Subject: 🌤️ Saturday Newsletter from Govcon Giants

Catch up on what has happened this week and what is coming up...

This week's Podcast Episode

140: Michael Sanders – Responsive leadership in providing innovative solutions to complicated problems

This week's podcast episode has been called one of Eric's favorite episodes, so you know that means it is a must listen.

Michael V. Sanders is the Founder and CEO of Interactive Government Holdings, a global company serving defense and civilian agencies. Michael started IGH as a service-disabled, veteran owned small business in 2006 following his time in the U.S. Marine Corps.

In this episode you will hear how IGH’s humble start in government contracting was a $2,500 contract from Prince George’s County in Maryland. Under Michael’s leadership, today IGH is a global company serving defense and civilian agencies.

This is the the normal you hear time after time, listen to why he tells us not to get certifications or be a subcontractor to just go straight to being a Prime.

Tune and listen to this week's Giant's journey.

Podcast Show Notes

Must Read Articles

Independent contractor or employee?

For small businesses, new rules could change worker status.

If your business, like mine, uses independent contractors, then new rules in the works at the Department of Labor may change how we classify these workers. Many of us may be required to classify these contractors as employees.

Here’s how to get ready.

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DBE/ACDBE Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

This rulemaking would strengthen implementation of the Department of Transportation’s (Department or DOT) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) Program regulations.

Click to read the full article

Event Recommendation from a past Podcast Guest

The National Security Innovation Network (NSIN) is holding its annual Defense Entrepreneurial Symposium (DES) on August 11th.

The goal of the DES is to share opportunities for college students, startups, and small companies to work with the DoD to solve challenges by getting involved with NSIN "Acceleration Programs". Those opportunities can lead to cash awards to further develop technologies, prototyping opportunities, and even contracts. Additionally, and here is the kicker, investors and venture capitalists will give presentations on their activities and conduct a panel so people can find funding opportunities!

Here is the link to register for this event, which starts at 9am CENTRAL, and is entirely virtual:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/defense-entrepreneurial-symposium-tickets-329951783667

Click here to Register

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