10 Best Practices for Your Website in GovCon

When pursuing U.S. federal contracts, having a well-designed and informative website is crucial for small businesses. Here are 10 best practices to consider: Clear and Professional Design: Create a clean and professional website design that reflects your brand identity and is easy to navigate. Use a consistent color scheme, readable fonts (heading, subheading, and paragraph), […]

5 Free Sites for Market Research in Government Contracting

USA Spending The most user-friendly in our opinion, usaspending.gov is the most underrated publicly available tool to access past federal spending data. It offers a user-friendly interface that is ideal for a first-time user, in comparison to its data source – the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS). There is much more data available to you […]

FEMA 4-1-1: Getting Ready for Hurricane Season

Hurricane season is upon us, so many small businesses are scrambling to get in position to engage with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to aid in disaster relief efforts. In preparation for the upcoming Govology webinar, “Doing Business with Federal Emergency Management Agency”, I realized how ill-informed I am on FEMA’s spending habits thus […]

Marketing Your Small Business to Government & Primes – Takeaways

This topic is surrounded by more questions than answers for small businesses. Many small business owners try to skip the foundational process to reach the ultimate return on their investment. So often, we tend to want to register our business, followed by DUNS and then SAM, telling ourselves, “I’m ready!” Not so fast. If you […]