The US Government alone spends more than $350 billion annually for various products and services, yet each year, thousands of contracts bypass small businesses that do not know about or understand how the government buys. Opportunities 2012 is your chance to learn how you can tap into this lucrative market. It is a regional biennial [...]
Archive for January, 2012
Opportunities 2012: Making Dollars and Sense Selling to the Government
Posted in Uncategorized on January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Why Appreciation Matters So Much
Posted in Uncategorized on January 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Tony SchwartzHarvard Business Review I’ve just returned from an offsite with our team at The Energy Project. As we concluded, I asked each person to take a few moments to say what he or she felt most proud of accomplishing over the past year. After each brief recounting, I found myself adding some observations about [...]
12 Tips for the Accidental Manager
Posted in Uncategorized on January 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Scenario: You’re working as a business analyst on a project for your employer, determining scheduling, scoping requirements and identifying problems. The next thing you know, you’re working as the project manager and you’re totally unprepared. What do you do? “Accidentally” becoming a manager happens more frequently than you think. And it’s easy to be unsuccessful in [...]
Intuit’s Small Business Year In Review and Outlook for 2012
Posted in Uncategorized on January 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As 2011 winds down, we checked in with small businesses to hear their reflections on the year and what opportunities they see in the new year. In our annual survey of small businesses, we learned that they’re as resilient as ever. Despite a slow year, small business owners are cautiously optimistic about 2012 with 67 [...]
