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Business Development Strategies -
– Strategic Alliances/Partnerships
Do you want to:
Win bigger contracts
Reach more customers
Provide better service to current client base
Fill in the blanks in your own skill sets
Have access to co-marketing opportunities
Gain exposure to additional clients through partner’s database
Network for two-way referrals
Pool your resources for faster results
If you answered “yes” to any of the above, Strategic Partnerships may be right for you. Learn how!
– Build Your own Referral-Based Business
Want more referrals? We’ll show you some doable, interesting ways to get more referrals, but more to the point we will walk you through the first steps in setting up a process, a system so that you get more referrals, more frequently, automatically. In doing so, the natural outcome, assuming you can successfully turn the warm prospect into a happy client, will mean profits and business growth for you. Get started now!
– Get Certified and Get the Contract!
What You Need to Know About Getting Certified –
The good news? The federal government really wants to give you their business. So much so that each year they set aside millions of dollars specifically earmarked for small businesses – businesses such as yours. And if you are a woman, a minority, a veteran or a “disadvantaged” business, they will even help you win contracts and earn their business! Millions of dollars worth of contracts go unclaimed by small businesses each year – don’t let this happen to you!
How can your company benefit from Certification?
More contracts = more revenue Prompt payment = cash flow
Automatically become more competitive in the bidding process
Your company will be listed on the agency’s list of certified vendors – making it easy to find you & possibly generating additional contracts through partnering opportunities.
What types of certification are available? Eligible companies are those socially and economically disadvantaged enterprise with 51% or more in business ownership as a MBE/WBE/DBE/VBE/LBE:
Minority-owned Business Enterprise
Woman-owned Business Enterprise
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
Veteran-Owned / Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Enterprise
Local Business Enterprise (typically City or County contracting opportunities)
What else do I need to know?
Certification is for existing “for-profit” small businesses only
Applicants must be citizens or lawfully admitted residents
The certifying agency will make a site visit to your office
One or more of the qualifying applicants must control the company’s management and daily operations.
Personal net worth for CUCP may not exceed $750,000 but only $250,000 for the SBA 8(a) Certification (excluding business ownership interest or equity in your personal residence).
Why Work With Us?
EXPERIENCE
We’ve accurately completed and successfully submitted countless certifications to multiple government agencies resulting in receiving the requested certifications, many of which came with reciprocity (one application, one submittal, accepted by multiple agencies.)
COMPLETE FOLLOW-THROUGH
We will compile the information, complete the application and ensure that it is submitted to the appropriate party and follow-up with the receiving agency to ensure that the application is processed. In the unlikely event that we make a mistake, we will correct the error at no additional cost to you.
CONFIDENTIAL
We recognize that your information is sensitive in nature. Therefore, when you place your confidence in our certification department, please be assured that we will safeguard your information, keeping the files under lock and key when not being worked on. Only the person working on your file has access to the information until such time as it is sent to the receiving agency. We will not rent, sell or otherwise disclose your information to anyone for any reason.
AFFORDABLE
Our certification packages start at $350 (single owner certifications). As supplemental documentation must be provided for additional owners claiming eligibility as a socially or economically disadvantaged business owner, there is a $125 fee for each additional applicant.
SIMPLE
Just complete and return the Client Profile. We’ll review the Profile and based on your responses, we may contact you for a brief telephone interview to confirm any details or clarifications prior to moving forward. When you’re ready to begin, we’ll give you a document checklist for the required attachments (tax returns, business license, etc.). Then just return the items with your application fee and we will complete and submit your application, normally within 5 to 10 business days.
Package 1 – $350*
California Unified Certification Program (CUCP) for DBEs – a “one-stop” certification procedure that eliminates the need for DBE firms to obtain certification from multiple agencies within the state. Your certification will be accepted statewide: state, county and city agencies. Bonus: Facilitates processing of your certification application in other states!
Package 2 -- $550*
Small Business Administration 8(a) Certification – for Federal government contracts. Bonus: Facilitates processing of CUCP certifications.
Package 3 – $175
Would you like to be notified when opportunities fitting your profile become available? Includes NAICS research, registration with CCR (Central Contract Registry) – required for federal contracts; MBDA and Federal Business Opportunities, plus one city/state or county of your choice.
* Prices shown are for certification of one owner. Each additional owner will be $125.