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February 2010

Government Leveling Contractors Playing Field

by Chris Arlen

An article in today’s New York Times describes a possible change in the way federal contracts are awarded, and it specifically calls out facility service contracts. Plan to Seek Use of U.S. [...]

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Selling Sales Efforts

by Chris Arlen

Is the only benefit of sales personnel their ability to secure a signed contract? Consider this; you’re the one responsible for bringing on new business, you’re boss oversees your sales efforts as [...]

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RFPs to Nowhere?

by Chris Arlen

I asked a contractor-friend of mine what his biggest pain in contract sales was. His answer was “not getting the opportunity to make a presentation after submitting a proposal in response to [...]

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Estimates vs. Budgets

by Chris Arlen

Here’s a customer-contractor situation that, although it doesn’t happen too frequently, is extremely dicey when it does. Your customer wants a non-contract service from you, but the project isn’t in their budget. [...]

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