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Mark Your Calendar
WE HEARD YOU! You said you wanted a comprehensive resource for government contracting classes. TargetGov and the Center for Business and Technology Development in Maryland have created the Government Contracting Institute, a comprehensive series of in-person classes for the business person who wants to win government contracts.
We are starting with a Certifications Seminar, and will follow with a full range of Registrations, Business Development, Proposal Writing, Contract Management, Accounting, Legal Issues and Security Clearances seminars taught by experts in the field of government contracting.
If you want to do business with the government, getting "certified" as a minority, veteran, service-disabled veteran, disadvantaged, woman-owned or simply "small" may open doors to millions, and even billions in contract opportunities.
Attend this seminar to find out about certifications, if you qualify, and if not, how you can still take advantage of certifications to build your business revenues.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Certifications: Learn the Basics and the Crucial Next Steps
Click here for more information The full schedule for October and Novernber will be posted in the next newsletter. |
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Greetings!
Is there any new business? You bet! With two weeks to go in FY 2008, proposals are flying out the door. We're assisting clients with the last minute proposal review to help increase their chances of winning. In addition, we are seeing some pretty strange things happening out there-option years being cancelled, interesting recompetes, and musical chairs within agencies, the "end of an administration shuffle". And a hurricane or two, or three, thrown in for good measure.
But business will carry on, no matter what. The federal government will continue to function and purchase billions of dollars in services and products. No matter who wins the election, business opportunities will continue to grow.
To help you strengthen your case, we are offering another complimentary nationwide teleconference "Creating an Effective Capability Statement" this Thursday, September 15, 2008 at 1:00pm EDT, noon CDT, 11:00am MDT, and 10:00am PDT. This is a LIVE teleconference with the accompanying 52 page Toolkit --an invaluable resource.
I can hear you now, "Didn't you just do that topic?" And the answer is yes, we did. But we found the interest to be so intense, that, for the first time in three years, the original session was TOTALLY BOOKED, and we had to schedule a special evening session to handle the overflow. The new, live teleconference on the 18th will cover very important must-include details. We'll also cover the five mistakes made so you can avoid them. And it is at no cost to you - sign up today to invest one hour to grow your federal contracting business.
And by the way, if you want to hear more than 1,200 free, high-quality podcasts and video clips of entrepreneurial thought leaders from Stanford University's Entrepreneurship Corner, check out the fourth article below. It's a gold mine.
Here's to your success--
Gloria Berthold Larkin
President, TargetGov |
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Upcoming Teleconferences
 Thursday, September 18, 2008 How to Create a Powerful Capability Statement
Your Capability Statement should be the strongest business development tool in your toolkit. A well done Capability Statement will open doors to great business opportunities. A poorly done Capability Statement will slam the door before you get to square one. Attend this teleconference at NO COST!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
How to Avoid Legal Traps in Government Contracting
When selling to the federal government, many disappointed bidders are not aware of the legal remedies available to assist in submitting a winning proposal. Register for this teleconference to receive a wealth of knowledge that will help to recover company investments and safeguard its proposals from other bidders protest.
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SBA Further Increases Small Business Size Standards Due to Inflation
This rule increases the nonmanufacturer anchor size standard from $6.5 million to $7.0 million. This rule also increases the size standard for Computer Systems Design Services (NAICS 541512) from $23 million to $25 million.
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Stanford Offers Entrepreneurship Podcasts and Video Clips
The Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP) in the School of Engineering at Stanford University continues to host a website with more than 1,200 free, high-quality podcasts and video clips of entrepreneurial thought leaders from Silicon Valley and beyond. The Entrepreneurship Corner (ECorner), sponsored in part by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, features clips recorded during guest lectures at Stanford University. More than 200 speakers, including Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of HP, offer insights on the following: creativity and innovation; opportunity recognition; finance and venture capital; leadership and adversity; and, other related topics.
Formerly called Educators Corner, the new Entrepreneurship Corner is still available at http://ecorner.stanford.edu.
� 2008 The Public Forum Instituteand the National Dialogue on Entrepreneurship at www.publicforuminstitute.org/nde. | |
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Very Important Message to ALL Vendors from GOVPRO.com
Excerpt: Vendors, don't forget: The federal fiscal year ends Sept. 30! by Michael Keating, GOVPRO.com
"...It's right around the corner. The federal government's fiscal year 2008 ends Sept. 30, and all 1,300 federal agencies will be working to spend down their budgets before the witching hour..." Click here for the entire article |
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