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New Jersey, Texas Firms Take Top Prize as National Contractors of the Year; Small Businesses, Business Leaders and Government Officials Honored

Sunday, April 24th, 2011

Article by Kari Larson







May 25, 2010 — A small-business contractor from New Jersey and another from Texas were named the National Prime Contractor of the Year and National Subcontractor of the Year, respectively, during a breakfast ceremony held this morning by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

The event, sponsored by Raytheon, was part of National Small Business Week 2010, held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, D.C.

The Small Business Prime Contractor and Small Business Subcontractor of theYear awards honor small businesses that have provided the government and private sector with outstanding goods and services, either as prime contractors or as subcontractors.

This year’s winners are:

* Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year: Anne C. O’Brien, president of Kalimex Inc., of Ocean View, N.J. This woman-owned, 8[a]-certified, small disadvantaged construction company boasts 14 years of successful project experience, plus more than million in annual sales revenues. In one of those projects, Kalimex reopened the stairs to the crown in the Statue of Liberty for the first time since 9/11, ensuring visitors’ safe ascent up the famous double-helix stairway to the observation level in the statue’s crown. The National Park Service described Kalimex’s work on the Statue of Liberty as “sleek, elegant and magnificent.” Another notable project for Kalimex Inc. includes exterior building renovation and masonry repairs on the Edgar Allan Poe House, located in Philadelphia, Penn., for the National Park Service; and

* Small Business Subcontractor of the Year: W.T. Gardner, founder and CEO of Savage Precision Fabrication Inc., of Wylie, Tex. Gardner founded Savage, a veteran-owned and Native American-owned firm, with ,000 worth of tools. The company manufactures precision machine and sheet metal fabrication components — including mechanical assemblies made of aluminum, titanium, copper, stainless steel and plastics — to meet design specifications, and support the aerospace, military, defense and high-tech industries. It develops in-house processes — such as heat treating, aging, Tungsten Inert Gas [TIG] and Metal Inert Gas [MIG] — that are usually outsourced by a small business. The company has 38 employees, .4 million in annual sales in 2008, and is a preferred manufacturer in the aerospace and defense industry.

“Today, we celebrate the contributions of the outstanding business leaders, government officials and small businesses whose inspiring work in the federal contracting arena are creating jobs and helping lead economic recovery,” said SBA Administrator Karen G. Mills [pictured].

“Contracting with small businesses is a win-win for both the government and small businesses,” Mills noted. “The government gets access to the most innovative companies, and small businesses get the oxygen they need to grow and take their businesses to the next level.

“That’s why it’s so important that more than billion in federal contracts have already been awarded to small businesses under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.”

Small-business owners, corporate leaders, government officials and volunteers from across the country are in Washington, D.C., for the three-day conference, to be honored during five major award events for their achievements as America’s top entrepreneurs. The contracting awards recognize businesses and organizations for their commitment to providing contracting and subcontracting opportunities to small, women-owned and small disadvantaged businesses.

Other federal contracting awards included:

Frances Perkins Vanguard Award: Honoring government and industry for excellence in the use of women-owned small businesses as prime contractors and subcontractors.

The recipients are:

* Jim Cuff, senior vice president, Science Applications International Corporation [SAIC], of McLean, Va. [Industry Buying Activity];

* Kevin Boshears, director, Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Department of Homeland Security, of Washington, D.C. [Federal Buying Activity]; and

* Bennie Boren, acquisition supervisor/small-business specialist, Public Works Department Gulfport, NAVFAC Southeast, of Gulfport, Miss. [Federal Procurement Official].

Gold Star Award: Recognizing the exemplary performance of federal agencies and their dedicated personnel who carry out the aggressive goals and strategic initiatives that help ensure a role for small business in the federal marketplace.

The recipient is:

* Judith P. Croxton, director of business operations, Shaw Air Force Base-20th Contracting Squadron, of Shaw AFB, S.C.

