Download or read book Analyzing Information on Women Owned Small Businesses in Federal Contracting written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2005-03-28 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been clear for at least 50 years the disadvantages that small businesses face in competing for U.S. government contracts. The Small Business Act of 1953 created the Small Business Administration (SBA), an independent agency in the executive branch that counsels and assists specific types of small businesses including firms owned by minorities and other socially and economically disadvantaged individuals and firms owned by women. Women-owned small businesses, however, are underrepresented or substantially underrepresented in some industries. In 2002, the SBA Office of Federal Contract Assistance for Women Business Owners (CAWBO) organized a draft study containing a preliminary set of approximations of the representation of women-owned small businesses in federal prime contracts over $25,000 by industry. Because of the past legal challenges to race- and gender-conscious contracting programs at the federal and local levels, the SBA asked the Committee on National Statistics of the National Academies to conduct an independent review of relevant data and estimation methods prior to finalizing the CAWBO study. The Steering Committee on Women-Owned Small Businesses in Federal Contracting was created and charged with holding a workshop to discuss topics including the accuracy of data and methods to estimate the use of women-owned small businesses in federal contracting and the definition of "underrepresentation" and "substantial underrepresentation" in designating industries for which preferential contracting programs might be warranted. Analyzing Information on Women-Owned Small Businesses in Federal Contracting presents the committee's report as well as the recommendations that committees have made.
Download or read book New Entrants and Small Business Graduation in the Market for Federal Contracts written by Andrew P. Hunter and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-01-04 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper garners information crucial to understanding business growth for new entrants and small businesses who contract with the federal government by utilizing publicly available contracting data from the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) to track new entrants from 2001-2016. This information is then used to evaluate entrances, exits, and status changes among federal vendors with the purpose of comparing challenges faced by small businesses with those of larger ones. Measuring market trends over time and in multiple sectors shows how the challenges facing small businesses, such as market barriers to entry and imperfect competition, keep them from growing. The final results compare the survival rates between small and non-small new entrants contracting with the federal government and analyze the graduation rates for those small new entrants who grew in size during the observation period and survived after ten years. The study finds that around 40 percent of new entrants exit the market for federal contracts after three years, around 50-60 percent after five years, and only about one-fifth of new entrants remain in the federal contracting arena in the final year of observation. Across the six samples studied, thegraduation rates of small businesses consistently decrease.
Download or read book Subcommittee Hearing on Ensuring Small Businesses Have Fair Access to Federal Contracts written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Small Business Guide to Government Contracts written by Steven J. Koprince and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2012-06-14 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Government law attorney Steven J. Koprince teaches you to concentrate on the crucial but complex Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other rules required for keeping contracts alive and avoiding penalties. Each year, the federal government awards billions of dollars in small-business contracts. The Small-Business Guide to Government Contracts puts a wealth of specialized legal counsel at readers’ fingertips, answering the most important compliance questions like: Is a small business really small? Who is eligible for HUBZone, 8(a), SDVO, or WOSB programs? What salaries and benefits must be offered? What ethical requirements must be followed? When does affiliation become a liability? Small-business contracts are both the lifeblood of hundreds of thousands of companies and a quagmire of red tape. No one can afford to be lax with the rules or too harried to heed them. The Small-Business Guide to Government Contracts empowers contractors to avoid missteps, meet their compliance obligations--and keep the pipeline flowing.
Download or read book The Utilization of Women owned Small Businesses in Federal Contracting written by Elaine Reardon and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2007 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Computations of disparity ratios measuring the underrepresentation of women-owned small businesses (WOSBs) in federal contracting, relative to the prevalence of similar firms in certain industries. Depending on the measure used, underrepresentation of WOSBs in federal contracting occurs in from 0 to 87 percent of industries. The report highlights industries where disparities occur and discusses how their identification varies depending on the methodology used and on data limitations.
Download or read book Increasing Government Accountability and Ensuring Fairness in Small Business Contracting written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Win Government Contracts for Your Small Business written by John DiGiacomo and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WIN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS FOR YOUR SMALL BUSINESS will show you how to get in on the action--in just 10 easy-to-understand steps. by following our practical advice, you'll be accurately listed in the federal procurement system, allowing you to start receiving bid leads for lucrative federal contracts.
Download or read book Full Committee Hearing on Expanding Small Businesses Access to Federal Contracts written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Winning Government Contracts written by Malcolm Parvey and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winning Government Contracts shows you the way. It begins at the beginning, assuming no prior knowledge of the government marketplace and its sometimes complicated terminology. Written in a clear, easy-to-understand language by experienced sales and marketing professionals, this book takes you through the registration and bidding process step by step.
Download or read book Small Business Contracting written by Government Training Inc and published by . This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small Business Contracting(A Guide to Small Businesses Entering Government Contracting)Hints Tips Five Step Process ChecklistsBy Wendi Oliveros & Don PhilpottPublished by Government Training Inc. Small Business Contracting is the 'must-have' manual for all small businesses wanting to do business with the federal government. It is a complete desk top reference packed with practical how-to information on navigating through the complex federal contracting process.If you have never done business with the federal government before the manual leads you through an easy to understand five-step process of what to do and how to do it in order to maximize your chances for a successful contract bid. If you already do business with the federal government, the manual is packed with tips and hints, best practices and case studies to help you improve your outcomes.Small Business Contracting explains the contracting process and the jargon, the different sorts of contracts and the special requirements that govern each of them. There are sections on developing marketing materials and identifying contract opportunities and how to write winning proposals. There is also a section on additional tools that you can use to give you an edge over the competition.Each step is clearly explained with checklists, examples and lessons learned so that by the end of the manual you will not only understand the contracting process you will know what to do to make your bid stand out from the rest.
Download or read book Helping Small Businesses Compete written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Small Business Administration s Contracting Procedures written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Small Business and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Are big businesses receiving contracts that were intended for small businesses written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Small Business Contracting written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Small Business Administration 8 a Contract Procurement Program written by United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Small Business and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Federal Procurement written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Access to Federal Contracts written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: