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I. Introduction II. Veterans First and Government-Wide SDVOSB Programs A. Determining a Veteran's Service-Connected Disability Rating B. Federal Contracting Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veterans C. Government-Wide SDVOSB Program 1. SDVOSB Program [...]

I. Introdution 703 II. History of Small Business Set-Asides 706 A. Reasoning Behind the Creation of Small Business Set-Asides 706 1. Importance of Small Businesses 706 2. What Set-Asides Do [...]

I. Introduction 445 II. Small Business Procurement Policy: General Framework 450 A. The U.S. Approach: Maximum Practicable 450 B. The European Approach: Tension Between Fair Access, 453 SME Competitiveness, and [...]

I. Introduction II. The Small Business Innovative Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program Overview A. SBIR/STTR Solicitations B. SBIR/STTR Solicitation Evaluation Factors--Phase I C. SBIR/STTR Solicitation Evaluation Factors--Phase [...]

The author examines the function of negotiable drafts and commercial letters of credit in international sale of goods by small businesses.

That is the question. Equipment leasing makes Hamlets out of most entrepreneurs. One of the greatest obstacles for entrepreneurs ready to expand their businesses is finding the cash to upgrade [...]

The Australian federal government announced several proposals regarding retail tenancy in its Sep 30, 1997 Fair Trading Inquiry Report. Attempting to balance competing interests, the government indicated it would take a leading role in developing a safety net for small retailers, who face inconsistencies under state and territorial laws. The proposals include prohibiting unconscionable conduct in business transactions, nationally consistent tenancy law, and a federal, state, and territorial council to help reform retail tenancy law.

Outsourcing enables companies to focus on core activities and increase flexibility by knowing when to farm out functions best done by others. Tom Asacker is a manufacturer who doesn't actually [...]

State and federal agencies have increasingly turned to the private sector to carry out such responsibilities as child support and golf course management. The small businessman is advised to be ever on the lookout for such opportunities. In fact, around 80% of government contracts go to small businesses. A guide to becoming an effective bidder and contractor for government services is presented., If you could use a steady supply of work, here's a solution: sell your services to the government. That's what Miazga Inc., a small business in Belchertown, Mass., does. Its [...]

Landing a contract isn't easy. Here's how your company can come out on top. The heat is on the nation's small businesses. As corporate America continues its push for quality, [...]

Government procurement is big business, even in Montana. For instance, is fiscal year 1989 the federal government purchased more than $153 million in goods and services from Montana businesses. Of [...]

The reasons for teaming up with small logistics company like P.G. Logistics by Kraft Foods' to transport its various food products in China have been discussed.

Rodney Hunt, president and chief executive officer of RS Information Systems Inc., expects only 10 percent of Iris company's $200 million in 2002 revenue will come from contracts set aside […]

This article discusses the United States Defense Department's efforts to establish relationships with businesses of all sizes. The author maintains the Defense Department is in the midst of a transformation and is counting on businesses, especially small businesses, to help support the e-government and homeland security initiatives.

Small businesses typically acquire equipment in one of four ways: through cash purchases, loans, line of credit or leases. Leasing is increasingly becoming an attractive option because of its cost-effectiveness. Leases are different from loans in terms of computation of costs. On a cost-of-capital basis, leasing is less expensive compared to a loan. The other benefits of leasing include tax-deductible overhead expense for a lease, better management of balance sheets, immediate write-offs for dollars spent and flexibility in changing and upgrading equipment., Small businesses are turning to leasing as a convenient and cost saving financing tool. A recent survey showed that 85 percent of the top small businesses in the county use [...]

Paying for photos doesn't always give you the right to use them. Suppose you hire a photographer to shoot photos of your products. You order prints and pay the bill. [...]

A new fleet of heavy-duty trucks arrived at PWS Foods, Inc., in Grand Prairie, Texas, in 1993. Since then, the refrigerated trucks have made daily deliveries to supermarkets, convenience stores, [...]

What started as a routine sales call turned into the job of a lifetime for Bill and Gail Knecht, proprietors of the Atlanta sign making business that was the Olympics' […]

It's happened again. For the third time in as many years, a watchdog found that con artists and ineligible companies gamed the government's procurement system to fraudulently win small business [...]