Surety Bond Award: Honoring the 16 participating surety companies and bond producers for the support they provide to small businesses who need help securing bid, payment and performance bonds.

Two prominent national surety trade associations accepted the awards on their behalf. They are:

* Ms. Lynn Schubert, president, The Surety & Fidelity Association of America; and

* Mr. Mark H. McCallum, CEO, the National Association of Surety Bond Producers.

Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence: Recognizing large prime contractors that have excelled in their use of small businesses as suppliers and subcontractors.

The recipients are:

* Richard A. Heltzel, president, Healy Tibbitts Builders Inc., of Aiea, Hawaii [Construction Category];

* Amber Janey, small business liaison officer, Rockwell Collins, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa [Manufacturing Category]; and

* Keith Joy, director of small business programs, UT-Battelle LLC/Oak Ridge National Laboratory [ORNL], of Oak Ridge, Tenn. [Research & Development Category].

The 2010 Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence-Research & Development is one of SBA’s top honors. Administrator Mills praised the Department of Energy’s ORNL’s “hard work, innovative ideas, and dedication to [its] community” while presenting the award to Keith Joy, director of small business programs at ORNL.

Joy tasked his office with “aggressive goals” to meet the requirements of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Award. In 2010, he and his staff encouraged strong performance via an internal awards program, meetings between contractors and small businesses, and extensive outreach programs to maximize the impact of ORNL’s small business programs. Joy noted that he was “very proud, humbled, and appreciative” to receive this honor on behalf of his team at ORNL.

“The President recognizes that small businesses are the building blocks of our economy,” said Bill Valdez, acting director of the Department of Energy’s Office of Economic Impact and Diversity. “Our office’s mission is to support the innovation and growth of small businesses, and we absolutely must continue to honor their hard work.”

Small Business Week featured a series of forums on innovation, exporting and social media, designed to help entrepreneurs with current, real-world issues that impact their businesses. There was also a town hall forum to discuss small-business concerns.

For additional details on Small Business Week 2010 — including a full schedule of events and information on all award winners — visit http://www.nationalsmallbusinessweek.com/.

Small Business Week 2010 sponsors and co-sponsors include: Sam’s Club, Visa, Ford, ADP, Raytheon, Cbeyond, UPS, Intuit, Google, eBay, AT&T, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, D&B, Verio, ASBDC, NADCO, NAGGL, NASE, NSBA, WIPP and SCORE.

SOURCE: U.S. Small Business Administration

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Kari Larson, editor and publisher of GoodBiz113 [http://goodbiz113.blogspot.com], is committed to showcasing socially responsible small-business policies, partnerships and practices that serve the greatest possible win-win-win good.

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Buy Cheap Small Business Auto Insurance

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

Article by Rick Lee

Just like any business, business auto insurance allows the business to go forward. If you are an owner of a small business, you have to allot a portion of your budget for small business auto insurance. This is to insure that your provide mobility for the employees, products, and equipments.

It is hard for a business to operate without comprehensive company car insurance. Even if it is a small business, small business auto insurance still reflects that the company is stable.

As a business owner, you can get small business auto insurance that fits your business. This is why it is very important to protect the vehicles that is used for the business.

You can go through insurance providers that offer this particular insurance and ask about the quotes that they offer to small businesses.

Make sure that the small business auto insurance you get includes auto liability, comprehensive coverage, uninsured and underinsured motorists coverage, coverage for employees using their cars for the business, medical payments, collision coverage, and coverage for autos that the business borrows or rents.

There are providers of small business auto insurance that help you to take care of your business. If let´s say you do have an accident, you can rely on the small business auto insurance professionals that will gather the facts you need.

The insurance coverage must have the details on the accident and the gravity of the damage in order for the insurance provider to come up with the right estimate on the covered cost.

These small business auto insurace professionals are so dedicated that they can be reached anytime and anywhere.

You can get the contact details of these agents from the insurance provider of the small business auto insurance you applied for.

Another good thing about having small business auto insurance is that you can fix your vehicles and then you can guarantee the repairs.

