In this episode, we interviewed Joshua Ladick, President of GSA Focus, Inc. about What it Takes to get a GSA Schedule. This interview is broken into three parts. 1. Pre-screening (do you qualify and does it make sense for you) 2. The GSA Contract process (what to expect) and 3. Post-award(how to get sales). —–...
In this episode, we interviewed Steven Koprince from Koprince Law LLC about the significant changes in 2016 to the Woman Owned Small Business or WOSB program. This episode covers the changes that were made as well as provides suggestions on how WOSB’s can take advantage of these changes. Some of the topics covered include: How...
In this episode, we interviewed Michael LeJeune on Creating an SME Platform. There’s a lot of buzz in the industry right now for the need to create an use an SME platform to grow your government business, but a lot of companies have no idea where to start. This podcast will answer some of the...
In this episode, we interviewed Kathleen Smith from ClearedJobs.net and CyberSecJobs.com about strategies to help small to mid-tier companies compete for talent with larger companies. One of the biggest challenges for a small or mid-tier company is finding and retaining great employees. This becomes especially difficult in the early stages of a business where compensation...
In this episode, we interview Tom Skypek from GovBizConnect on how to grow your opportunity pipeline with teaming. Government teaming is typically thought of very one dimensional. Companies typically look at teaming to win a specific contract and underestimate the long term value of teaming and teaming partners. This episode discusses some of the finer...
In this episode, we discuss Recent Changes in Government Contract Laws with Maria Panichelli. Many contractors are unaware that there were a number of changes made in 2016 to small business procurement laws. This episode reviews some of those key changes and gives contractors insights on how this may impact their pursuit of government contracts...
In this episode, we interviewed Tim and Traci Birdsell from TNT Capture and Proposal Services about How to Choose a Proposal Consultant. Some of the key takeaways from this episode include: The biggest challenges that small businesses face when approaching a proposal, when to bring a proposal consultant in on a project, what expectations you...
In this episode, we interviewed Joshua Frank from RSM Federal on Capturing and Communicating Your Past Performance. This episode is PACKED with techniques and strategies that will help you understand the types of past performance you need to win more contracts as well as how to communicate the real value that you provided on past...
In this episode, we discussed powerful writing techniques for better proposals with Kathy Borkoski. We jump right in by talking about some of the quickest ways to improve your writing ability and then hit on popular topics such as: managing a team of writers, how to set expectations and communicate with writers, how to make...
In this episode, we interviewed our very own Michael LeJeune from RSM Federal on how to manage your government business. We discuss important topics like key business fundamentals that are often overlooked by government contractors, distractions that make easy excuses such as tools (FBO, FPDS), technology, and even client work. We close up this session...
