CEO Closes $28 Million Government Contract — ‘It’s the Way to Go’ for Black Entrepreneurs
"These policies are our reparations."...
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Despite African American Loyalty, Democratic National Committee Has Lousy Record of Hiring Black Businesses
Just 17.6% of the $17.5 million of the DNC's contract spending for consulting work, including an anemic 6.4% for black businesses, was issued to minority-owned businesses the past year,...
The Best and Worst Rated Federal Agencies For Minority Contracting
The Office of Minority and Women Inclusion reveals performance opportunities for minority-owned firms....
SBA Wants to Increase Government Contracting Opportunities for Women-Owned Businesses
The SBA has proposed that women-owned small businesses be given additional contracting authority to enable their growth in the $400 billion federal contracting marketplace. The...
No Money Left Behind: 7 Mistakes to Avoid When Going After Government Contracts
LaShonda Bracey doesn’t look for paths that lead to nowhere, instead she blazes her own....
How to Land Multimillion Dollar Federal Contracts
Necole Parker spent nearly two decades designing a reputation built upon innovation as a senior project manager at top Washington, D.C., metro area construction and...
5 Tips to Successfully Gain 8(a) Certification
The 8(a) certification program was created to help small, disadvantaged businesses compete in the marketplace by providing minorities, females, and other historically or economically underrepresented...
We Can’t Let Washington Wreck Our Businesses
African Americans will more than likely feel the most severe pain....
Winning Government Bids
Small minority-owned firms are winning as many federal contracts as their mainstream counterparts, but are doing so at higher costs. The average small firm spent...
Fire When Ready
When Marvin Carroll’s Tec-Masters Inc. landed its first military contract—a $25,000 deal to support a rocket launcher—it seemed he was well on his way to...