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BENEFITS OF THE SBA 8(a) business development program

12/22/2016

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​There are significant business opportunities in the Federal marketplace.  However, if you’re a small business, it can be a bit difficult to get into, especially if you have to compete against larger, more experienced firms.  The U.S. Small Business Administration 8(a) Business Development (BD) program was created to give small, disadvantaged businesses the opportunity to successfully grow and develop, particularly in the Federal marketplace.  While the business development program provides participants with numerous benefits including training, technical assistance, and procurement assistance, among others, I want to highlight a few that are the most talked about:

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What is the SBA 8(a) Business Development Program?

12/15/2016

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​The 8(a) BD program is one of several small business programs administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) created to help small businesses gain access to the federal marketplace.  These small business programs also help the federal government achieve its small business and subcontracting goals (i.e 23% of all federal government contracting dollars to small businesses, and 5% to small disadvantaged businesses).



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USING SAM.GOV AND SBA DSBS TO MARKET YOUR BUSINESS

12/8/2016

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​The System for Award Management (SAM) and SBA’s Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) are two Federal registrations that you can use to your advantage to market your business to the Federal government and to other Federal contractors.  Here’s a quick overview of each of these sites and a few tips to consider as you’re completing your registrations.

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Marketing For Federal Contractors:  What Information To Include On Your Website

12/1/2016

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As hard as it may to believe, many businesses still underestimate the power of a well designed, informative website.  On the other hand, savvy businesses understand the importance of having a web presence, including having a visually appealing website with relevant content, relative to their ability to establish a solid reputation and market their business.  For example, how many times have you made instant judgments about a business based solely on its website, or lack thereof?  The reality is that we live in a digital era and federal contractors, although not always subject to traditional sales/marketing processes, are not exempt from the need to have a web presence.  With that being said, there are certain things/features that we would recommend federal contractor websites in particular should include.  

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