The current market climate for contractors

About this episode

Mark Amtower discusses the current market climate for contractors with guest Shauna Weatherly, focusing on challenges and strategies for small contractors.

This week on Amtower Off Center , host Mark Amtower is joined by Shauna Weatherly, president of FedSubK and a former federal acquisition professional. Topics discussed include: The current market climate, especially issues impacting small contractors The problems facing companies with various set-aside status Focusing on emphasizing your core capabilities, not yout set-aside status Compliance issues like the CMMC approaching deadline Growth strategies for small contractors The power of storytelling and social media See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Mark Amtower

Guest: Shauna Weatherly

Topics covered

• market climate
• small contractors
• set-aside status
• core capabilities
• compliance issues
• growth strategies
• storytelling

Keywords

• contractors
• market climate
• small business
• set-aside
• CMMC
• growth strategies
• storytelling
• social media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FedSubK, CMMC

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