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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s legacy will go down in history as a billionaire philanthropist and business magnate. He is reportedly worth $31 billion and his namesake media company is the largest financial data provider in the world with projected revenues of $8.3 billion and profits of about $2.7 billion in 2013.But one of the richest men in...

The National Women’s Business Council’s (NWBC) latest research reveals government performance and trends in procurement as it relates to women-owned small businesses.As the government’s only independent voice for women entrepreneurs, the NWBC’s intensive research reveals vital data and gives substantive tips to help women...

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 design firms. But it was her vision of a life of entrepreneurship that led her to start The ELOCEN Group, a program and project management firm for state, local, and federal government...

As small businesses continue to struggle in a tough economy, Jason Davis, senior advisor at Capital Finance Group, is leading these businesses to turn to government contracts to increase their profits.Capital Finance Group is a boutique GSA and Government Procurement Marketing firm, and among its most popular services is getting small and...

The dollar value of contracts awarded to minority and women firms hired by regulators in charge of the nation’s financial system were hit hard in 2012, falling at double-digit levels from 2011. Federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve, Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, r...

SBA Deputy Administrator Marie JohnsSmall businesses are the backbone of our economy and, over the last two decades, small and new businesses have created two out of every three net new jobs in the United States. At the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), we work with small businesses around the country...

The 8(a) Business Development program assists small, disadvantaged businesses in gaining access to government contracting.The program consists of a 4-year developmental stage, and a 5-year transition stage. Companies are subject to annual reviews and systematic evaluation from the SBA district office throughout the program.Nelson Enterprise...

A ruling from the Small Business Administration lifts the cap on federal contracts set aside for women-owned small businesses....

A study released by Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer found that only 5 percent of minority- and women-owned businesses get New York City contracts.Eight years after the city passed a law to help minority businesses, only 25.5 percent of the 500 businesses Stringer’s office contacted said they had a contract with the city, which...

The federal government is the largest buyer of goods or services in the U.S. Here is what you need to do to prepare for doing business with it....