Currently I am looking to get involved with Government contracting to see how
I can grow my core business, carpet & upholstery cleaning. If anyone has any
insight or helpful information regarding this topic please post.
You need to contact each government department/office in your area and sell
them on your service. They will probably have someone else already providing
these services. These usually go out to bid at least once a year and the
contracts run 6 months to 1 year.
You can find the different offices based in your area in the phone book.
I once knew a man who provided office cleaning services exclusively to the
Federal government and became wealthy. When he got a divorce, he had to
provide his ex a house. It was 4,500 S/ft. He also bought her a new Lincoln
Town car. There was also a cash settlement of $1 million. He had to provide
private school educations for his two children and college educations.
Despite this, he also bought a penthouse on Park Ave. in New York City for
himself. His business was spread all across the nation. He was quite
successful to say the least and it was all government contracting.
kmurray | Community Moderator |
5/17/2012 - 9:27 am
Hi,
Our website does have resources to help you explore your opportunities with government contracting. Our government contracting classroom is also a great place to start for small business owners looking to understand the basics about contracting with governmental agencies. This blog post also features a five-step process to selling to the government.
seattlebest | Window Shopper | 8/20/2012 - 6:37 pm
start small and go from there!
carpetcleaningmachines | Window Shopper | 6/28/2012 - 9:46 am
Frankly Speaking | Window Shopper | 5/27/2012 - 5:02 pm
them on your service. They will probably have someone else already providing
these services. These usually go out to bid at least once a year and the
contracts run 6 months to 1 year.
You can find the different offices based in your area in the phone book.
I once knew a man who provided office cleaning services exclusively to the
Federal government and became wealthy. When he got a divorce, he had to
provide his ex a house. It was 4,500 S/ft. He also bought her a new Lincoln
Town car. There was also a cash settlement of $1 million. He had to provide
private school educations for his two children and college educations.
Despite this, he also bought a penthouse on Park Ave. in New York City for
himself. His business was spread all across the nation. He was quite
successful to say the least and it was all government contracting.
Dream on!
kmurray | Community Moderator | 5/17/2012 - 9:27 am
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