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Government Contracts – “To bid or not to bid”

Knowing when and why to “bid or not to bid” is a business decision we face as business owners on most days, especially, if you are doing business with the government.   As a business consultant I’ve seen it time and time again. … Continue reading

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Are You Ready to do Business?

We’ve seen the numbers and we still wonder where the large percent of small businesses in the United States are located.   More important are they really doing business?  Yes, they are – take a look at the government stats – they … Continue reading

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2013 Marketing Small Businesses

No matter what the state of the economy as a small business  it’s about staying ahead of the competition and surviving.   The best advice I received during my early days as a business owner was to “look for market segments where … Continue reading

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Doing Business with Government

The government is very motivated when purchasing supplies and services from local suppliers and small diversified companies.  Small businesses need to take advantage of searching for government opportunities in their own backyards during fiscal year end.  The reason is simple, less competition in … Continue reading

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Management Cycles for Small Business

 Large businesses appear to loom over small business and the largest business in the USA is the Federal government.  Surprisingly, no matter the size of the business they share common internal functions for operations, ensuring order and maintaining consistency for … Continue reading

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Why Business Development is Critical

In a roundtable session, I recently had an interesting conversation about company positions and functions – the question was, which position in a company is critical to its success. The majority of small business owners believe that the company’s concept … Continue reading

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Business Opportunities and Fiscal Year End Calendars

Small businesses who have been doing business with government, understand the business opportunities available at this time of year. Great beginnings start with knowing the preferred buyers in your area.  If you’re new to the arena, look for a partnering … Continue reading

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Small Business, Government Regulations and Protocols

Doing business with the government is systematic in all situations.  Small businesses sometimes have difficulty during the early stages of pursuing government contract awards because they haven’t taken the time to really understand the rules and procedures. 

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Back to Business Basics

I recently met with a small company who lost the opportunity to bid on a contract that they were more than qualified to support.  During my review and analysis of the company’s business development and marketing strategies, it became clear … Continue reading

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Small Business Government Goals

This shouldn’t be news to small businesses, as one of the largest buyers of services and goods, the federal government has been awarding more than $500 billion dollars to small businesses in the form of contracts for products and services.

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Ecomonics for Small & Minority Businesses

2011 was a tough year for small and minority buisnesses, especially for “Minorities”.   The Washington Post  Bloomberg Report shows a decrease in spending by 8 percent for Black owned companies and 7 percent for Hispanic owned companies.

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