Ep 210: Recession Proof Your Government Contracting Business

In this special episode of Game Changers, you go 1-on-1 with Michael LeJeune to talk about Recession Proofing Your Government Contracting Business. The global economy has been on a bit of a roller coaster since 2020. The last year has been especially brutal with the cost of everything going up and major staffing shortages. Mix in lingering COVID issues, a war, record inflation, and an election cycle and you have the perfect recipe for a recession. If you follow history; you know while recessions are brutal for many people, it’s also historically a time of record growth for others. In this episode, we talk about you can accelerate during the recession.

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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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Ep 209: The HUBZone Contractors National Council

In this episode, we talk with Michelle Burnett about the HUBZone Contractors National Council. The HUBZone Contractors National Council is a non-profit trade association that advocates for policies that ultimately help bring opportunities to historically underutilized business zones. These opportunities help HUBZone companies grow and thrive and create much needed jobs. This helps strengthen thousands of communities across the country.

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Featured Guest: Michelle Burnett Company: Executive Director, National HUBZone Council
Email: michelle.burnett@hubzonecouncil.org Phone: (240) 442-1787
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Ep 208: Historic Government Q4 Spending Spree

In this special episode of Game Changers, you go 1-on-1 with Michael LeJeune to talk about Historic Government Q4 Spending. It seems like every year we talk about historic government spending. The fiscal year 2022 has seen a few unique twists and turns. There was the usual budget crisis in late 2021 that ultimately led to a spring delay of the budget. We saw the signing of the infrastructure bill in November. In February, the war in Ukraine began. COVID is still an issue. All of these factors have led to shifting priorities and a slow rollout of the FY22 budget. This leads us into what I predict will be a historic spending spree by the government.

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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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Ep 207: Level Three Credit Card Processing

In this episode, we talk with Sean Jones from Revolution Payments about Level Three Credit Card Processing. Did you know that there is a special credit card processing rate for government contracts? This is called level three processing. This credit card processing method can save your company approximately 50% on credit card charges. This podcast will give you an overview of how level three processing works, what information you need to capture to be compliant, and how to get set up.

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Featured Guest: Sean Jones Company: President, Revolution Payments
Email: sean@revolution-payments.com Phone: (301) 790-3450
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Ep 206: 3 Rules of Engagement

In this special episode of Game Changers, you go 1-on-1 with Michael LeJeune to talk about 3 Rules of Engagement. Making the jump from employee to employer/business owner requires a mindset shift. When you are an employee, the rules are set by your employer. When you are the boss, you set the rules. That freedom often causes a lot of questions. If you are new to government contracting, you may be totally in the dark about how the government operates and how you should respond. This podcast will give you a simple framework that you can use to build your own rules of engagement for running your business.

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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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