To help small businesses earn contracts at the municipal and federal level, American Express OPEN and the New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) will host the NYC Teaming workshop on Tuesday, June 24 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the NYC SBS headquarters. The workshop is titled, “Marketing Your Firm,” and will focus on helping small businesses owners position their company to partner with other businesses and to alig...

ChallengeHER was created in early 2013 by the Small Business Administration (SBA), Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) and American Express OPEN to promote the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program, to bring more women-owned firms into the federal government’s supply chain, and to provide an avenue for government agencies to meet qualified women-owned contractors. Since its creation, ChallengeHER has reached more th...

Did you know approximately $83 billion of the federal budget is expected to be awarded to small business contractors? In order to get a piece of the government pie, small business owners need to stand apart from the competition and be strategic when marketing their business to the government. The San Antonio American Express OPEN for Government Contracts event is designed to help small business owners boost their business through government co...

Free ChallengeHER Event Connects Women Entrepreneurs with Govt Buyers Since the U.S. Small Business Administration’s signature Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program was implemented in 2011, women-owned firms have earned more than $100 million in contract awards through the use of set asides. A recent survey by American Express OPEN reveals that two-thirds of contracting firms owned by women (67 percent) find the WOSB...

Free ChallengeHER Event Connects Women Entrepreneurs with Govt Buyers Since the U.S. Small Business Administration’s signature Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program was implemented in 2011, women-owned firms have earned more than $100 million in contract awards through the use of set asides. A recent survey by American Express OPEN reveals that two-thirds of contracting firms owned by women (67 percent) find the WOSB...

Winning a government contract is a combination of many things. One of the most important parts of the bidding process is the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) audit. The Give Me 5 program is hosting a free webinar, led by JeFreda Brown, CEO of Brown Accounting Solutions, which focuses on how small businesses can develop and maintain compliant internal controls – the first item under DCAA reviews. In addition, participants will learn w...

ChallengeHER is hosting a free NYC event at the Federal Plaza 6th Floor Conference Center to help women business owners learn the ins and outs of the WOSB program and get direct access to procurement officials and prime contractors. The U.S. Small Business Administration’s signature Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program is helping women contractors stand apart from the competition. A recent survey by American Express...

Earlier this month, more than 50 small business owners gathered at the first 2014 NYC Teaming workshop at the offices of the New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS). The workshop, presented by American Express OPEN and the New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS), was the first in a series of events designed to help local business owners learn how to strategically partner with other firms to qualify and bid o...

On Wednesday, April 23rd, U.S. Senator Jim Risch will join ChallengeHER in hosting a free event to help Boise-area women business owners learn the ins and outs of the WOSB program and get direct access to procurement officials and prime contractors. Launched in 2013, ChallengeHER is a joint initiative from the Small Business Administration (SBA), Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) and American Express OPEN to promote the Women-Owned Small Bu...

The Seattle/Tacoma ChallengeHER event will educate female entrepreneurs about the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program and provide them with resources and knowledge to help grow their businesses through federal contracting. The event is designed to bring more women-owned firms into the federal government’s supply chain and to provide an avenue for government agencies to meet qualified women-owned contractors. Challe...