Coffee & Issues: Proposed Changes to the SBA’s Mentor-Protégé Joint Ventures
Format: Live webinar
Date: October 1, 2024
Time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Duration: Approx. 60 minutes
This event will also be streamed on our YouTube Channel
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has recently proposed rule changes in the Federal Register that could weaken small business joint ventures (JVs) and potentially remove the affiliation exemption benefit provided by the SBA’s Mentor-Protégé Program. If implemented, these changes could greatly impact how businesses leverage these vital tools to compete, gain experience, build past performance, and meet the requirements for securing major government contracts, including Indefinite Delivery Contract Vehicles.
In our upcoming GovCon Coffee & Issues show, we’ll be joined by Steven Koprince, Govology Legal Analyst, Faculty Instructor, and former GovCon attorney. Steven will break down the details of these proposed changes, explain their potential impact on your business, clear up any confusion, and offer practical advice on how you can voice your concerns to the SBA before the crucial comment deadline on October 7th.
Whether you’re already engaged in joint ventures or the Mentor-Protégé Program or considering them to boost your chances of success in the government marketplace, this is an event you won’t want to miss.
Join us live on October 1st to participate in the post-show Q&A, where you’ll have the chance to ask Steven your questions directly.
Speakers
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Carroll BernardCEO & Co-Founder, GovologyCarroll Bernard is the CEO and Co-Founder of Govology.com. He has an extensive background in government contracting, resulting from his experience as a government buyer, a small business contractor, and a procurement advisor.
Carroll started his acquisition career in the U.S. Navy Supply Corps, where he provided logistical support and acquisition management as a Supply Officer. After leaving active duty, Carroll continued his acquisition career in the Procurement Services Department of the City of Vancouver, WA, and later as a warranted Contracting Officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Carroll’s last federal employment was at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), where he served as a Business Development Specialist for 8(a) companies in the Business Development Program. He also served as the SBA Portland District’s Veteran Business Development Officer and Primary HUBZone Liaison. Through his duties at the SBA, Carroll became a subject matter expert in small business programs, federal certifications, the SBA Mentor-Protégé Program, teaming, and small business contracting with federal agencies.
After his career in the federal government, Carroll supported small businesses in government contracting as a Procurement Counselor with the Defense Logistics Agency’s Procurement Technical Assistant Program (now Department of Defense APEX Accelerator), established to expand the number of companies capable of participating in government contracts.
Carroll has supported vendor outreach, education, and success in many ways. In 2015, Carroll and his team at Govology launched a world-class online training platform for government contractors. Since then, they have trained over 20,000 business professionals and saved small businesses millions of dollars through their collaborative partnerships with non-profit organizations, government agencies, universities, and corporations that share their mission and passion for powering up small businesses. As a result, Carroll and his wife, Elena Bernard, PhD, were named 2020 Small Business Champions by the U.S. Small Business Administration. -
Steven KoprinceFaculty Instructor and Legal Analyst, GovologySteven J. Koprince is a Faculty Instructor and Legal Analyst at Govology. Before joining Govology, Steven founded and served as the Managing Partner of Koprince McCall Pottroff LLC, a law firm devoted exclusively to providing comprehensive legal services to federal government contractors.
Steven is the author of The Small-Business Guide to Government Contracts (AMACOM Books, 2012) and co-author three GovCon Handbooks providing in-depth information on discrete government contracting topics. Steven also founded the blog SmallGovCon (smallgovcon.com), where he has written more than 1,100 posts on government contracting legal issues. Steven has been quoted in several national news outlets and has appeared on numerous radio programs and podcasts. A frequent featured speaker at the national conferences of the Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers, Steven was honored as a “Friend of APTAC” at the Spring 2016 APTAC National Conference.
In addition to his work for Govology, Steven volunteers for and serves as a Director of a nonprofit organization providing wrap-around services to disadvantaged families. He is also a co-founder and Director of a nonprofit organization promoting the great sport of pickleball in Lawrence and the surrounding area.
Steven is a graduate of Duke University and the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary. Steven lives in Lawrence, Kansas with his wife, two children and two cuddly cats.
Steven welcomes APEX Accelerator counselors to contact him by email at skoprince@govology.com and connect with him on LinkedIn.
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