Women Lose More Ground in U.S. Small Business Contracts Race
1/29/2013
Bloomberg - U.S. government contracts to women-owned small businesses dropped for the second consecutive year, declining at a faster rate than awards to their male counterparts.
The women’s contracts slid 5.5 percent to about $16.4 billion in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 from $17.3 billion in fiscal 2011, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Awards to small firms owned by ...
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USWCC Teams with ASBCC to Launch the Agency Connect Network.
1/15/2013
Once again The U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce is teaming with the American Small Business Chamber of Commerce to present the Agency Connect Network.
The Agency Connect Network was designed with your small business needs in mind. It provides:
· Education to small businesses.
· &...
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GSA Schedule Process-Schedule Preparation (Series Two)
12/13/2012
Now that we have talked about what a vendor should be doing prior to attempting a GSA schedule I am going to focus on preparing your proposal submission. First, you should keep in mind for a person who has never done something like this this portion of the process will take much of your time. You should dedicate at least eight to ten hours per week to work on your proposal, that alloted time ensur...
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GSA Schedule Process- How And What Needs To Be Done (Series One)
10/21/2012
I get a lot of questions about what the GSA Schedule Process is and how it works so I have decided to do a series of blog post that can serve as an easy step by step guide for vendors. This first post will start with what you need to be doing before you attempt the Schedules Program.
The GSA process is by far not an easy method. Once you have determined that a GSA Schedule is the right fit for...
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Dept of State WOSB Set Aside
3/24/2012
RECORD NUMBER: 6
SECTION: Combine Solicitation
ISSUE DATE: 28-FEB-12
POSTED DATE: 27-FEB-12
KEYWORDS: Department,State,State,
FSC CODE: 76 - Books, maps & other publications
TITLE: eBook Conversion for IIP/WC
SOL: SAQMMA12R0175
DUE: 041212
SET-ASIDE: Woman Owned Small Business
NAICS: 541511
AGENCY: U.S. Department of State; Office of Logistics Management; Acquisition Management; P.O...
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Air Force District of Washington's (AFDW) Contracting Match-Making/Meet & Greet
3/9/2012
You are Invited to Air Force District of Washington's (AFDW) Contracting Match-Making/Meet & Greet Event
Date: April 17th
Location: Joint Base Andrews, MD
Businesses will have the opportunity to present their unique capabilities to Contracting Officers (COs) from AFDW/PK Contracting Office as well as the 11th Contracting Squadron. In addition, if businesses have questions concerning...
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USWCC Launches Women Veterans National Council
1/29/2012
The US Women's Chamber has added the Women Veterans National Council. Our Agency friends are interested in doing business with women-owned veterans and we want to make it easy for them to find you. So if you are a veteran women-owned firm - make sure to register at this group.
Additionally, we are aware that Veterans may have unique needs that require specific resources. The Women's...
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Through the Federal Hiring Maze
1/9/2012
The federal hiring process received a great deal of attention in 2010 and 2011 with the Obama administration’s efforts to make the process simpler and more applicant-friendly. Many agencies rose to the challenge and implemented improvements. Yet, job candidates have indicated that while their overall experience has improved, more can be done.
Earlier this year, the Office of Personnel...
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Repatriation – Good for Corporate Giants, Bad for America – Take Action to Protect American Small Businesses
12/8/2011
Repatriation – Good for Corporate Giants, Bad for America – Take Action to Protect American Small Businesses
- U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce stands up for small businesses and opposes repatriation legislation. Read the USWCC Letter to Senate Leadership.
There is a lot of talk on the Hill about Repatriation and if you can see through the smoke and mirrors, you wil...
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New Bid Match Service Launched for Government Suppliers
11/15/2011
We are very pleased to announce that the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce now provides a very robust, complimentary Bid Match service for our Business Plus Members. (One time $110 set-up fee that includes a consultation to prepare the best setup of search filters to target relevant opportunities for your firm.)
Our new Bid Match system monitors a wide range of federal, state, local an...
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