Finding Your Small Business Recipe for Success
Client Spotlight – Sayres and Associates Corporation, a Veteran and Native American Owned Small Business. As we continue celebrating National Military Appreciation Month, we spoke to representatives from Sayres and Associates Corporation (Sayres), a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). Hank Miranda, Information and Security Director and Brennan Roy, Director of Business Development explained to …
Read MoreThe 5 W’s of HUBZones: What Are They and How Do I Qualify?
A Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), is a set-aside program designed to help businesses in economically underdeveloped areas. Set-asides like HUBZones are incredibly useful for government contractors who are trying to win federal contracts. Keep reading to learn more about this valuable program and its eligibility requirements. Who can participate? Small businesses that have been …
Read More5 Keys to Government Sales Success
How many times have you heard the phrase “failing to plan, is planning to fail”? This happens every day in the B2G marketplace. Companies don’t take the time to fully understand what is required to enter, compete, and grow a successful government practice. Many companies fail to understand how to develop and expand their business …
Read MoreBuilding a Small Business from the Ground Up – Appealing to the Federal Government
Client Spotlight – Avilar Technologies Inc, a Veteran Owned Small Business. At the dawn of the Internet era, Tom Grobicki, CEO of Avilar Technologies began envisioning a world with technological advances that would eventually propel the software industry and subsequently help the armed forces. After serving in the US Air Force and cultivating over 25 years …
Read MoreThe Five Star General Overview of Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
In observance of National Military Appreciation month as well as Memorial Day, Winvale is highlighting Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs) and topics relevant to them. We will be starting with five key things that veteran small business owners Star #1 should know: The United States Code defines a veteran as someone who has served in the active military, naval or …
Read MoreGSA Adds 10 New SINs to Schedule 738 X
The contracting vehicle’s changes are in support of the government-wide Category Management goals to reduce contract redundancy, increase cost savings and to streamline the acquisition process. The updated 738 X Schedule complements the new, and more complex, Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS) vehicle, by offering an A-La-Carte menu of specific services. The update also has provisions for …
Read MoreWe surveyed capture managers, and three questions were top of mind
Winning government contracts is twofold – finding opportunities is just as important as surfacing the right opportunity. Federal business development and sales teams regularly use Bloomberg Government to source opportunities and build their pipelines, but we’ve recently seen a surge in interest from their counterparts on capture teams. Capture managers are responsible for identifying opportunities and coming …
Read MoreIT Startups: Spring into Success on GSA’s $15 Billion Schedule 70
For years the GSA Schedules Program required companies to have a minimum of two years’ corporate experience before applying for a GSA Schedule Contract. Now, with the U.S. government having a higher demand for emerging technology solutions than ever before, new Information Technology (IT) companies don’t have to wait to become a GSA IT Schedule …
Read MoreWomen in Business: Making Cents of Government Marketing
This week we’re going to focus on who and how you should be marketing to the federal government. An agencies past performance can be a good indicator of future needs, so we will also take a look at some agencies’ spending patterns related to the Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs) and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses …
Read More7 Common Mistakes Unsuccessful Contractors Make and How to Avoid Them
If you took the time to compare your government sales strategy to your commercial sales strategy, what would you find? For most contractors we’ve worked with, they’ve found that their government sales strategy ranges from weak at best, to non-existent. Seriously, how can you expect to grow a successful government practice without a well-developed plan …
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