MWBEs: Don’t Forget to Do Business with Small Business
National Independent Retailer Week is happening now, July 17-23. This observance was established by Clare Rayner, author and retail expert, as a way to weave communities with local retailers to accomplish one goal: keep money local. As a Minority Woman Business Enterprise (MWBE), I’ll admit, it’s common to focus most …
Read MoreHow to Get Paid As a Subcontractor
It has been my experience that subcontracting can be an excellent way for MWBE firms to increase market share while gaining valuable experience and past performance that is often required to do business with government agencies and large corporations. That said, when I suggest subcontracting to my clients, I am …
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 …
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