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8(a) Initial Application

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Application Overview

Sections of the Application

Status: Incomplete Complete Returned for edits
Edits allowed: Yes No
Last update: 05/12/17
Started: 05/01/17
Status: Incomplete Complete
Edits allowed: Yes No
Last update: 05/12/17
Started: 05/01/17
Status: Not started Complete
Edits allowed: Yes No
Last update: N/A 05/12/17
Started: N/A 05/12/17
Status: Complete Returned for edits
Edits allowed: Yes No
Last update: 05/12/17
Started: 05/01/17
Status: Complete
Edits allowed: Yes No
Last update: 05/12/17
Started: 05/01/17
Status: Not started
Edits allowed: Yes
Last update: N/A
Started: N/A

You can no longer submit your appeal or reconsideration’ since 46 days or more have passed.

Reconsideration or Appeal

Status: Not started
Edits allowed: Yes
Last update: N/A
Started: N/A

Disadvantaged Individuals

Status: Complete
Edits allowed: Yes No
Last update: 05/12/17
Started: 05/01/17

Non-Disadvantaged Individuals

Allen Hambry

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Status: Incomplete Complete Returned for edits
Last update: 05/12/17
Started: 05/01/17

Remind Allen to complete this section

Spouses of Disadvantaged Individuals

Allison Jones

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Status: Incomplete Complete
Last update: 05/12/17
Started: 05/01/17

Remind Allison to complete this section

There are things to do before you can proceed.

3 sections need to be completed.

These contributors still need to provide information.

Once you have completed the tasks above, you will have the ability to submit your application to the SBA.

Your application has been returned to you.

The SBA has found your application to be incomplete. Please see this message for details. You may resubmit your application at any time.

Resubmit to SBA

Your application has been returned to you.

Please provide the information requested in this message by Sept. 15th, 2017.

Resubmit to SBA

The SBA has requested some additional information.

Please take a look at the following.

Some information has been requested from your contributors. The have been notified, but you may send a reminder.

Each of the tasks above will disappear when the information is submitted to the SBA and the sections are locked. You will not need to send the entire application package.

Your application package is ready to submit!

All sections for you and your contributors are complete. Once you submit your application package, you will not be able to make changes.

Your application is being processed by the SBA!

Applications usually take about 90 days to process. There is nothing that you are required to do at this time. Please be available in the event that SBA may contact you or your contributors to request additional information.

Your application has unfortunately been declined.

SBA's decision letter explains this decision. .

If you don't respond by December 17, 2017 you can't reapply to the 8(a) Business Development program until November 2, 2018.

Your application has unfortunately been declined.

SBA's decision letter explains this decision. .

If you don't respond by December 17, 2017 you can't reapply to the 8(a) Business Development program until November 2, 2018.

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