A whopping 81% of businesses predict a boost in sales from large corporations over the next five years, according to a survey by American Express. The survey of small and midsize business suppliers found that 50% of respondents anticipate revenue increases by 50% or more from contracts with large corporations with over $1 billion in […]
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The federal government sets aside some of its federal contracts for women business owners. Is your business ready to compete for them? For six years in a row, the federal government has achieved a goal set way back in the 1990s of awarding a minimum of 25% of all federal contracts to small businesses. That’s
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There are numerous studies circulating that show how important reviews are to consumer purchase decision-making. To protect the integrity of online reviews Congress passed The Consumer Review Fairness Act (CRFA) in 2016. This was largely modeled on an earlier California law. CRFA makes non-disparagement clauses illegal. The intention of CRFA was to “prohibit the use
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The $500+ billion-a-year federal marketplace provides tremendous opportunities for small businesses. And the federal government goes out of its way to award the contracts to small entrepreneurs across the country. This has resulted in a banner year for 2018, with more than $120 billion in prime contracts awarded to small businesses. For the sixth year
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Google faces its third significant antitrust fine in the EU. This time the company was penalized 1.49 billion euros ($1.69 billion) for “abusive practices in online advertising” involving publisher contracts surrounding AdSense for search. The fine “takes account of the duration and gravity of the infringement. . . . [and] has been calculated on the
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As a small business, you might’ve tried to get a federal contract at some point. If you have, you know the process can be burdensome, complicated and full of obstacles, which is putting it mildly. To overcome some of these challenges, two bills (H.R. 226 and H.R. 227) introduced by newly appointed Chairwoman of the
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FILE – In this Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, file photo, Auburn coach Gus Malzahn takes the field for the team’s NCAA college football game against Alabama State, in Auburn, Ala. Malzahn, who just the season before seemed to be in a precarious position with Auburn, received a $49 million, seven-year contract that makes him the
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Finding government contracts and successfully bidding on them is a challenge for small businesses. The new BidSync supplier application from Periscope Holdings has been redesigned to deliver the most relevant bid for each business. The app is powered by artificial intelligence (AI) leveraging machine learning technology to give small businesses “winnable government opportunities for each
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Your Marketing Contracts Should Mandate Secure Data Communication When someone else is the target of a data breach, you might think you couldn’t possibly be held responsible. That holds true in some cases, but when you’re working in a digital world where outsourcing is common, there’s a catch. Any sensitive data you’re in possession of
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Small businesses looking to gain more government contracts could benefit from a new specialized incubator. The GovCon Incubator is a multi-layered program that provides curriculum to address every aspect of the federal government contracting process. The Purpose Behind the GovCon Incubator OST Global Solutions is the company behind the new GovCon incubator. OST CEO Olessia
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