One of the central components of the law, meant to stabilize a US economy that's been throttled by the response to the coronavirus epidemic, is a $350 billion loan program for small businesses. Under the SBA's affiliation rules, many startups could be deemed too big to qualify for the loans. Checking into startups' affiliation likely would have been a painstaking, time-consuming task. With the SBA setting aside that principle, fewer startups are likely to get tripped up by the affiliation rules, Field said. Many startups are looking into the loan program, Field said.