The SBA is looking to update the 8(a) program and they are seeking input that you can submit through email (8aBD2@sba.gov) through Dec 28th. WASHINGTON - The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced proposals aimed at strengthening opportunities for disadvantaged small businesses to … [Read more...]
SBA Proposes Revision of Small Business Size Standards
The announcement below was just released by the SBA. It's hot off the presses so there hasn't been time to assess the impact across the various business types with changes proposed. More on the impact and unintended consequences later. SBA Proposes Revision of Size Standards To Expand … [Read more...]
BetterBuy press conference live Twitter feed
Live Twitter feed of BetterBuy press conference: Follow the highlights of the press conference as they're tweeted by the attendees. Links to be added later. Better Buy Project: Better Buy is a joint project of the National Academy of Public Administration and the American Council for … [Read more...]
Government contractor pay next in line after TARP companies
On October 22nd Harry Smith at CBS's "Early Show" interviewed Elizabeth Warren, the chairperson of the Congressional Oversight Panel, which is responsible for overseeing companies that were bailed out by TARP funds. She clearly believes executive compensation is the government's business. In fact … [Read more...]
TWTRCON DC Live Twitter Feed
Stuck at home so I'm "attending" TWTRCON DC with help from the great peeps at the event sharing the event via Twitter. Jump in! Some great information being shared especially for those of you who are not yet on Twitter either because you're a skeptic or not quite sure what to make of it yet. I'll … [Read more...]
DOJ Drops Effort to Go After ASBL
The U.S. Department of Justice has dropped its appeal of a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California awarding legal fees to the American Small Business League. The ASBL requested the specific names of the firms that were coded as small businesses for FY 2005 and … [Read more...]
Winning Federal Contracts: A Guide for Women Entrepreneurs
SBA Launches New Online Training Course: Winning Federal Contracts – A Guide for Women Entrepreneurs The SBA added a nifty resource to help small business owners learn more about government contracting and what steps are needed to strike out on that path. They don't require proof that you're a … [Read more...]
Alabama Congressman Introduces Bill to Reward Top Campaign Contributors
On September 14th, Alabama Congressman Parker Griffith (D) introduced a new bill, H.R. 3558, which will allow some of his largest campaign contributors to land billions of dollars in federal small business contracts. (Legislation) Boeing and Northrop Grumman are two of Congressman Griffith's … [Read more...]
How Valuable is “Being There”?
An interesting blog post by Marc Hausman of Strategic Communications Group got me to thinking. In his post he admits that one of their social media campaigns is not delivering on all 8-cylinders for their client. Although results are far ahead of expectations when it comes to creating awareness and … [Read more...]
GovLoop Acquired by GovDelivery
GovDelivery has acquired social networking site GovLoop. GovLoop will operate as a division of GovDelivery, with founder GovLoop Steve Ressler to continue in his role as President. “GovLoop has been called the Facebook® for government, because it helps people across government collaborate and … [Read more...]
Time Spent on Blogs and Social Networks Triples From Year Ago
Nielsen released some astounding numbers showing "wholesale change in the way the internet is used" according to Jon Gibs, VP of Media and Agency Insights of Nielsen's online division. Internet users spent 17% of their time on social network and blogging Websites in August. This is up 300% from … [Read more...]
Federal Procurement Fraud Claims Likely to Rise
The current willingness in Washington to give out millions of dollars to help spend the US out of recession may end up pushing the country further into debt. Many of the programs aimed at jump-starting the economy and infusing cash into dying market sectors come with little to no government … [Read more...]