Contractor Spotlight
Trish Summers, President
& Lynn Sutton, CEO
Advantage Building Contractors
Agency Focus
Carmen Jones
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agency Forecast-USDA
Are You Ready for the Federal FY-End Buying Season?
By Freida Curry
Illinois PTAC Director, WBDC
Contracting Updates from the
Capitol
WIPP Government Relations
Policy & Advocacy
Resources to Help Women-Owned
Small Businesses Overcome the Competition
By Lourdes Martin-Rosa
American Express Advisor
WOSB Opportunity Watch
Sources Sought
Bidders Wanted Bulletin
July 1 Begins Final Quarter of the Federal Fiscal Year:
Strategize & Execute Now to Increase Sales
By Gloria Larkin, President, TargetGov
The WIPP Federal Contracting
Certificate Program
Government Reporting Making or Breaking Your Customer Experience
By Misty Mayes, President,
Managment Solutions LLC
Top Tips
By WIPP Members in Contracting
Contracting Best Practices
By Lesa Adeboye
CEO, Alliance Group Inc.
The WIPP Corner
Past and Upcoming Events
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