As long as the insurance provider allows you to lease the vehicle and you are okay with the rates, then you can secure the small business auto insurance for your company.

You must remember that your company may be small but you have to do whatever it takes to make it seem that your business is professional and will definitely be one of the big guys in your industry in the future.

A good way to start doing this is getting the insurance that most companies have. An example is the small business auto insurance.

After all, you have to insure your business´s properties and this includes the business car.

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Small Business Staff Need Special Qualities: What To Look For When Recruiting Staff

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

Article by Leon Noone

Summary. Small business is unique. It’s not a kindergarten big business. Staff who succeed in small business need adequate qualifications and experience. But they need other qualities too so that they’ll “fit” the small business environment.

Employees Must Be Generalists. In a small business, all employees, tradespersons, administrators, operators have to do other than what they specialize in. If an accounts clerk has to placate a dissatisfied customer, so be it. If the receptionist needs to check credit suitability, that’s OK too. In small-medium business the usual practice is for technicians and tradespeople to include selling among their duties.

An employee cannot simply say “That’s not my job” or “there’s no one here to handle that right now”. If your staff are too specialist, arrange some cross training to increase their value to you, improve their self development and enhance your customer service.

Customer Service Is Everyone’s Job. This idea isn’t new. Trainers and consultants spout it all the time. But in a small business it’s not only true, it’s essential. There’s no customer service or customer relations manager in a small business. Everyone must know how to respond to a range of customer service issues.

To the customer the person he or she speaks with is the business. A customer with a query or complaint must feel respected and welcomed. A small business is far more vulnerable to complaints from angry or unhappy customers than a large business. “I’ll call you back” or “I’ll get back to you” are inadequate responses. There must be a system that staff follow that guarantees customers a response within a certain time. If staff don’t know exactly what to say, use prepared scripts that they can follow.

Find Employees Who Like Small Business. This applies particularly to other managers and specialists. Unlike big business, small business doesn’t have a small army of people to delegate to. Managers and specialists must expect to be required to “get their hands dirty” as well as “manage”. Both managers and specialists must be prepared to assist colleagues when necessary.

People working in small business should enjoy the variety, the excitement, the immediacy and the unpredictability that’s inherent to some extent in almost all small business. They should also be tolerant of the foibles of colleagues. Small businesses, even with 20-30 employees, are fairly intimate places. There’s little room for personal aggravation.

Your Relationship With Staff. In small business, the relationship between the CEO and all staff is unique. Some staff may try to capitalize on it by self promotion. Some may simply be slightly uncomfortable that their performance and behaviour is so readily observed by the CEO. Others will be uncomfortable that, as they see it, other staff are more popular with the boss than they are.

As CEO in a small business, you’ll be far more aware of individual employee error and limitations than in large business. Make sure you keep a balanced perspective.

Conclusion. It’s great to employ the “best” people available. But they must be comfortable in the “rough and tumble” of small business too. It’s yet another area where the unique needs of small business are different from large business.

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How to Get Small Business Loans When Disapproved the SBA Program

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

Article by Advanced Merchant Services

Many small business owners have been disappointed when their applications for small business loans were disapproved by banks under the Small Business Administration’s program for America’s Recovery Capital. According to an article written by Robb Mandelbaum in the August 12, 2009 edition of The New York Times Online, “the program is off to a slow start.” It seems that most banks are reluctant to approve applications for small business loans.

Mandelbaum reports that the Small Business Administration’s program has 5 million to give away, enough to give small businesses 10,000 loans reaching as much as ,000 each. However, two months after the program was launched, there have only been 1,127 small business loans released, with a total of .8 million.

Sources are saying that banks are not very keen on participating in the Small Business Administration’s program because giving the small business loans would not be very profitable for them. Paul Merski,.chief economist of the trade association Independent Community Bankers of America, said, “There’s not a lot of profit motive in a ,000 loan stretched over six years.” Bob Seiwert from the Center for Commercial Lending and Business Banking at the American Bankers Association reveals that, because of strict underwriting standards, servicing the small business loans becomes even more expensive.

