The Veterans Healthcare System of the Ozarks and the Arkansas Small Business Association (SBA) partnered to host the 7th Annual Northwest Arkansas (NWA) Better Vets Community Summit. This annual military veteran-centric event focuses on providing veterans with resources across the region, with an emphasis on suicide awareness, employment, and small business resources. Caroline Dotson, the... Read More
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How Climbing Mount Fuji is like Doing Business with the Government
My best friend, Robin, currently stationed in Japan with her husband, invited me to climb Mount Fuji. Nine months, countless training hours, and a 75lb loss later, we made the 10-hour trek up the mountain and the 6-hour slide back down. Along the way, I thought of how doing business with the government is very much like... Read More
Federal Contracts 101: Four Steps for Finding Federal Contracting Opportunities
By Global Services As a new Federal contractor, you may be overwhelmed by the sheer number of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) that the Government issues. How do you choose where to focus your efforts? In this article, we’ll give an overview of how to get started finding and selecting the right federal contracts for your... Read More
SBA Announces Increase of Small Business Size Standards
Effective August 17, 2019, small businesses in 532 industries providing services to the federal government will see an increase in the dollar amount of annual revenues used to determine if the business is considered small or “other than small” by the Small Business Administration (SBA). For example, the size standard for Electrical Contractors (238210) will... Read More