Industry Chatter: Darryl Hairston & Lourdes Martin-Rosa The Small Business Administration is working with agencies across government to boost small business contracting numbers. One of the ways they're doing it is the 8a program. On Industry Chatter, Darryl Hairston, associate administrator for the 8(a) Business Development program at SBA and Lourdes Martin-Rosa, chief executive officer of GovBiz Solutions, discuss where the program is today ... Read More govbiz | April 17, 2014
Lourdes Martin-Rosa’s Government Business Solutions Helps Small Businesses Gain Government Contracts Lourdes Martin-Rosa, founder and president of Government Business Solutions, splits her time between offices in South Miami and Washington, D.C. She spends her days meeting with government employees who award contracts, coaching small business owners, holding workshops and advocating for the federal government’s Women’s Procurement Set-A... Read More Natalie | February 10, 2014
Danza de millones en inicio de ventas Récords de visitas en internet y largas colas de gente en las puertas de los comercios -de hasta 15.000 personas-, se registraron el jueves y ayer, en lo que fue el comienzo de la gran fiesta de las rebajas: un Viernes Negro, adelantado por primera vez al jueves. Pero el baile de las ventas sigue. Hoy los pequeños comercios independientes tienen su día de ofertas llamado &ldq... Read More Natalie | November 30, 2013
Un día para apoyar a las pequeñas empresas locales El próximo sábado 30 de este mes, en medio del Viernes Negro y el Lunes Cibernético, se celebra un evento de rebajas en todo el país destinado a ayudar a los pequeños comerciantes de propiedad independiente de cada localidad. Se trata del Small Business Saturday, en su cuarto año consecutivo, organizado por American Express OPEN. Durante ese dí... Read More Natalie | November 30, 2013
Forget Black Friday, It’s All About Small Business Saturday As the start of the holiday season begins to kick into gear, big name retailers have already brought out their Christmas decor and advertisements in hopes that this year will bring a better return for sales during the season. I personally don’t participate in the annual ritual that some consumers delve into known as ‘Black Friday’ or ‘Cyber Monday’ for those so called... Read More Natalie | November 08, 2013