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SBA Lifts the Application Hold for 8(a) Certification

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Government agencies are required to allocate a certain percentage of their contracts to small businesses, and 8(a) certified firms are given priority consideration in the procurement process. This can be a game-changer for businesses seeking lucrative opportunities in the federal marketplace.

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Supplier Motivation, A Key Component of Supplier Management

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Convinced that their sizes and brands will attract suppliers anyway, they entrench themselves behind the gates of rigid procurement processes. They miss the huge opportunity of co-innovating with these businesses, especially startups, by failing to take a differentiated approach. In fact, they ask suppliers to assess Procurement too.