# SBA - 21-02 - 10
> **Closed** recommendation · 2020-10-28
**Report:** Inspection of Small Business Administration's Initial Disaster Assistance Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic ([detail](https://api.ai-analytics.org/ig-report/26861))
**OIG report number:** 21-02
**Recommendation number:** 10
## Text
Strengthen controls for verifying an entity’s start date to ensure applicants meet eligibility requirements.
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