Business not doing well? Get a white friend

[goof2]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

http://www.mbda.gov/?section_id=3&bu...ll=entire_page

examples
http://www.nylovesmwbe.ny.gov/
http://www.thinkkentucky.com/smbd/SMBB.aspx
http://www.mississippi.org/index.php?id=5
http://gss.omb.delaware.gov/omwbe/index.shtml

I know disadvantaged status exists for minority and woman owned businesses. What I am not sure of is fraudulently putting a woman or minority as the face of the company to qualify for that status. In order to be certified as minority or woman owned at least 51% of a company must be owned by a woman or minority and the management and daily operations must be controlled by them. They are certified by the government so it probably isn't too difficult to fool them but that is where speculation enters in to it.

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by goof2

I know disadvantaged status exists for minority and woman owned businesses. What I am not sure of is fraudulently putting a woman or minority as the face of the company to qualify for that status. In order to be certified as minority or woman owned at least 51% of a company must be owned by a woman or minority and the management and daily operations must be controlled by them. They are certified by the government so it probably isn't too difficult to fool them but that is where speculation enters in to it.

Are you claiming conspiracy?

[goof2]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

Are you claiming conspiracy?

Nope, just rumor. Even if I had evidence to back it up it would still be fraud on the part of the businesses and incompetency on the part of the government, not conspiracy.

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by goof2

Nope, just rumor. Even if I had evidence to back it up it would still be fraud on the part of the businesses and incompetency on the part of the government, not conspiracy.

Well...its not a rumor. I know a few small business owners who have their wife listed as head honcho for the lulz value.

<Homeslice on>
Typically a white small business owner in putting their wife on all the paperwork
<Homeslice off>

The awesome part is that with the big push for some gov agencies to reduce headcounts, it makes even harder for to investigate as more folks are stuck under heaps of paperwork.