Consultant Spotlight: Nancy Clauss
Nancy Clauss has developed a sharp eye for how businesses can become bloated with inefficiencies, lack of direction, and miscommunication – and how they can be retooled to a sleeker,…
The Sweetest Thing: An 8(a) Certification
The SBA's 8(a) Business Development certification benefits are amazing. With an 8(a) designation, you can receive government contracts for up to $4 million for goods and services, and up to…
Type 2 Fun with the SBA
One of my outdoor-loving friends recently introduced me to the concept of “Type 2 fun.” This is the idea that some “fun” activities are actually not enjoyable at the time.…
How to Win Government Contracts
Are you someone a government agency wants to work with? If you know you are, this is how you can you communicate it in your bids.
How Your Small Business Can Boost a Disadvantaged Community
HUBZone small businesses reinvest in their local economies with sole source government contracts. Do you qualify for the program?
Listen Like a Leader
With organizations and individuals so fervently focused on the bottom line, it’s easy to ignore “softer” goals, such as listening well. “All that touchy-feeling stuff is a waste of my…
4 Steps to Take Before Hiring a Business Plan Consultant
Who among us has not dreamed of becoming their own boss, of being a successful entrepreneur? Maybe you have worked as a top salesperson for many years and have faith…