Let Uncle Sam Outfit Your Office
Surplus government equipment may be a good bet if you're outfitting a business on a shoestring. Excess items are auctioned off to the public through two ... Read story
U.S. General Services Administration
Furnishings from Uncle Sam
How to get cheap office furnishings and equipment at business and government auctions. Read story
GSA Taps Small Businesses For New IT Contracts
Feb. 19, 2005 -- News from the nation’s capital proves that when it comes to winning government contracts, size does matter. Th... Read story
Procurement Help for Disabled Veterans
Nov. 7, 2006 -- Service-disabled small-business owners will be offered help in acquiring government contracts at an annual conference thi... Read story
Report: Gulf Coast Contracts Lack Transparency
March 2, 2007 -- Federal agency contracting data for Hurricane Katrina rebuilding efforts need to be more transparent when it comes to su... Read story
Fed Contracting Expo Kicks Off
As many as 10,000 vendors, purchasing agents, and other procurement decision-makers are expected to attend a federal contract expo this week in Orlando, F... Read story
Richard Zuschlag on Landing Government Contracts
The CEO of Acadian Ambulance on how to land government contracts. Read story
How to Become a Government Contractor
An entrepreneur's step-by-step guide to federal contracting Read story
Small Firms Miss Out on Gulf Coast Contracts
Two years after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, federal agencies continue to award rebuilding contracts meant for local small businesses to large... Read story
Deadline Extended for Veteran Business Benefit
June 15, 2005 --Veteran-owned tech businesses have until the end of the month to submit proposals for a new program designed to make it ea... Read story
Street Smarts: Follow the Numbers
It's the best way to spot problems before they become life-threatening. Read story
New Faces At SBA
The federal small-business agency appoints a new chief of staff. Read story
Breaking Away
Three defense contractors found success in diversification after the government slashed its spending. Read story
Protesting A "sweetheart Deal"
A small businessman has mounted a full-fledged campaign opposing the General Services Administration's sale of government-owned forging plants to large co... Read story
Are You Ready for Electronic Partnering?
Various companies and experts discuss the risks and benefits of doing business via electronic data interchange. Read story
SBA Announces New Rules For Small Business Contracts
Jan. 9, 2005 --Following on the heels of a report that found that the government has been shortchanging small businesses when doling out f... Read story
Inc. 500 Company Becomes GSA Contractor
Dec. 5, 2006 -- Network Liquidators, a Tampa-based firm that buys and sells used networking equipment, announced Tuesday that it has been... Read story
Enforcing Regflex: Will The SBA Be Aggressive?
A battle is brewing in Washington over the Regulatory Flexibility Act, which requires federal agencies to prepare analyses of rules they think will have a... Read story
Public Access to Contracting Data Disputed
The SBA and the ASBL go head-to-head on the public availability of federal contracting data. Read story
Small-Business Contracts Fall to Record Low
The government awarded just 17% of contracting dollars to small firms in 2005, according to a new report. Read story
Resources
A guide to more information discussed in articles appearing in the November issue of Inc. magazine. Read story
Congress Approves Online Database to Track Federal Contracts
The system seeks to place greater scrutiny on small-business contracts erroneously awarded to larger firms. Read story
SBA Seeks to Prevent Corporations from Landing Small-Business Contracts
Democrats call the agency's new regulations inadequate and vow tough oversight hearings next year. Read story
Per Diem Allowances
Related Terms: Expense Accounts The term "pe... Read story
Make Uncle Sam Pay
If you do business with the federal government, you can nudge tardy paymasters by discounting invoices in return for faster payment. Under the Promp... Read story
Government Procurement
Related Terms: 8(a) Program Many small businesses main... Read story
Business or Personal: 7 Tips to Deducting Travel Expenses
When mixing work and play on business trips, what's okay to write-off? Understanding the do's and don'ts and getting employees to comply may mean the differe... Read story
Business or Personal: 7 Tips to Deducting Travel Expenses
When mixing work and play on business trips, what's okay to write-off? Understanding the do's and don'ts and getting employees to comply may mean the differe... Read story
Competing With Uncle Sam
If small business can handle it, the job shouldn't be done by government. Read story
SBA Asks for Feedback on New Rules on Contracts
Jan. 18, 2005 -- Following on the heels of a report that found that the government has been shortchanging small businesses when doling ou... Read story
Targeting the DHS
The Department of Homeland Security has $40 billion to spend. Here’s how to get a piece of it. Read story
Network: October 1991
Network new queries. Read story
On Second Thought
We throw away all sorts of things -- automobiles, washing machines, air conditioners. The apostles of remanufacturing believe we can pick up the pieces and p... Read story
The Inc. 500 Honor Roll
You could write the book on business growth from the strategies of the companies that have made the INC. 500 five years running. Read story
SBA is on YouTube?
The Small Business Administration launched a channel on YouTube to reach technology-savvy entrepreneurs. Read story
Test Case
For a guy bent on bringing down a multibillion-dollar federal program for minority contractors, Randy Pech is pretty low-key. Read story
Network: June 1990
Network reader-to-reader advice. Read story
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