In this special episode of Game Changers, you go 1-on-1 with Michael LeJeune to talk about the SBA’s Proposed Changes to the 8(a) Business Development Program. First off, I need to mention that this doesn’t just impact 8(a) companies. There’s language in these proposed rule changes that will affect almost every certification program. The two mentioned the most are 8(a) and WOSB. This podcast is a high-level overview of the 311-page proposed rule changes.

Joshua Frank gives an excellent breakdown of the rule changes in his LinkedIn article located here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/impact-2022-sba-proposed-rules-joshua-frank/

If you would like to give your feedback to the SBA (deadline November 8, 2022), you can read the entire document here: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/09/09/2022-18068/ownership-and-control-and-contractual-assistance-requirements-for-the-8a-business-development

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Featured Guest:	Michael LeJeune	Company:	Partner and Federal Access PM, RSM Federal
Email:	mlejeune@rsmfederal.com	Phone:	(636) 577-5005

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In this special episode of Game Changers, you go 1-on-1 with Michael LeJeune to talk about how to Stop Micromanaging Top Performers. One of the reasons that I love top performers is that they can self-manage. This means that any time you invest in them is usually spent optimizing what they are already doing well. And those tweaks typically wind up having an immediate impact on their performance and the bottom line. If this is true, why do so many companies micromanage their top performers? Michael talks about this and gives you several tips to help you properly manage top performers.

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Featured Guest:	Michael LeJeune	Company:	Partner and Federal Access PM, RSM Federal
Email:	mlejeune@rsmfederal.com	Phone:	(636) 577-5005

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In this special episode of Game Changers, you go 1-on-1 with Michael LeJeune to talk about Your First Year as a Government Contractor. Did you know that it takes the average company three to five years to win their first government contract? If you are still new in your government contracting journey (first 3 to 5 years), this podcast will help you refocus your priorities so that you don’t become another statistic that hasn’t won a contract.

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Featured Guest:	Michael LeJeune	Company:	Partner and Federal Access PM, RSM Federal
Email:	mlejeune@rsmfederal.com	Phone:	(636) 577-5005

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In this episode, we talk with Rich Earnest about How to Leverage Your GSA Schedule. Did you know that roughly 50% of GSA Schedule holders never get a single sale/contract award via their schedule? One of the most common reasons for this is that most schedule holders pursue a schedule without doing any research on their buyers. Regardless of where you are on your GSA Schedule journey, this podcast will help you understand the best practices for properly leveraging your schedule.

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Featured Guest:	Rich Earnest	Company:	Co-Founder, Earnest Consulting Group
Email:	rich.earnest@betteryourcompany.com	Phone:	(765) 293-4980

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In this special episode of Game Changers, you go 1-on-1 with Michael LeJeune to talk about Creating an Employee Database. Did you know that the second biggest challenge for government contractors is finding people to work on contracts? This has been a problem for several years. Based on the trends we are watching; this is only going to get harder. So what’s the solution? Always be recruiting! This podcast will walk you through several strategies that will help you find and track talent so that when you need to hire someone, you already have a warm list of candidates to reach out to. In case you were wondering, winning government contracts is the number challenge that contractors face.

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Featured Guest:	Michael LeJeune	Company:	Partner and Federal Access PM, RSM Federal
Email:	mlejeune@rsmfederal.com	Phone:	(636) 577-5005

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