Posts Tagged ‘JetCo Solutions’
Building a Winning Proposal Response Team – Part 2
Successful small business contractors have functional teams with all proposal roles filled. This is where knowledge about your in-house talents – and your creativity about how to allocate those resources – becomes extremely important.
Continue ReadingVeteran-Owned Small Business Launches Nonprofit to Provide for State Veteran Homes
Veteran-owned small business JetCo Solutions established the nonprofit For the Vets to expand their annual donation drive to focus on year-round support of veterans.
Continue ReadingThe Competitive Edge
When companies hire our team, they typically aren’t choosing between us and another consulting firm like ours. Instead, they are usually deciding to outsource for the first time, after having written their own bid responses and handled their own government capture in-house. These companies ask great questions to vet our team and our process, and we like these discussions.
Continue ReadingLet’s Get Physical
Team JetCo works hard, with frequent unpredictable hours due to solicitation deadlines. As a result, we have to be particularly committed and creative to fit fitness into our lives. The…
Continue ReadingWOSB Federal Contract Program
Today is a big day for women owned small businesses (WOSB) pursuing federal contracts. October 14, 2015 is the effective date for an expansion of the WOSB Federal Contract Program.…
Continue ReadingWOSB Federal Contract Program
On September 11, 2015, the SBA issued a final rule authorizing federal agencies to award sole source contracts to eligible women-owned small businesses (WOSB) under the WOSB Federal Contract Program.…
Continue ReadingContractors and Campaign Contributions
My husband and I are involved in government. (Obviously… we own and run a government contracting consulting firm.) But outside of work, we are involved. We are passionate advocates for…
Continue ReadingGrand Rapids Business Journal Contributing Article – Government Sales for Newbies
Government sales can be compared to riding a roller coaster. It can be an up and down range of emotions of excitement, confusion, intimidation, fright and frustration all in the same moment. These stages and abrupt changes of emotions is what JetCo often refers to as the phases of new government sales.
Continue ReadingGovernment Registrations
Decided to sell to government agencies? Once you know your target agencies (federal, state, local, etc.), take the time to complete any registrations required. These registrations serve many purposes, and…
Continue ReadingCase Study: Environmental Quality Company
In 2010, a leading indoor environmental quality company hired us to support their government sales efforts. They had a strong business development team – led by an engaged, enthusiastic CEO – which had developed relationships with government facility end-users. They had an internal gap when it came to understanding the contracting / solicitation process with federal agencies, and with developing a cohesive bid response for complex bid opportunities.
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