The Government Contractors Association is a professional, public organization designed to facilitate business owners and non-profits in winning federal contracts through education, resources, and relationships. When you join GCA, you get a FREE Quickstart 3 hour bootcamp that explains what government contracting is and how to get your piece of the American pie. In addition, we educate our members on how to utilitze the tools & resources of...

This class covers the spectrum of the most important topics, from preparing for a proposal effort and making a bid-no-bid decision, to orchestrating a great proposal kickoff, driving subject matter experts to produce winning content, exhibiting superb leadership and management skills, optimizing proposal team performance, getting the most from the proposal color reviews, and mitigating proposal risks at every stage to reduce stress and increas...

Saluting Veteran Owned Businesses According to the SBA and the U.S. Census Bureau of Surveys of Small Business Owners (reports in December 2015 and February 2016), 2.5 million businesses in the U.S. are majority-owned by veterans. These veteran business owners employ over 5 million employees with payroll close to $200 billion. With so many veteran-owned businesses in existence, why is the government’s goal to give 3% of contracts to vete...

The 12th annual Alliance Baltimore is organized by Encore Events LLC. This is one of several "Alliance" events around the country. We know that regional small businesses will profit by meeting with the 40 plus agencies and prime contractors in attendance. The networking at this event cannot be compared to any other single marketing medium. Take advantage of the opportunities! Why are Alliance Procurement Events unique? You pre-schedule your ow...

If you think you're immune to cybersecurity issues, think again. Go ask Equifax, or ask anyone affected by the "Wanna Cry" ransomware earlier this year, how important is cybersecurity? Join us for cocktails on November 7th as we discuss how cybersecurity affects your government contracting organization. You'll hear several nuggets of inside information and meet the expert members of the KISS - Keep It Simple Solution™ Government Contract...

Market Connections and Sara Leiman, VP Media Director at TMP Government, are excited to announce the 9th annual Federal Media and Marketing Study breakfast and briefing. Data from this survey provides tremendous insight into the purchasing and media habits of mid- to senior-level federal decision-makers. Survey responses from approximately 3000 federal decision-makers will highlight their use of digital, social, mobile, print and broadcast, in...

For the past 41 years, the Federal Business Council has produced thousands of symposiums, expositions, training forums, and conferences, both on-site and off, for the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and civilian agencies. Join us for the inaugural International Information Sharing Conference hosted by the Information Sharing and Analysis Organization Standards Organization (ISAO SO), with participation from the Department of Hom...

Every proposal needs an editor to get it in the customer-ready shape. Unlike regular editing, however, proposal editing requires skills that normally take a long time to master by trial and error unless you take this course. It covers everything from developing the professional attributes of an editor, to estimating your workload correctly, figuring out the optimum workflow, integrating changes, and adding value to the content you’ve edi...

This workshop teaches valuable skills in designing, laying out, and publishing proposals—presenting your company’s offer in the most professional light to the proposal evaluators. The course begins with a foundation in the tools and features MS Word offers to the desktop publisher, and shortcuts to increase speed and efficiency. The course advances into the selection of color palette and styles, tables of contents, headers and foot...

It is impossible to imagine modern sales and marketing without visual elements—and proposals are no different. Graphics serve as one of the most important proposal persuasion elements. Professional graphics artists are not the only ones who need to learn how to conceptualize and design persuasive proposal graphics. It also happens to be an indispensable skill for capture managers, proposal managers, and proposal writers. Desktop publishe...