Presenting at the National 8(a) 2014 Winter Conference The National 8(a) Association is holding its 2014 winter Conference on February 11th and 12th at the Disney Yacht Club in Orlando, Florida. Gloria Larkin, President of TargetGov, will be presenting “How to Refresh Your Capability Statement in Three Steps.” Visit www.national8aassociation.org for more information about this event. The 2014 Winter Conference is poised to address the u... Read More Natalie | February 09, 2014
What small business owners should know about the new Obamacare report Congressional budget analysts on Tuesday released revised estimates concerning the economic footprint of the health care law, spawning another round of headlines declaring that Obamacare will take a massive bite out of workers’ hours and eliminate millions of jobs. Thing is, that’s not what the report said at all. In fact, the nonpartisan group’s predictions actually r... Read More Natalie | February 05, 2014
Small business owners breathe sigh of relief as Obama taps SBA leader It had been nearly a year since the White House started searching for a new leader for the Small Business Administration, and more than four months since the former top executive gave up the wait and departed, leaving the agency in the hands of a more-than-capable but not-quite-official interim leader. During that time, the complex health care law rolled out, hundreds of new federal regulations w... Read More Natalie | January 21, 2014
5 Questions To Ask Yourself About Building Your Brand's Online Presence An online presence has become vital to reaching and connecting with customers. If you are not utilizing web tools to ensure the correct information about your business is reaching your intended audience, you may be leaving money on the table and missing valuable opportunities to turn potential customers into real ones. Participants in the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program are taught ... Read More lee | January 21, 2014
Federal Contracts Plunge, Squeezing Private Companies The big business of Washington — federal contract work — is losing some steam. After spiraling higher for much of the last decade, the value of federal contracts awarded to companies is falling rapidly. In the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, the total fell by $58 billion, or roughly 11 percent. It was the steepest decline — in percentage and nominal terms — in at least ... Read More Natalie | January 15, 2014