How To Get Back on Track With Your New Year’s Resolutions
Remember the enthusiasm that many of us started the year off with? New Year’s Eve is a time that many people set new personal and professional goals and then as February rolls around we find ourselves caught up in the day to day. Sound familiar? Well it’s not too late …
Read More7 Top Qualities of Successful MWBE Entrepreneurs
7 Top Qualities of Successful MWBE Entrepreneurs After coaching over hundreds of MWBE Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners over the past several years, I started to notice a trend. I observed that above and beyond the technical skills required to run a small business that successful MWBEs demonstrated several key …
Read MoreAre you ready to change your thinking about MWBE Certification?
If you are like so many small business owners, you may be frustrated with the results of your MWBE certification. I hear from so many people about how aggravated they are with the process of getting certified – only then to achieve little or no results after receiving certification. More …
Read More5 Tips for A Strong Year End
So here we are already, Thanksgiving behind us and only a few weeks left before 2016. I actually love this time of year because it really forces us to reflect on what kind of year end we will have. It’s also time to start thinking about what we can do …
Read MoreProfessional Consultants: Are you still having trouble figuring out what to charge for your services?
One of the universal problems I continue to see with many small professional consultants is that they still don’t know what to charge for their service. I’ve been there and I know how hard it can be to really want to work on a project but yet at the same …
Read MoreI Attended the MWBE Forum in Albany – now what??
If you are like most small businesses owners, you came back from the MWBE Forum inspired, you met tons of people and you got a lot of leads. You are inspired about the 30% subcontracting goals, and you have every intention of following up. In fact, you may have already …
Read MoreShould You Consider Sub-Contracting?
Well, the easy answer is of course! How else can you effectively take advantage of MWBE subcontracting goals on government contracts? So many of us are reluctant to subcontract because of either a bad experience we’ve had ourselves or rumors about the pitfalls of subcontracting. As a subcontractor on a …
Read More5 Tips for Adding Value That Won’t Break the Bank
I recently gave a talk about how to market to the government, and of course I talked about the importance of adding value when pursuing government contracts or new opportunities in general. That said, I feel like everyone is always talking about adding value, but people rarely do it. Somehow …
Read MoreWhy are you bidding on Projects You Are NEVER Going to Win?
Here is a simple tip about doing business with the government. Government agencies are risk adverse – they are not going to take a chance on companies that don’t have a proven track record of experience with contracts/projects of similar size, scope and complexity. Similarly, government agencies will not do …
Read MoreShould You Hire A Coach?
This year I was able to achieve significant milestones in my business by hiring professional coaches. My coaches helped me with goal setting, accountability and gave me short cuts, tips and resources to achieve my goals. My coaches also taught me new skills, and helped me to avoid blind spots …
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