Description:
Touted as a “game-changer” when it was first introduced in 2016, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s All Small Mentor-Protégé Program isn’t new anymore. Known now as simply the “SBA Mentor-Protégé Program,” it is still extremely useful for large and small contractors alike.
Government contracts attorneys John Holtz and Stephanie Ellis of Koprince McCall Pottroff LLC will explain the ins and outs of the SBA Mentor-Protégé Program, covering the program’s eligibility requirements, its potential benefits (including the ability to form special mentor-protégé joint ventures), the application process, and common misconceptions and pitfalls. Additionally, Stephanie, and John will provide an introduction to the even older DoD Mentor-Protégé Program, which set the stage for the SBA's program, and compare the two programs.
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John Holtz, Koprince, McCall, Pottroff LLC.
John is a Senior Associate at Koprince McCall Pottroff LLC. John assists small businesses in FAR and SBA compliance issues, socio-economic certifications, transactional issues such as joint ventures, subcontracts, mentor protege agreements, and teaming agreements, and regularly litigates GAO bid protests, COFC cases, size and status protests (including under the SDVOSB program), and claims as well as appellate matters. John is also a regular contributor on government contracting legal topics, on SmallGovCon.com. You can contact him at jholtz@koprince.com.
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Stephanie Ellis, Koprince, McCall, Pottroff LLC.
Stephanie is an Associate Attorney at Koprince McCall Pottroff LLC and contributor to the SmallGovCon federal contracting legal blog. She assists small businesses in FAR and SBA compliance issues, transactional issues such as joint ventures and teaming agreements, and litigates GAO bid protests, size and status protests, and claims as well as assisting clients with 8(a) Program certification applications. Stephanie's writing on small business government contracting matters can be found at SmallGovCon. You can contact her at sellis@koprince.com.
What: SBA & DoD Mentor Protégé Programs
When: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. MDT.
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Where: Online via Microsoft Teams
Cost: FREE