Ep 052: Blackdragon’s Model for Explosive Growth

In this episode, we sat down with Rob Rosenberger from Blackdragon to learn about his model for explosive growth. Rob is a serial entrepreneur who started his first business at age 9 and never looked back. Today, Rob is rapidly growing his company Blackdragon through a crowdsourcing approach to winning government contracts. We discuss some of Rob’s major wins, keys to success, biggest hurdles and important advice for government contractors.

Featured Guest: Rob Rosenberger Company: CEO, Blackdragon
Email: rob.rosenberger@blackdragon.expert Phone: 703.332.9122
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Ep 051: How the NVSBC Helps Veterans Succeed

I recently sat down with Scott Denniston, the Executive Director of the National Veteran Small Business Coalition. The NVSBC is a powerful voice for veteran government contractors. They also host the VETS conference each year. Scott and I discussed the purpose of the NVSBC, their ongoing efforts to fight for veterans, some of the many challenges veterans face when starting and running a business, and much more.

Featured Guest: Scott Denniston Company: Executive Director, NVSBC
Email: Scott.Denniston@nvsbc.org Phone: 703-581-7142
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Ep 050: Top 20 Questions Contractor’s Ask – Part 2

This is part 2 of a powerful series where we tackled the top 20 questions that government contractors ask. Part 2 of this series kicks off by talking about: How to take advantage of your socio-economic status, selling products through DIBBS, how to get past performance even if you’ve only been a sub, how to deal with information overload in this market, and much more…

Featured Guest: Joshua Frank Company: Managing Partner, RSM Federal
Email: jfrank@rsmfederal.com Phone: (703) 677-1700
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Ep 049: Top 20 Questions Contractor’s Ask – Part 1

We recently sat down with two government contracting juggernauts to talk about the top 20 questions that government contractors ask. The result is a two-part series covering these questions from every possible angle. Buckle up for part one of this series as we address critical questions such as: Do I need a GSA Schedule? Where do I find Simplified Acquisitions? Is there a better way to use FBO How do I find who buys what I sell? And much more…

Featured Guest: Joshua Frank Company: Managing Partner, RSM Federal
Email: jfrank@rsmfederal.com Phone: (703) 677-1700
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Ep 048: What it Takes to Win an SBIR

In this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Matt Miller about What it Takes to Win an SBIR. The SBIR program is designed to help small companies engage the government through research and development funds. This allows companies to (1) help the government solve problems and (2) create commercial products that SBIR winners can take to market and profit from. Learn more about the SBIR program here: https://www.sbir.gov/

Featured Guest: Matt Miller Company: Consultant, Prairie Sky Consultant
Email: mcmille@yahoo.com Phone: (217) 840-1382
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