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Common Questions about Federal Procurement & Insights for Getting Started

Dec 17, 2020
The process of becoming a government contractor can be intimidating, with complex regulatory requirements and the possibility of poor communication often keeping vendors from engaging with the federal government. These intimidating factors have become especially relevant in the wake of the COVID-19...

How to Become a Government Contractor: The GovShop Guide to SAM Registration

Dec 2, 2020
So you want to become a government contractor? Let’s start with the long pole in the tent: If you want to win government contracts, you must first be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). You and your company are not eligible to receive a contract from the federal government until...

4 Must-Do’s to Win Government Contracts

Oct 23, 2020
Understatement alert: winning government contracts can be a challenge. People that succeed must combine their business savvy with patience, research, and lots and lots of patience. And patience. Did we mention patience? The government sales cycle itself is a waiting game, but before you even get a...

5 Ways to Engage with Government While Social Distancing

Oct 19, 2020
What are some of the easiest and most effective ways to stay engaged with the government during the COVID-19 pandemic? In these unprecedented times, it may be difficult or unclear about how to keep up with government engagement goals.  In line with Public Spend Forum’s core belief that the...

How is Your State Supporting Small Businesses During Pandemic?

Sep 2, 2020
This article discusses the research conducted concerning the level of support that states offer to small businesses. States are analyzed and ranked throughout multiple charts based on a multitude of criteria. Intelligence concerning statistics such as the top five states for small businesses, as...

Supplier Resource: A Startup’s Guide to SBIR

Jul 27, 2020
For all founders interested in understanding whether SBIR is worth looking at, Agency Capital put together a free guide just for you. It’s a quick read and should help you get oriented to the program. In the guide, “A Startup’s Guide to SBIR,” author and CEO Geoff Orazem explains the...

Digital transformation: Working with Government procurement frameworks

Jul 2, 2020
Working with, not against, UK Government frameworks to better support digital transformation is the topic of this discussion. The UK Government framework for procuring cloud computing services, G-Cloud, has evolved significantly since its first release in 2012, but it is still an onerous task for...