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How to Network with Government Agencies and Buyers

July 23, 2025

In the next few weeks, there are several MWBE networking events taking place throughout New York City. To the novice networker, these may seem like business as usual meet-and-greet exchanges. […]

Marketing for Obtaining Lucrative Contracts

June 1, 2025

If you had the opportunity to speak with two highly successful female entrepreneurs about marketing your business and obtaining lucrative government and corporate contracts FOR FREE… would you take it?  […]

Why Performance Evaluations Are So Important

January 19, 2022

An integral part of the contract management process is the conduction of performance evaluations. These evaluations allow agencies to assess and document how well (or how poorly) vendors are managing […]

Understanding Insurance Requirements

November 18, 2021

With over 78 million contracts awarded in the last fiscal year, MWBE and small business owners have many opportunities to expand. Unfortunately, when it comes to competing for government contracts, […]

Navigating the Contract Award Process

November 2, 2021

Are you struggling to navigate New York City’s often lengthy and tedious contract award process? The contract award procedure with the city of New York can be tricky. First, there […]

Does Your MWBE Market Itself to the Government?

October 2, 2020

How much money do you spend marketing your MWBE? If you’re like most small businesses, your marketing budget probably goes into maintaining your online presence, boosting your exposure on social […]

It’s Time to Evolve as a MWBE

September 10, 2019

You know the old saying, “Evolve or die?” As harsh as it sounds, that’s the reality of having a minority or women-owned small business in the state of New York. […]

How to Do Business with Large Corporations

June 26, 2019

Over the past several weeks, I’ve had several interesting conversations with diverse suppliers who were seeking to gain access to the corporate supply chain. Published reports reflect that when a […]