VIP ADVANCE is a 3-day in-residence training program that is offered at NO COST* to Veteran business owners nationwide. The program is designed specifically for service-disabled and Veteran-owned small businesses interested in taking their business to the next level in the federal marketplace.

DESCRIPTION: The Shared Services concept of sharing a service or critical expertise across multiple business or mission functions within a particular agency or across multiple agencies has been around for many years with the intent of building high-quality capacity through economies of scale. The goal for Shared Services is to improve quality, consistency, and timeliness, reduce duplicative investments, and provide cost effectiveness of servic...

The only purpose of your Capability Statements to get a meeting. Are you a Small Business government contractors who puts too much information in your Cap Statement and just overwhelms the reader? FREE LinkedIn live Capability Statements That Get Read Every Time for More Meetings In this training, GovCon Chamber president Neil McDonnell explains: How to use a Capability Statement for the greatest impact What goes in (and stays OUT) of your Cap...

Selling to federal buyers in 2024 is far different than it was just 5 years ago. Instead of face-to-face meetings, buyers prefer to do most of their engagement virtually. That's why today’s most powerful sales technique is social selling. Join social selling expert Neil McDonnell to learn how small businesses can engage with federal contractors on LinkedIn and grow their network of buyers and teammates. FREE LinkedIn live Social Selling...

FREE LinkedIn live Easiest Way to Find Federal Opportunities for Government Contractors In this training, GovCon Chamber president Neil McDonnell explains: The easiest way to find government contract opportunities Where to find awarded government contracts that you could have competed for What to do when you find an opportunity your competitor won Join 13,000 members of the government contracting community on LinkedIn to learn how to identify...

Winning a prime contract with a federal agency can be hard if you're new to the federal government market. Subcontracting is the fastest and most affordable way to grow your company in the federal market. FREE LinkedIn live How to Make $25M by Subcontracting as a Government Contractor In this training, GovCon Chamber president Neil McDonnell explains: The 3 Paths to Federal Revenue How to create a 'niche' clear, focused offer How to use your e...

Sources Sought responses are the key to government contracting. In this training, Neil McDonnell shows the common mistakes and how to address this immediately. FREE LinkedIn live Sources Sought | Top 3 Mistakes Government Contractors Make In this training, Neil McDonnell explains: How to create a 'Rapid Response' process for responding to RFIs and Sources Sought Why your responses need to be 'yours' - not limited by the government What to do a...

Often, we can lose focus on our long-term goals as we deal with the more pressing issues in our day-to-day lives. But your career advancement deserves dedicated attention and planning. Join us at the GovLoop offices on Wednesday Feb. 21 from 4:30–6:30 pm ET to hear government experts share what effective goal planning looks like and how to make it work for your career.

Business Development for government contracting requires strong planning, organization and time management. Learn to focus your energies for the greatest ROI. FREE LinkedIn live DAILY PRIORITIES FOR Small Business Government Contractors In this training, Neil McDonnell explains: How to identify priority strategic tasks to work 'on' your business How to use 7-step Process for federal revenue success to make planning easy Why you need to be in Q...

Is cold calling stopping your government contracting success? Learn to push past your resistance to cold calling,understand the calling metrics, follow scripts and templates that start conversations with federal buyers and teammates. FREE LinkedIn live How to Make Cold Calls to Federal Buyers | A Guide for GovCons In this training, Neil McDonnell explains: How you can push past your resistance to cold calling How many calls it takes to get in...