Apr 10
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In the first two parts of this series, we determined that it may not always be possible to have direct contact with your end customer, a Federal employee. In fact, it may be difficult to identify the best and most reliable contacts. In any given acquisition, you must deal with Contracting Officers and Specialists, Program […]
Mar 16
Although I do not have a large number of followers, some of you might have noticed that I have not written anything new for several weeks. This was not by design. I just got tied up with too many deadlines and activities, a phenomenon I have come to call “The Clump Factor”. You may ask […]
Feb 21
In Part 1, I discussed some the reasons that contractors feel they need access to the Federal Government personnel. In this article, I will describe some of the factors that impact the amount and type of contact you really need. As with most other aspects of business, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. One must look […]
Feb 14
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After posting my comments on the trend towards a less receptive Federal Audience, I received several responses that wanted to know if I were going to post any suggestions for how to overcome this potential difficulty. I have decided to address this request in a series of four articles. Part 1 examines the reasons contractors think […]
Jan 5
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Sadly, this is the final installment of my series on shrimping and Federal contracting. I have had fun writing this series and do hope that you’ve enjoyed reading it. In this final part I will describe three realities that apply to both shrimping and federal contracting. I know that we would like to believe that […]
Dec 22
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Sorry for the long delay getting Part 3 out. I promise I will not take so long to get to Part 4. However, true to form, the Government got active just before the holidays so that contractors have something to do while they are out 🙂 In Part 1 and Part 2, I discussed topics […]
Dec 5
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This second in my series on comparing federal contracting with shrimping addresses the market. Part 1, which I published last week, provided some background and discussed three important concepts: #1) be where your customer is so they can get to know you and you can get to know them; #2) don’t rely on “conventional wisdom” – […]
Nov 28
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The question I often get asked is: “How do you find significant contracts that offer real return on investment?”. Although I hate to admit it, in my case it has been being in the right place at the right time. This should be the focus of every company’s business development effort. I speak to many […]
Nov 16
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I have recently read several articles stating that we need better metrics for Federal CIOs and attended conferences that discuss performance metrics related to programs. Over the past years, there has been an increasing focus on the development of metrics as a means to objectively evaluate performance, with the emphasis on quantitative measures. It seems to me that […]
Nov 7
Business development is all about finding business. By nature, being in business involves risk. Yet, so many companies are so risk phobic that they seem unable to make a decision. One of my pet peeves is “analysis paralysis” or the process of analyzing something to death resulting in the inability to make a timely decision and missing out on a significant […]
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