Control of Business by Husband Sinks WOSB Status; SBA No. WOSB-109, Yard Masters Inc.

The Small Business Administration Office of Hearings and Appeals denied an appeal of the Area Office’s determination that appellant did not qualify as a woman-owned small business, where a woman did not control the firm, evidenced by her husband serving as president and COO, and where she purported to hold the title of CEO despite the firm’s bylaws not allowing for a CEO.