Tweet The federal government is a huge buyer of products and services, but it takes careful preparation to successfully secure the federal government as a buyer. So where can you start? The U.S. Small Business Administration offers an 8(a) certification program geared at setting up small business for success in supplying the federal government. The SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program is named for the section of the federal Small Business Act designed to boost the competitiveness of small and disadvantaged businesses in the marketplace. It’s a lucrative area. In fact, small businesses earned more than $18.4 billion in 8(a) contracts in Fiscal Year 2010. 8(a) also helps companies become better prepared to supply federal and private procurement markets. For those [...]
Read More »connXus.com, the revolutionary online service that connects small, woman- and minority-owned businesses with corporations seeking to improve their supplier diversity has secured seed funding from a group of angel investors that includes a former CEO and Chairman of the Board for Procter & Gamble.
Read More »“Online platform connXus seeks to help small business owners expand their clientele using their unique platform.”
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Read More »“Since our trial launch started in December, connXus.com buyer members have posted real bid opportunities totaling more than $10 million,” said connXus.com Founder Rod Robinson. “Based on this early success, we project opportunity postings of $40-60 million this year.”
Read More »This year, make a resolution that’s non-fattening, incredibly easy to keep and can have a tremendous impact not only on your business, but also, dare I say, on the entire nation’s small, minority- and woman-owned business community.
Read More »…as someone who’s been on both sides of the procurement fence, I’ve seen some things businesses do work well, and others not so well. Today, we’ll talk about things Minority Suppliers need to do in order to succeed.
Read More »Tweet Welcome to connXus and The Connection Point blog! My name is Rod Robinson, and as one of the founders of connXus.com, I’ll be one of The Connection Point bloggers musing on all things related to supply management, procurement and supplier diversity. First, a little about me and connXus.com: Like all innovations, connXus.com was born of my personal frustration with the status quo. As the founder and managing partner of consulting firm Accel Advisors, I worked with Fortune 1000 companies to improve or create supplier diversity programs. From my corporate clients, I kept hearing how hard it was for them to identify new, quality, diverse suppliers. I also heard from diverse suppliers how hard it was to develop relationships with [...]
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The ConnXion Point is the blog for connXus.com, an online service connecting small, minority- and woman-owned businesses with companies seeking to hire diverse suppliers.
I'm Rod Robinson, founder and chief connector of connXus.com. I've spent 15 years in the procurement business as a minority business owner, company procurement officer and industry consultant.
The ConnXion Point will focus on issues, events and news about procurement and supplier diversity. So, whether you're purchasing or selling, we'll have information you can use. We also hope to facilitate a healthy, respectful exchange of viewpoints on issues surrounding supplier diversity and procurement.
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