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Innovation and The White House: What’s Ahead For Local Governments? Innovation in government was a priority for the previous administration, and, in fact, the White House signed the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act that creates the position of US Chief...
read moreInfographic: 5 of the Fastest Growing Areas in Government Contracting In FY 2017, local government spend is estimated to top $1.8 trillion across 90,000 agencies in the United States. According to a recent article in Route Fifty, there are several “hotspots” in local...
read moreWhat States’ Top Procurement Priorities Mean for Local Governments The National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) recently released the Top Ten Priorities for State Procurement based on a ranking from state procurement leaders across the country....
read more7 Ways to Get Your Bid Noticed You’ve heard about the 16 traps to look for and you’ve checked off the 12 things to do before responding to an RFP...and you’re finally ready to submit your bid. But how do you know it’ll get NOTICED? Although there’s never a guarantee...
read moreChoosing the Right Lead Notification Service For Your Business So, you’ve taken a look at our recent blog post, “Are Lead Notifications Right For Your Business?” and decided you’d like to try a Lead Notification service to help get more bid opportunities for your...
read moreAre Lead Notifications Right For Your Business? If you sell to local governments, you know it can be a time-consuming task to scour your target agencies’ bulletin boards and websites or the local newspaper to find leads that match your business. And, when you do find...
read moreChecklist: 12 Things to Do Before Responding to an RFP Organization and timeliness are key when responding to RFPs, so we’ve created a checklist to help you determine which opportunities you should (or shouldn’t) be spending your time on and what to do to increase...
read moreResponding to RFPs? Watch For These 16 Traps If you respond to local government RFPs, you know they can get pretty complicated. Even when you’re confident that you’ve crafted the perfect response, you still may have a few questions in the back of your mind. What’s the...
read moreWhat Your Registration Is and Isn't: 3 Common Misconceptions You’ve completed the registration process for a local government in your sales territory, but...now what? What does being a “registered vendor” actually mean? In short, registering your business with a local...
read moreBrian Strong Shares Practical Principles for Public Purchasing at GFOASC Brian Strong, co-founder of Vendor Registry, presented "Five Practical Principles for Public Purchasing Every Government Should Know" to an engaged audience at the Government Finance Officers...
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