Ken LarsonSep 3, 20222 min readTransition Stress – The Veteran’s Battle In Returning HomeImage: “Alignable“ “ALIGNABLE“ “The numbers are staggering — two-thirds of the 245,000 former soldiers returning home annually are...
Ken LarsonSep 2, 20221 min readConsider A Marketing Template In Your Small Federal Government Contracting“SMALLTOFEDS” “You are embarking on the utilization of SAMContract Opportunities, the gateway for federal government agencies advertising...
Ken LarsonSep 1, 20221 min readAstute Contract Closeout Process Avoids Unnecessary Delays“SMALL TO FEDS” “Becoming informed on government contract closeout steps and putting in place processes to support them in your business...
Ken LarsonAug 31, 20223 min readCourt Protects Closely Guarded Vendor Lists“NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE” By David Rikkers “Successful companies are investing in efforts to create and maintain effective supply bases...
Ken LarsonAug 30, 20221 min readUpdated Finance And Copyright Resources Helping Small Business ExportersU.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION “The easy-to-understand Trade Finance Guide provides practical, how-to advice in a simplified...
Ken LarsonAug 29, 20221 min readIs Small Business SETA Contracting for You?"SMALLTOFEDS” “System Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) contracting may provide an avenue for the small business in gaining the...
Ken LarsonAug 28, 20226 min readVietnam’s Struggle to Overcome the Legacy of US BombsDuong Ba Tien with the unexploded bomb he found while tending his family’s water buffalo in Quang Tri province, central Vietnam....
Ken LarsonAug 27, 20224 min readAmerican Companies Want Veterans To Fill 49,000 Welding Jobs -Train While Still Serving“MILITARY.COM” By Blake Stilwell “Over the coming decade, the United States will need an average of 49,200 welders, solderers and similar...
Ken LarsonAug 26, 20223 min readHow Business Partnering Can Help You Become A Government Contractor“FEDERAL TIMES” By Melissa Rayworth “For entrepreneurs, it’s part of the central mythology: You launch your own business because you want...
Ken LarsonAug 25, 20221 min readTeam Early, Exclusively And Synergistic In Small Business Government Contracting“SMALLTOFEDS” Synergism is paramount in teaming with any size company, whether in a lead or subcontracting role. There should be...
Ken LarsonAug 24, 20221 min readUnderstanding The Stages Of Unsolicited Small Business Government Contract Proposals‘SMALLTOFEDS” “Most enterprises in government contracting encounter the possibility of submitting an unsolicited proposal. The perceived...
Ken LarsonAug 23, 20221 min readOrganization Conflict of Interest (OCI) Awareness Prevents Protests & Past Performance Degradation Image: purchasinginsight.com “SMALLTOFEDS” “While planning, marketing, teaming, proposing or performing under federal government programs...
Ken LarsonAug 22, 20224 min readDHS Marks Expansion Of Bug Bounty Efforts With Impending Contract Awards“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” by Justin Doubleday “The Department of Homeland Security is planning to award up to four contracts as early as...
Ken LarsonAug 21, 20224 min read3M’s Heartless Approach Toward Purple Heart Recipients With Hearing Loss“MILITARY TIMES” By James McCormick “From 1999 through 2015, 3M sold earplugs to every branch of the armed forces. The earplugs did not...
Ken LarsonAug 20, 20222 min readFuture Sailors, Prior-Service Members Eligible for Bonuses and Loan Repayment up to $115,000U.S. NAVY PRESS OFFICE From Commander, Navy Recruiting Command ” Future Sailors and Prior Service Members, either Navy Veterans or Other...
Ken LarsonAug 19, 20222 min readAre You Driving the Tools & Not the Car In Launching Your Small Business?“SMALLTOFEDS“ https://www.smalltofeds.com/2015/05/are-you-driving-tools-not-car-in.html “Don’t let poor judgments on technology detract...
Ken LarsonAug 18, 20225 min readDoes The Government Need A Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) Enforcer?“FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” By Justin Doubleday “A federal advisory committee is recommending Congress give a small office at the National...
Ken LarsonAug 17, 20223 min readDOD ‘Shark Tank’-Like Innovation Challenges Are Here To Stay With Two New Entries “FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK” By Scott Maucione “There’s Spark Tank, STEAM Tank, the Maneuver Innovation Challenge, Dragon’s Lair, the...
Ken LarsonAug 16, 20224 min readSlogan Best Practices And Change Trends Of The Washington Technology 2022 Top 100” WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY“ By Joyce Bosc “For companies, the most succinct message is a slogan or tagline. To discover what’s working, we...
Ken LarsonAug 15, 20222 min readSBA Support To Small Business In Government Contracting – An Entrepreneur’s Success Storyhttps://www.performance.gov/ “Thanks to the support of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Croft’s company grew from a net...
