<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9"><url><loc>https://www.ritchandassociates.com/p/sba-is-reconsidering-what-qualifies</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Ritch and Associates</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-14T13:13:02+00:00</news:publication_date><news:title>SBA Is Reconsidering What Qualifies as a Small Business — and Federal Contractors Should Pay Attention</news:title></news:news></url></urlset>