The banks have also found more ways to restrict the approval of small business loans with the Congressional restrictions on loan eligibility. According to Congress, in order to qualify for the Small Business Administration loans, small businesses need to be both struggling and viable. That means the business should have had an “immediate financial hardship” such as a 20 percent decrease in revenue. However, the business must also be at least two years old with proof of positive cash flow in one of the previous two years. It should also submit a two year cash-flow projection proving that it will be able to afford loan payments.

Because of the Congressional restrictions, banks are more likely to approve small business loans from their existing clients. Merski said, “From a financial perspective, it really is a loan that makes sense for an existing customer. You’re not going to have to put out a lot of resources to do a very costly underwriting. You know the business.”

Those who are working in support of small businesses are very much disillusioned. An example is Alex Cooper who is a counselor at the Pima Community College Small Business Development Center in Tucson. He said he had assisted almost 30 small business owners with their loan applications but none of them had been approved. “It’s a disappointment. I thought the banks would be more interested in the community and try to help small businesses,” he said.

When the applications for small business loans are disapproved by banks under the Small Business Administration’s program for America’s Recovery Capital, small business owners still have another option. They can get the equivalent of small business loans from their credit card services.

Credit card services provide their clients with the ability to accept payments through credit cards or debit cards in person, online or through the phone. Clients who have established a certain minimum in average monthly credit card sales are qualified to apply for cash advances that are like small business loans. Payments are automatically deducted from future credit card sales.

If you are a small business owner, you do not have to go through the hassles of applying for small business loans with banks who are reluctant to participate in the Small Business Administration program. Get your trouble free small business loans from your credit card services instead.

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Small Businesses Benefit From Twitter

Monday, December 27th, 2010

Article by Terry Green

Almost one in five small businesses are now tweeting regularly, according to research released recently by O2, the mobile phone provider. (“Small Businesses are Catching Twitter Bug,” Richard Tyler, The Telegraph, 16 March 2009) Although the larger, multinational firms were the first to jump on the Twitter bandwagon, increasing numbers of small to medium sized businesses are catching up. In many ways Twitter is an even more useful tool for the mom-and-pop operators than for the big businesses with deep financial pockets and large advertising budgets. Twitter is free, simple and easy to use and is the newest, most useful tool for small businesses looking to increase sales and profits.

Cost savings

Small businesses that use Twitter save on marketing and recruitment costs. A substantial amount has been saved by firms who use Twitter instead of traditional marketing methods, an impressive cost reduction from the small business perspective. (“UK Small Businesses Flock to Twitter,” News Desk, smallbizpod.co.uk, 17 March 2009) Small businesses often have little, if any, advertising budget. Having a Twitter account is much cheaper than maintaining a web page or an email distribution list. For smaller enterprises, the immediate intimacy of tweets suit their business philosophy and approach better than impersonal, sweeping advertising campaigns.

Spread the word

A Crème Brulee cart operating in San Francisco grew by word of mouth via Twitter and within a few months the proprietor had quit his day job to keep up with demand. (“Mom-and-Pop Operators Turn to Social Media,” Claire Cain Miller, New York Times, 23 July 2009) Such a success story illustrates that direct marketing, especially the word of mouth kind of Twitter, is a powerful tool for small businesses looking to expand their customer base. Business owners can also tweet about discounts or new, just-in products, reeling in new customers and enticing regular ones.

Relationship management

Twitter is useful for small businesses wanting to keep in touch with suppliers. The micro blogging tool allows small businesses to connect to other small companies, promoting a sense of community that goes beyond traditional geographical borders. An antique store in Texas connects with customers in New Jersey and orders supplies from out of town – all transactions were made through Twitter-based relationships. (“Mom-and-Pop Operators Turn to Social Media”) Twitter enables businesses to increase the range of contacts, whether with suppliers, potential customers or support services like accounting and consulting firms.

