Here is a gift to you from the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce. It is a complimentary and helpful guide to procurement opportunities for businesses. We encourage you to use it!
Free Guide to Federal, State and Corporate Procurement Opportunities (PDF)
Braddock’s Procurement Opportunities Guide, 2013 Edition, is designed to help small-business owners and decision-makers understand the procurement process used by governments and large corporations.
The Guide provides an overview of government and corporate markets with an emphasis on who buys and how buying decisions are made. The Guide also presents “next-step” resources that small business can use to penetrate these markets.
Topics include:
- Selling to the Federal Government/State Governments
- Selling to Large Corporations
- Selling to Foreign Governments and International Organizations
- “Green” Procurement
- Special Resources for Women-, Minority-, or Veteran-Owned Businesses
A glossary of procurement-related terms is included, as well as a procurement preparation checklist, information about teaming agreements and joint ventures, and more.
Available at no charge to you
This special PDF edition of Braddock’s Procurement Opportunities Guide is available at no charge thanks to the generous support of Microsoft Corporation. Braddock’s Procurement Opportunities Guide is published and copyrighted by Braddock Communications, Inc.
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