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All links and resources are courtesy of Maine Small Business Development Centers Government ContractingGovCon is the information resource for the Government Contracting industry - suggested by Emerging Business Magazine.
The HUBZone Empowerment Contracting program provides federal contracting opportunities for qualified small businesses located in distressed areas. Fostering the growth of these federal contractors as viable businesses, for the long term, helps to empower communities, create jobs, and attract private investment.
MDC helps Maine businesses market products and services to federal and state agencies and other businesses through individual technical assistance, electronic scanning and distribution of contract announcements, a full government specifications library, monthly updates of procurement information and other services.
Pro-Net is an electronic gateway of procurement information -- for and about small businesses. It is a search engine for contracting officers, a marketing tool for small firms and a "link" to procurement opportunities and important information. It is designed to be a "virtual" one-stop-procurement-shop.
The SBA Office of Government Contracting (GC) works to create an environment for maximum participation by small, disadvantaged, and woman-owned businesses in federal government contract awards and large prime subcontract awards. GC advocates on behalf of small business in the federal procurement world.
The USDA Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) is tasked with responsibility for fostering the use of small, disadvantaged and women-owned businesses as Federal contractors. OSDBU's goal is to provide as much information, guidance and technical assistance as possible to assist the small business community in increasing their competitiveness through equitable participation in USDA's procurement and program opportunities.
WomenBiz.Gov is organized to target the five specific stages that a woman business owner should go through as she begins to explore whether the federal government is the right customer for her.
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