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In this video, I talk to 8(a) Firms about why they are not winning 8(a) Contracts and how to start winning. You can not win Federal Contracts in bits and pieces, it's a full process. It's a system that works if you work it. It's a mindset that you must adopt, a winner's mind set.

If you are an 8(a) Firm and you've won, 1, 2 or zero contracts, 8(a) MasterMind will accelerate your firm to the highest level. I walk you through what you must do to start winning before time runs out.

“How to Ensure Your WOSB Certification is Ready for Federal Contracts” Part I. How the WOSB & EDWOSB works, requirements, eligibility, contracting dollar amounts and setasides.

The Entrepreneur Journey – Your New Business Idea is a video to help you understand the biggest question about starting and growing your own business. Where do I begin is the biggest question most people ask. In this video, we begin with some of the basic questions you should consider before you spend one penny.

1. Where do we begin

2. Why do you want to start your own business?

3. Your Business Model: What does your new business model look like? Is it in a physical building? Is it an online store? Where is it located? If it's a physical building, what is the area like, is it a business area with lots of other businesses, etc.?

4. Your Products: What will you sell in the business?

5. Your Market: Will you sell to other businesses? Will you sell locally? Will you sell nationwide? Will you sell to local residence?

6. Your Marketing Strategy: How will you market the business?

7. Your Sales: How much revenue do you expect to make?

8. Implementation: How soon would you like to open your doors?

Book recommendation: E-Myth by Michael Gerber

Market to Federal Buyers in 5 Steps is a 5 Step total sum approach to help you market your products or services to the Federal Government. These are specific actions you can take to market your products or services directly to decision makers and users.

If you need more detail on how to do one of the 5 Steps, you can review other videos in this series "How to Market to Federal Buyers in Your Industry".

Small Businesses Win Using Office Supply GSA Schedule - How Much Can I Make, is our third Small Business Profile on winning Federal Contracts. We review how Small Business Owners have made millions using GSA Schedule to win Federal Contracts for Office Supplies. In 2017, Federal Agency Buyers spent $281, 921, 809 with Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Woman Owned Businesses and Veteran Owned Businesses.

Our third profiled company Crimson Imaging is a Small Business on GSA Schedule. They were successfully awarded $2.3M in 2017. This company has 22 Employees with annual revenue at $5.5 million. We review the company's progress in the Office Supply industry with the Federal Government in 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018 thus far.

Leave your comments to let us know what industries you would like to review for your Federal Government contracting goals!

In this session I discuss an overview of the exact Federal Agencies that are actively setting side contracts for 8(a) companies. This is the low hanging fruit for 8(a) Firms to beginning pursuing contracting opportunities for their companies.

To have a successful business 2 business exchange platform, we must have “Economic Unity in the Small Business Community”.  The idea of small businesses growing their businesses through multiple markets can easily be done through the concept and existence of a business 2 business exchange.  In this episode, I describe what it takes to ensure the success of small business participants on Fedbizexchange.com, a platform allowing small businesses to do business direct with one another, as well as outside consumers.

Small businesses need to have like mindedness, common goals such as commitment to do business within the small business community, locally and nationally. Reciprocity in the small business community is a requirement, small businesses must also buy from their peers in the community, in order to sell in the small business community. This will ensure that every small business has a fair chance to build their brands on Fedbizexchange.com. Every small business on the exchange will have the opportunity to accelerate their profits and reach their business goals

In this video I describe what it takes for your firm to have a successful 8(a) Journey. 8(a) MasterMind "The Mentor's Circle" offers your firm coaching and mentoring on a consistent basis to help you win 8a contracts over the next few years.

Our Mentor's program will teach you to eat and fish. Once you learn how to win, you simply repeat the process to keep winning.

If you are an 8a firm looking for help, the 8(a) MasterMind "The Mentor's Circle" is what you need.

WOSB Federal Certification Training Part II. How to complete your WOSB and EDWOSB application in Certify.SBA.gov, how to update your NAICS codes and how to update SAM to make your certification ready for Federal government Contracts.

How to Work with Federal Buyers to Sell Your Product or Service Part I walks you through why it's important to understand Federal Buyers, how it affects your marketing efforts, the structure of the acquisition community & Federal Contracting Officers.

A quick “Day in the life of a Federal Contracting Officer” overview, their role and responsibilities as a Federal Contracting Officer (Federal Buyers), what they must do by law to work with Small Businesses & Set-Aside contracts

Small Businesses Win Marketing Public Relations Federal Contracts in 2017 thru 1st Qtr 2018 in the amount of $333,399,905. Small Businesses in the Marketing industry have every reason to be excited about winning Federal contracts. Small Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Businesses & 8(A) companies are winning big.

In this video we profile a 50 State, LLC a small disadvantaged business with annual revenues of $200,000 and 8 employees, just getting started with Federal contracts. For two years straight, 50 State, LLC won Federal contracts with the Department of Interior.

They are on their way to massive success if they use their experience with the Department of Interior to reach other Federal Agencies to build a solid foundation in the Federal market.