts \u201cset aside\u201d by the SBA that must be awarded to small businesses, in order to help them compete for the $500 billion in goods and services the federal government buys from the private sector annually. Set-asides are awarded across a variety of industries, and disadvantaged businesses are given special consideration.<\/p>\n<p>Every year, the federal government buys some $500 billion worth of goods and services from the private sector. Does a small business stand a chance of winning any of those contracts? Yes, thanks to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fundera.com\/blog\/13-facts-need-know-us-small-business-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Small Business Administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The SBA works with federal agencies to help ensure that at least 23% of all prime&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fundera.com\/blog\/government-contracts-for-small-business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">government contracts<\/a>&nbsp;are awarded to (\u201cset aside\u201d for) small businesses. This is one way that small businesses&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fundera.com\/blog\/ways-small-businesses-can-compete-with-amazon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">can compete with Amazon<\/a>&nbsp;and the other giants of commerce.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how small business set-asides work, and how your small business can qualify for and obtain one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SIT Corporation is recognized as a small business by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the Small Business Administration (SBA). This means we qualify for set-asides, but there is no limit to the size of business we can handle. Businesses large and small can benefit from our small business classification and industry knowledge. 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