Feedback loop

Small businesses rarely conduct market surveys as these are too expensive and time consuming for the average small to medium enterprise. But what about grass root surveys? Twitter allows the small business to monitor what people are saying about their business and their products. You can ask for active feedback and criticism, respond to questions and deal with any disgruntled tweets through Twitter. Listening to what’s happening on the ground can also help small businesses decide on a strategic direction.

Keep your enemies closer

Competition is fierce for the small to medium enterprise. Twitter lets small businesses monitor their competition. What new initiatives are on the horizon and what can you do to keep ahead? If your competitors are not on Twitter, you can search for tweets that mention them so you can see what others are saying about them. Competitive intelligence is a good reason for small businesses to use Twitter and stay a step ahead of the crowd.

Differentiation

Being able to build a presence can make or break a small business. How do you differentiate your shop or enterprise from everyone else’s? Twitter allows a dash of creativity, humor and humanity in marketing your business. Tweets are personable and twitter accounts can be as funny or outstanding as you want them to be – the better for your customers to remember you by. A car dealer in Albany, New York, has the attention grabbing twitter profile “iamhuge”, a silly and memorable profile name that fits in with the business’s general marketing pitch and attracts curious customers to his website, Twitter account and dealership. (“Being HUGE on Twitter: A Small Business Case Study,” Rebecca Kelley, website: 10er20.com/blog, 4 August 2009)

Short summary:

Twitter is not just for the big guys. Small businesses are signing up for Twitter accounts in droves. There are a lot of benefits of using Twitter to the small business, including cutting marketing costs and keeping tabs on competitors.

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Starting Small Business Free Important Information

Saturday, December 25th, 2010

Article by Deepak kulkarni

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A very popular proverb goes like Money makes money. So, if one wants to make money through a business, the first step is definitely to invest money. Whether a business is small or big, the basic requirements are the same. You need to have a strong financial base to meet those umpteen business needs, such as purchasing raw materials and equipments, setting up the workplace, paying wages to the employees, maintenance, overhead charges and so on. Often, it happens that the savings, retained earnings or sale of business assets is insufficient for an entrepreneur to start a business or are insufficient to maintain the required cash flow for an existing business.

A shrewd business entrepreneur will use unsecured small business loan to let his business achieve new heights. Even though unsecured small business loans involve a little higher rate of interest, still such loans are appropriate for business starters who do not have plentiful resources at their disposal. These loans will not only save business entrepreneurs from the risk of repossession but will also provide them quick money to counter business urgencies.

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A Faster Way to Get Small Business Loans

Friday, December 24th, 2010

Article by Advanced Merchant Services

It is not easy for small businesses to get small business loans. Banks and other lenders require them to go through strict and complicated financial procedures with stringent requirements for qualification. After everything, credit approval is not even guaranteed.

Even the financing for loans supported by the Small Business Administration (SBA) cannot meet the needs of the majority of small businesses. Although the amount of credit available for small businesses has reportedly been increased by 25% since March this year, it is not that easy to avail of the said small business loans.

Small businesses seeking small business loans should know how to prepare the right kind of business plans that banks are looking for. To justify the loan, they should be able to show the banks in detail how they intend to use the money in business and how viable their plan is. Experts say lenders have specific points which they scrutinize applications for and applicants should know these points and tailor their submitted business plans accordingly.

It is also said that loan applicants should first establish a strong relationship with the lending bank in order to increase the possibility of having a loan approved. Banks supposedly give more small business loans to businesses they have already known and trusted long term. Since small businesses are usually new businesses, this is quite difficult to do and it cannot be done in a hurry. How can a new small business with financial needs establish a good long term relationship with a bank in time to meet its current needs?

Another requirement of lending institutions from small businesses applying for small business loans is a good credit history score. A small business should first be deemed credit worthy by the bank before it can even be considered for loan approval. Again, small businesses that are stll young are at an immediate disadvantage here. How can they establish credit worthiness in time?

