Why small businesses and women entrepreneurs are losing out on federal contracts

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges small businesses and women entrepreneurs face in securing federal contracts due to bureaucratic obstacles.

Don’t Imbibe the Kool-Aid with Kim Kennedy – It turns out that a large portion of the money earmarked for small businesses ends up going to big businesses. One of the biggest reasons is the red tape and the time it takes to cut through that red tape. Many small businesses do not have the manpower and time to go through the burdensome process of applying for help...

People in this episode

Host: Kim Kennedy

Topics covered

• small businesses
• women entrepreneurs
• federal contracts
• red tape
• business challenges

Keywords

• small businesses
• women entrepreneurs
• federal contracts
• red tape
• business application process

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: small businesses, big businesses, federal contracts

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