Get our 8(a) Social Disadvantage Narrative Manual, created by experienced 8(a) program experts with a track record of preparing SBA approved social disadvantage narratives. Instantly download our Manual featuring ten sample 8(a) narratives. Our manual provides clear, step-by-step instructions to ensure your narrative aligns with current SBA standards for getting 8(a) certified and continued 8(a) program eligibility. Join the hundreds who’ve used our Manual and achieved SBA approval for their 8(a) narrative.
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Q. Why do I need to provide a Social Disadvantage Narrative?
On July 19, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee issued a ruling in Ultima Servs. Corp. V. Dep’t of Ag. affecting the 8(a) Business Development program. Prior to this ruling, individual Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, and Subcontinent Asian Americans applying for the program could establish that they were socially disadvantaged by demonstrating that they held themselves out as a member of one of those designated groups. This practice has been known as using a “rebuttable presumption of social disadvantage” or “presumption of social disadvantage.”
While most 8(a) firms established their 8(a) program eligibility through a presumption of social disadvantage, other 8(a) firms were admitted to the 8(a) program because the qualifying individual owner established social disadvantage by a preponderance of the evidence (i.e. submitted a narrative as part of the original application).
In this ruling, the Court barred SBA from using the presumption of social disadvantage to administer the 8(a) Program.
Under DOJ guidance regarding the Court’s order, SBA is requiring all 8(a) participants who originally relied upon the presumption of social disadvantage in their application to re-establish their 8(a) Program eligibility by completing a social disadvantage narrative.
Once submitted, SBA will review your narrative to determine that the firm’s owner(s) has demonstrated personal social disadvantage. Once approved, SBA will provide a social disadvantage qualification letter documenting that you have established social disadvantage and may continue to receive 8(a) contracts and otherwise participate in the 8(a) BD Program. Consistent with existing regulations, 8(a) Participants will only need to establish social disadvantage once for their program term, unless there are ownership/control or other changes which affect eligibility.
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Q. Who needs to prepare a Social Disadvantage Narrative?
As of August 22, 2023, the SBA now mandates that both current certified 8(a) Program participants and prospective 8(a) applicants applying to the 8(a) Program must furnish a social disadvantage narrative, irrespective of their minority or non-minority status.
This new requirement applies to individually-owned firms only and does not impact entity-owned firms, such as firms owned by Indian tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, or Native Hawaiian Organizations.
Q. Does the Cloveer Manual meet the current SBA 8(a) Program requirements?
The Cloveer social disadvantage narrative manual exceeds the new 8(a) Program social disadvantage narrative requirements.
Review our FAQ below on “Why should I choose the Cloveer Manual vs just using the SBA’s Guide?” so you can see how we exceed the SBA’s requirements and make it much easier for you to prepare your narrative.
If you are active 8(a) participant you must prepare and provide this to the SBA as soon as possible. As of September 29, 2023, If you are applying for the 8(a) program you must prepare and provide your narrative now as part of your 8(a) application.
SBA must make an affirmative finding of social disadvantage prior to an agency proceeding with an 8(a) award or approving your 8(a) application. Once you receive the affirmative finding of social disadvantage, you are able to rely on such for future awards and no additional determination of social disadvantage will be required.
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Q. What is included in the Social Disadvantage Narrative Work Package?
Our manual contains over 80 pages of information including:
1. An overview of all the elements required for your 8(a) social disadvantage narrative, along with step-by-step instructions on how to create your own narrative effectively. These include, What is the social disadvantage narrative?, Who can be considered a socially disadvantaged individual?, The three areas you need to focus on within your own narrative and How to go about preparing your actual social disadvantage narrative.
2. A detailed compilation of every type of admissible evidence that can be furnished to substantiate and corroborate the assertions of discrimination made in your social disadvantage narrative.
3. A collection of 30 prompts/questions to ask yourself accompanied by examples, intended to assist you in recollecting and depicting your experiences of discrimination within the three areas of education, employment, and business history.
4. A printable worksheet designed to assist you in documenting and articulating your individual discrimination instances, to include the When, Where, Who, What, Why and How which are crucial for identification within your social disadvantage narrative.
5. A total of 10 authentic and comprehensive social disadvantage narratives outlining actual chronic and substantial social disadvantage experienced containing at least 2 separate discrimination incidents per narrative, all of which were given the green light by the SBA for establishing the social disadvantage requirement. These narratives serve as a reference to help you gain insight into the structure and content of an acceptable social disadvantage narrative. Narratives Included for Indian/Asian, Native AmericanBlack, Hispanic and Women.
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Q. Can I really prepare this narrative myself using the Cloveer Manual?
Absolutely! In just a short time since August 2023, more than five hundred individuals have purchased and downloaded our Manual. We’ve received encouraging feedback from our clients, who have shared, their thanks for the guidance provided in our Manual and that their 8(a) Social Disadvantage status has been officially reaffirmed by the Small Business Administration (SBA).
We have also heard from individuals who have tried to prepare their narrative themselves without using our Cloveer Social Disadvantage Narrative Manual. Some have said that the SBA is sending their narratives back with comments such as “Your Narrative is Too Vague”, “Your Narrative Does Not Show How It Has Impacted Your Entry And Or Advancement In The Business World”, “As noted in the SBA Guide offensive comments or conduct, while reprehensible, will not support a claim of social disadvantage if there is no negative impact associated with the incident” and “The Information You Provided Does Not Provide The Level Of Detail Required By The SBA.
