Learning & Skills

Join our Founder Raj Sharma and Managing Partner Ben McMartin for this important Master Class! Whether you are an emerging tech company or a high-flying 8(a) company that just got on the GSA STARS III vehicle, a common frustration we hear from leaders is related to market planning and...

Are you wondering, I won a SBIR, what next? The federal government is awarding more and more SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) awards, bringing in more and more companies with innovative solutions. But what do you after you win a SBIR? How do you translate it to win more work and build a...

Join us for the Smart Buildings Technologies Roundtable! Whether it’s energy efficiency, clean air or productive work environments, building technologies are increasingly important to critical outcomes for the public sector.  More and more federal, state and local agencies have set up green...

The government sales cycle can be looooooooong. It doesn’t have to be! Every business, especially small businesses, need cash. There is little room to go months and months without a sale. Because many small businesses don’t know the tricks to shorten the cycle, they end up walking away from a...

At our Master Mind, I’m excited to discuss examples of How to Identify Early Leads, the key for any robust and high-win pipeline. We will run through some examples as well as share our own experiences on identifying early leads. This event is only available to members of our GovMarket Growth...

Join us for the launch the first ever GovMarket Growth Accelerator for Emerging and Diverse Entrepreneurs and Companies! Governments around the world are addressing increasingly complex problems and societal challenges on behalf of their citizens.  To find solutions for these needs (e.g access to...

Welcome to the week of May 2, 2022 Government Contract Opportunities and Challenges/Prizes/Accelerators and more! Please find below a sampling of opportunities and news, as curated through our GovShop AI-MI (Artificial Intelligence for Market Intelligence) matching engine.  We collect...

Overview and Goals of Growth Accelerator The Shatter Fund, a leading venture capital firm led by Shelly Kapoor Collins of Sway Capital based out of Silicon Valley, has been a pioneer in helping women-led tech companies break into new industries. Seeing the government market as a key opportunity for...

As part of our coverage of the mobility solutions market, this article provides a sampling of government programs that are seeking smart mobility solutions. Funding for mobility solutions has already been on the rise through the rise of initiatives like smart cities.  Now the passing of the...

As the war in Ukraine rages on, we were curious which Russian companies, if any, the US government was doing business with. We also thought it may be interesting to at least see how much business the US government was doing with global companies noted in the press that have had significant...

7MI Series – This article is the first of a 9-part series as we introduce the 7 Economics and Market Intelligence Essentials for Public Procurement. Each part will also include videos, resources, and other materials.  We will also be launching the 7MI Challenge as part of this series.   When...

As the United States continues to reckon with long-standing afflictions of systemic racism and economic inequity, the supplier diversity initiatives of large, influential corporations are receiving more attention and scrutiny today than ever before. Interest in these programs has surged among...