Comments on: Small Business SEO http://sourcer.org/small-business-seo Internet News, Marketing, SEO and more. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:27:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.1 By: Matt http://sourcer.org/small-business-seo#comment-1007 Matt Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:03:54 +0000 http://sourcer.org/small-business-seo#comment-1007 Speaking of the online business. I've created a site where small businesses can plug in their own store into my online virtual mall. For $35 dollars a month a company can have a store, with a store front identical to the physical store, while shoppers go in and out of the store, picking up items and are able to put them down or add them to their shopping cart. It's much like a video game. Shoppers can even chat with friends who are at the mall at the same time. Just thought it might be worth the small business owners time to check this out, since like your article said, many people do their shopping online. Speaking of the online business. I’ve created a site where small businesses can plug in their own store into my online virtual mall. For $35 dollars a month a company can have a store, with a store front identical to the physical store, while shoppers go in and out of the store, picking up items and are able to put them down or add them to their shopping cart. It’s much like a video game. Shoppers can even chat with friends who are at the mall at the same time.
Just thought it might be worth the small business owners time to check this out, since like your article said, many people do their shopping online.

]]> By: sourcer http://sourcer.org/small-business-seo#comment-1009 sourcer Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:06:43 +0000 http://sourcer.org/small-business-seo#comment-1009 I like your idea and I hope you will have a nice profit with that, waiting more news about how your mall is working... I like your idea and I hope you will have a nice profit with that, waiting more news about how your mall is working…

]]> By: Ken Larson http://sourcer.org/small-business-seo#comment-1014 Ken Larson Wed, 17 Jan 2007 01:37:36 +0000 http://sourcer.org/small-business-seo#comment-1014 There are many good points in your article. I would like to supplement them with some information. For an all-volunteer site, dedicated to small businesses who wish to succeed in federal government contracting, please see the below site: http://www.smalltofeds.blogspot.com/ The federal government will contract in excess of $80B to small businesses in the next fiscal year. There are over 50 agencies or "Departments" in the federal government. Each of these agencies has a statutory obligation to contract from small business for over 20% of everything it buys. Contracting officers must file reports annually demonstrating they have fulfilled this requirement. Not fulfilling the requirement can put agency annual funding in jeopardy. Small business has a motivated customer in federal government contracting officers and buyers. Large business, under federal procurement law, must prepare and submit annual "Small Business Contracting Plans" for approval by the local Defense Contract Management Area Office (DCMAO) nearest their headquarters. These plans must include auditable statistics regarding the previous 12 month period in terms of contracting to small businesses and the goals forecast for the next year. The federal government can legally terminate a contract in a large business for not meeting small business contracting goals. Approved small business plans must accompany large business contract proposals submitted to federal government agencies. Small businesses have motivated customers in large business subcontract managers, administrators and buyers. There are set-aside opportunities available for small entities,veterans, disabled veterans, women and minorities. All it takes is navigating the system, persistance, asking questions, registering, marketing, teaming and working hard. Small Business America is good at that. There are many good points in your article. I would like to supplement them with some information.

For an all-volunteer site, dedicated to small businesses who wish to succeed in federal government contracting, please see the below site:

http://www.smalltofeds.blogspot.com/

The federal government will contract in excess of $80B to small businesses in the next fiscal year.

There are over 50 agencies or “Departments” in the federal government. Each of these agencies has a statutory obligation to contract from small business for over 20% of everything it buys.

Contracting officers must file reports annually demonstrating they have fulfilled this requirement. Not fulfilling the requirement can put agency annual funding in jeopardy. Small business has a motivated customer in federal government contracting officers and buyers.

Large business, under federal procurement law, must prepare and submit annual “Small Business Contracting Plans” for approval by the local Defense Contract Management Area Office (DCMAO) nearest their headquarters. These plans must include auditable statistics regarding the previous 12 month period in terms of contracting to small businesses and the goals forecast for the next year.
The federal government can legally terminate a contract in a large business for not meeting small business contracting goals. Approved small business plans must accompany large business contract proposals submitted to federal government agencies. Small businesses have motivated customers in large business subcontract managers, administrators and buyers.

There are set-aside opportunities available for small entities,veterans, disabled veterans, women and minorities. All it takes is navigating the system, persistance, asking questions, registering, marketing, teaming and working hard.

Small Business America is good at that.

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