Win Government Contracts
The government is the world's biggest buyer, and reserves a huge share for small businesses. Register in SAM.gov, get certified for set-asides, find the right opportunities, and win your first contract.
- Selling to the government: is it for you?: The U.S. government is the largest buyer of goods and services on earth, and by law a big share is set aside for small businesses like…
- Register to sell to the government (SAM.gov): Before the government can buy from you or even see you, you have to register in SAM.gov — the System for Award Management. It's the…
- Get certified for set-aside contracts: The government reserves whole categories of contracts for specific kinds of small businesses — and getting officially certified moves you…
- Find the right contracts to bid on: You don't win a federal contract by hunting for the giant, headline deals — you win by finding the right-sized opportunity where you…
- Bid and win your first contract: A government bid isn't a sales pitch — it's a test of whether you can follow directions exactly. The businesses that win aren't always the…
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- Sales From Scratch: Never sold anything before? Start here — from finding your first customer to saying your price without sweating.
- Win Your First 5 Customers: The whole sales process, in order — from a nervous first pitch to a customer who sends you the next five.
- Sell With Confidence: Got the basics down? Sharpen up — diagnose real needs, hold your price, and keep your pipeline full on purpose.
- A Deal Is About to Go Cold: A quote's gone quiet and you don't want to lose it. Two moves to warm it back up without being pushy.
- Certify & Win More Work: Woman-, veteran-, minority-, LGBTQ-, disability-owned, or in an underserved area? An official certification puts you in a shorter line for government and corporate contracts. Find your fit, get it free, and turn it into work.
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