The US Congress has also placed Congressional restrictions on eligibility for the Small Business Administration loans. Small businesses first have to prove that they are at least two years old and are both struggling and viable at the same time. They should present proof that they have had a positive cash flow in one of those previous two years in business. They should, however, be currently struggling with “immediate financial hardship” with a decrease in income that should not be less than 20 percent. At the same time, they should submit their projections for cash flow for the next two years, proving that they will be able to meet loan payments.

A faster way to get small business loans would be through credit card services.

Any small business should have credit card services. Credit card services enable a company to accept customer payments for goods and services via credit cards or debit cards, whether over the counter in brick and mortar settings, through the phone or online. Credit card services provide the hardware and software for this.

Being able to accept payments through credit cards or debit cards can greatly enhance a small business’ income earning potentials. In addition to that, credit card services can provide the equivalent of small business loans with no need for any collateral. The amount of the small business loans are computed based on the average monthly income of the small business from credit card payments. The small business loans are then amortized through automatic monthly deductions of a certain percentage from the small business’ future credit card revenue. This means small businesses can almost automatically qualify for small business loans through credit card services, and will surely be able to pay such small business loans. Is there a faster way than this?

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Small Business Help Useful Info

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

Article by Deepak kulkarni

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Resource for Small Business Ideas

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

Article by Clifford Mchanter

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Small Business Tips

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

Article by krishankant

Furthermore, the small business guerrilla knows that a small business with a website sold more than one without a website. In an eBay-commissioned survey conducted by ACNielsen, more than half of the 400 small business entrepreneurs who participated stated that the internet equals profits. A small portion reported that without a website, they would not have a business. The survey showed that 51 percent of the respondents indicated the internet improved the profitability of their small business, and as much as 58 percent said the internet has helped their small business expand. A good 15 percent of the small business owners surveyed said the internet is essential to their survival. The survey results clearly suggest that both the Internet and eBay have enriched the opportunities for small business success.

Mobile marketing and mobile devices will also definitely change the way consumers shop. In two years, as much as 40 percent of internet access will be through a mobile device. In fact, eBay generated US0 million in business from consumers browsing products, bidding and selling via iPhone and other mobile applications. The small business guerrilla knows he, too, has to evolve in order to remain competitive.

As a guerrilla small business entrepreneur, you explore every possible media to constantly keep your small business in front of your target niche market. Using brochures, t-shirts, discount coupons, post-it notes, or even complimentary gummy bears, your small business needs to be on top of your prospects’ minds when they search for a particular product or service that you provide.

The small business guerrilla learns from http://www.internetworldstats.com that as of June 2009, there are 1.67 billion internet users worldwide, with 704 million in Asia, 402 million in Europe, and 251 million internet users in North America. From the year 2000 to 2009, internet users in the Middle East and Africa grew by 1360 percent, while Asia had a 516 percent growth over the same period.

Given these impressive facts, the small business guerrilla knows that to build a website for his small business is definitely well worth investing into. But it is not enough to just build an informative small business website. With thousands, or even millions of search results on the same search topic, the small business website has to land, ideally, on page 1 of search engine results for the website to be effective. Not too many internet users will bother browsing all the way down to page 28 of search engine results. And with thousands of other websites competing for page 1, the small business website also needs to have a strong Page Rank to be able to stay on page 1. To land on page 1 of search engine results and rank strong, the small business website needs to go through search engine optimization, either through link building, article marketing, or other similar optimization techniques. While search engine optimization is actually a fun and interesting activity, it is also very time-consuming. And time is a very valuable resource for the small business owner. If the small business guerrilla does not have the time to do SEO himself, he can always outsource this activity and let web developers or a professional SEO company do the optimization for his small business website for a small fee.

If everything works out as planned, the small business website on page 1 of search engine results has a high percentage of converting search engine traffic into buying customers. What’s more, monetizing the small business website with non-competing ads and affiliates can bring in additional revenue for the small business guerrilla.

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