Why Go for Government Contracts? Part 1

Why go for government contracts?

Government procurement in the United States is based on many of the same principles as commercial contracting, but is subject to special laws and regulation as described below.

Federal Procurement Reports provide contract data that may be used for geographical, market, and socio-economic analysis, as well as for measuring and assessing the impact of acquisition policy and management improvements.^[1] In Fiscal Year 2010, the top five departments by dollars obligated were the Department of Defense ($365.9 bn), Department of Energy ($25.7 bn), Health and Human Services ($19.0 bn), General Services Administration ($17.6 bn), and NASA ($16.0 bn).^[2] The Top 100 Contractors Report for Fiscal Year 2009 lists contracts totalling $294.6 billion, the top five comprising aerospace and defense contractors Lockheed Martin ($38.5 bn), Boeing ($22.0 bn), Northrop Grumman ($19.7 bn), General Dynamics ($16.4 bn), and Raytheon ($16.1 bn).^[3] In the same period, small business contracts totalled $96.8 billion.^[4] Read more

Just Stop It!

There are a few things all business owners need to stop doing.

• Stop thinking you can spend NO money on advertising your business and make a LOT of money
• Stop spending more than 2 hours a week on social media pretending you are making money
• Stop spending on things that do not increase the business income
• Stop working all weekend without a break
• Stop stalking prospects that will never become customers
• Stop going after people who will NEVER spend ANY money with you
• Stop hiring poorly
• Stop joining groups that do not promote your business or help you grow.
• Telling people you make 7 figures when the links on your website don’t even work

Just stop it! Read more

Social Platform Fatigue

I know we are supposed to be thrilled over every new social media platform  and service that comes out. They are all supposed to be fun and connect us to our most powerful, authentic, creative, in -the-know selves.

Each is supposed to be better than the other, each is supposed to be so innovative that you cant livwithout it. They have a pages for invitations trying to make it seem like something you love.I am getting social media platform fatigue. I am burnt out from trying the new stuff, and giving yet another platform my passwords and access to my facebook and twitter accounts.

I am tired of trying to download yet another app to my iPhone.  Linkedin will post to both my twitter and facebook accounts. It will add pictures. Cinch can add the audio. I am ready for web 3.0 I don’t want to spend my time continually updating the same types of solution over and over. All they do it is post. Really? Maybe our businesses would do better, if we spent more time learning how to close sales in this economy. Read more

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