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2026-01-22 -Great Cultural Revolution

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Posted by Besoeker 2026-01-22 00:58|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1819 views ] Top

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Having worked for a number of Disadvantaged SBA's & 8-A's in the 80's & 90's. It was clear the owners even then played the system. Not 1 of them that I worked for was, actually minority or Female owned and operated. All were run by Older White Males, using a woman as the centerpiece for the cert.

Posted by NN2N1 2026-01-22 05:18|| 2026-01-22 05:18|| Front Page Top

2 Giving the disadvantaged firm the advantage of controlling the contract for the purposes of subcontracting while adding no value and incurring no cost.

Posted by Super Hose 2026-01-22 05:32|| 2026-01-22 05:32|| Front Page Top

3 /\.....adding no value and incurring no cost.

"Adding value" was never the goal. P&A (Placement and Access) was the goal.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-01-22 05:51|| 2026-01-22 05:51|| Front Page Top

4 So many grievances with our govt. I tried for a SBA Loan to open a Five Guys. I was lifeguard right next to the original Five Guys and when I heard they were franchising, I wanted in. Had a business plan. Went to the banks to get the loan and was denied.

Probably a coincidence. I had two locations in a major city. A smaller unit and a larger unit with double the square footage. Probably a coincidence, but a Five Guys opened in my larger unit about two years later after my loan application.

I cannot tell you have frustrating it is to see how they gave out all these loans to foreigners. Like Pez candy. They are literally living my dream.

Posted by mossomo 2026-01-22 14:13|| 2026-01-22 14:13|| Front Page Top

5 Legit, mossomo. The thumb has been heavily on the scales against white men for a long time.

Posted by trailing wife 2026-01-22 23:14|| 2026-01-22 23:14|| Front Page Top

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