Also, if you are very good at a nitche service, scout for one or two established contractors who are successful in winning contracts at an agency where you would like to be doing business. You may be able to talk you way into a subcontract position on their next competitive bid. As you recruit, you may be able to find employees who already have relevant federal experience, and this can strengthen your case for competitive awards. When we travel outside of the Washington beltway, we discover that states and counties are already in the thick of welfare reform. Most states are not waiting for Congress to act, and early experience indicates that there are a variety of opportunities for contractors, universities and nonprofits.
Transportation is one of the greatest barriers to employment.
While unfilled jobs may exist in a community, public transportation often does a poor job of connecting job sites with welfare recipients. Nonprofits are being asked to provide an increasing portion of support services and emergency aid. Policy studies and evaluations will be needed to review the impacts of welfare reform. This phase is to explore the technical merit and future market for the product. Every year, participating departments and agencies issue lists of solutions which they are interested in funding, and businesses are invited to compete for SBIR grants.