The United States government is the world's largest buyer of goods and services anywhere in the world, and the one most accessible to the average small business. In 2010, federal spending included $536.7 billion in contract awards, $557.7 billion in grants, and another $357.5 million in loans and guarantees. Of this, the largest portion of the dollars went to the Department of Defense (DOD) at $367 billion, followed by the Department of Energy (DOE) at $25.7 billion, and then NASA at $16 billion. The government goes to great lengths to encourage small businesses JUST LIKE YOURS to bid on...
The United States government is the world's largest buyer of goods and services anywhere in the world, and the one most accessible to the average smal...