Don’t waste your time trying to figure out how to write your social disadvantage narrative yourself without help and expect it to be approved by the SBA. Our Social Disadvantage Narrative Manual will provide you with step-by-step instructions on how to create your own narrative effectively along with real examples and a path to acceptance by the SBA.
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Q. Why should I choose the Cloveer Manual vs just using SBA’s Guide?
Our Manual contains over 80 pages of detailed information. The SBA Guide only contains 6 pages of very basic information. Nothing is left up for interpretation when you use our manual.
Our Manual includes 10 real life social disadvantage narratives given the green light by the SBA. The SBA Guide contains no social disadvantage narratives to show you what an actual social disadvantage narrative looks like or contains. Narratives Included for Indian/Asian, Black, Hispanic and Females.
Our Manual has expanded definitions of the Identity areas (Racial prejudice, Ethnic Prejudice, Gender/Sexual Orientation, Identified Disability Prejudice, Cultural/Religious Prejudice and Residential Prejudice). The SBA guide has no definitions and does not explain what Identity area might apply to you.
Our Manual shows you the types of evidence and documents you may use to corroborate your instances of discrimination. The SBA provides no list or the types of evidence that you may provide to corroborate your instances.
Our Manual contains 30 Prompts/Questions that help you recall instances of discrimination in the SBA required areas of Education, Employment and Business History. These Prompts/Questions will jog your memory of past instances of discrimination that you may not even think you might apply within your social narrative. The SBA Guide provides no prompts/questions to ask yourself and leaves everything up to your interpretation.
Our Manual provides a printable worksheet to help you start, format and complete your social narrative The SBA Guide does not provide any instructions on how you format your narrative nor how to prepare your narrative properly.
Finally, our Manual saves you the agony of having your narrative returned or rejected by the SBA.
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Q. How long does the SBA have to review my Narrative?
The SBA takes no more than 5 days to review your narrative if you have a pending contract. If you do not have a pending contract, they will be reviewing ongoing submitted social disadvantage narratives on a rolling basis with no set timeframe for approval.
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Q. Where do I send my completed Narrative?
1. The immediate priority for the SBA team is on processing 8(a) pending offers/awards as quickly as possible. The applicant firm needs to send their narrative to their assigned SBA reviewer/ BOS who requested for it. He/ She needs to review it and approve it before the applicant can upload it into Certify.SBA.gov. The reviewer also needs to open the tab for the uploads. Once an 8(a) participant has submitted a narrative to SBA, and if SBA determines that the firm’s owner(s) has demonstrated personal social disadvantage, the Participant will receive an approval letter indicating it has established social disadvantage and may continue to receive 8(a) contracts and otherwise participate in the 8(a) BD Program. Consistent with existing regulations, 8(a) Participants will only need to establish social disadvantage once for their program term, unless there are ownership/control or other changes which affect eligibility.
2. If your firm does not have a pending contract offer or award under the 8(a) BD Program authority (15 U.S.C. 637) you will receive notice that the SBA requires additional information to determine your firm’s continuing eligibility for the 8(a) Business Development (BD) Program in accordance with 13 CFR 124.103(c). To comply with the Court’s order, SBA is requiring all 8(a) Participants whose program eligibility is based upon one or more individuals who relied upon the presumption of social disadvantage to establish their individual social disadvantage by completing a social disadvantage narrative. So even if you previous submitted a narrative, you will be ask to submit an updated but detailed narrative for our eligibility and to ensure that it is sufficient for our purposes.
To submit your social disadvantage narrative, login to certify.sba.gov. You will see a red “Upload Social Disadvantage Narrative” button. Click on the button to upload your narrative.
Note:
The button will be blue if it has been uploaded but not yet approved. The button will be green if it has been uploaded and approved.
If you firm has multiple disadvantaged individuals, you will be contacted via Certify and will be instructed to submit your narratives through a Request for Information process.
Your narrative must be in PDF Format for submission.
Following the steps in the system to upload your narrative for review.
Please notify your Business Opportunity Specialist when you have uploaded your narrative to the Certify system.
3. If you have already started an application and are working on it, you will need to include a social disadvantage narrative for each disadvantaged individual.
If you have submitted your application, it will be returned to you by SBA. SBA will return applications on a rolling basis to request this information, along with any other information required to complete your application. If you have not yet submitted your application, you can immediately upload your individual social disadvantage narrative.
To provide a social disadvantage narrative under the Disadvantaged Applicant section of your 8(a) application in the Certify.sba.gov system:
1. Select “None of the above” in response to the presumed disadvantaged group question:
2. Detail your objective distinguishing feature:
3. Upload your social disadvantage narrative:
Consistent with existing regulations, 8(a) applicants will only need to establish social disadvantage once for their program term, unless there are ownership/control or other changes which affect eligibility.
Once submitted, SBA will review your narrative to determine that the firm’s owner(s) has demonstrated personal social disadvantage. Once approved, SBA will provide a social disadvantage qualification letter documenting that you have established social disadvantage and may continue to receive 8(a) contracts and otherwise participate in the 8(a) BD Program. Consistent with existing regulations, 8(a) Participants will only need to establish social disadvantage once for their program term, unless there are ownership/control or other changes which affect eligibility.
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Q. What is the cost of the Social Disadvantage Narrative Manual?
The Cloveer social disadvantage narrative manual is $499.00. All major credit cards and PayPal are accepted as payment. Instantly download our manual after purchasing. All sales are final and no refunds are offered once the product has been purchased and downloaded.
Investing in our work package and completing the narrative yourself will save you thousands of dollars, as opposed to the expense associated with having an attorney create one for you.
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Q. How do I purchase the Social Disadvantage Narrative Work package?
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