Federal Sales and Government Contracting (Neil McDonnell)

Federal buyers and teammates are stalking you online. They're trying to find you and decide if you're worth their time. This is called in-bound sales and counts for 99% of your business' growth. In this training, you'll learn: • Where federal buyers go to look you and your company up • What signals tell a federal buyer not to select you • Why teammates and buyers check you out before meeting _____...

I know it can seem like there's nothing we can do while the government is shut down, but that's not the case. Winners make things happen. Others either 'watch it happen' or 'ask what happened'. To survive the shutdown, you need to be one of the companies 'making it happen'. In this training, you'll learn: • What is really shutdown during the FY2026 government shutdown? • What can small business go...

As a government contractor, you'll meet so many people. We call them stakeholders when we group them like you see below. By understanding who they are, you can create plans for meeting them. In this training, you'll learn: • About Federal Buyer Stakeholders • About Teaming Partner Stakeholders • About (free and paid) Supporting Stakeholders ___________________________________ 🔥 Join 26,718 others...

If you do not specialize, you will not succeed. This is true for athletes - they don't play every sport. This is true for doctors - they don't specialize in every part of the body. And this is true with government contractors. In this training, you'll learn: • What is a core competency • Why buyers need you to specialize not be a generalist • Why a lack of a clear, core competency will prevent you...

Everyone says you need to meet with federal buyers and teammates? But how? Is the most common question. If you can land 1st meetings with a buyer, you can get a 2nd meeting. And anyone who can have two meetings with a buyer has started and is building a strategic relationship that will lead to sales. In this training, you'll learn: • Why you should have 1 intro meeting per day with someone new • H...

AUSA 2025 is the must-attend event for anyone in the defense sector. But what if you can't make it to DC in person? You can still network and build relationships outside of the three days. When you think about it, how can anyone meet even a fraction of the over 44K people expected to be there? They can't. You and they need a plan for pre and post engagement. In this training, you'll learn: • How t...

The Navy is one of the largest buyers in the federal government, awarding billions in contracts every year to businesses of all sizes. Understanding how they buy, what they buy, and how to get your company in front of the right people is critical to winning work with the US Navy. In this training, you'll learn: • How the Navy organizes and funds contracts • Where to find upcoming Navy opportunitie...

WOSBs should not wait for federal agencies. You can make your owns success when you understand the same process others have followed for years. In this training, you'll learn: • How vital a Clear, Focused Offer is to your success • Why 'Strategic' Relationships opens doors • Steps to take to push opportunities to WOSB set aside ___________________________________ 🔥 Join 26,105 others and subscrib...

How to Get Federal Agencies to Use Your GSA Contract Vehicle for GovCons During 'Capture' you have the ability to influence the contracting officer on which contract vehicle they'll use.  Join Neil and Andy Kirkpatrick of GSA as they discuss tips for making your GSA MAS work for you ✅ In this Training, GovCon Chamber president Neil McDonnell explains: Why General Services Administration (GSA) Mul...

RFI and Sources Sought How to Avoid the Black Holes One of the biggest complaints government contractors have is that their RFI responses go into black holes.  If you've experienced this, where you submit a response but get no reply or engagement, then join Neil in this training. ✅ In this Training, GovCon Chamber president Neil McDonnell explains: Why responding to sources sought notices is a vi...

25 Best Federal Government Contracts for 2025 - Steps to Find Your Top Opportunities Government contractors preparing for 2025 success should have a strong sales pipeline of federal opportunities.  Join Neil as he shows you how he identifies the best opportunities for him and his clients. ✅ In this Training, GovCon Chamber president Neil McDonnell explains: What are the best contracts for your sm...

How to Get a Second Meeting with Federal Buyers for Small Businesses One of the most frustrating things in government contracting is not being invited back for a second meeting. ✅ In this Training, GovCon Chamber president Neil McDonnell explains: Why you're not getting a second meeting with federal buyers What you can do in the first meeting to guarantee the second meeting What you can do after...

7 Easy Steps to Land Federal Buyer Meetings for Government Contractors If you struggle to get meetings with federal buyers, then this training will be for you. Join Neil as he teaches you what he teaches his clients in order for them to land more meetings with federal buyers. ✅ In this Training, GovCon Chamber president Neil McDonnell discusses: Why it is important to have meetings with key stake...

Build Air Force Government Contracting Relationships for 2025 Success in sales is 10X easier when you develop relationships with your buyer and learn from them. Start planning now to build relationships with Air Force Buyers in 2025.  If you're selling to the Department Air Force (DAF), then you want to make sure you're building relationships with buyers in the best MAJCOM for you. ✅ In this Trai...

Best Federal Agencies for GovCons in a Trump Administration in 2025 Is your small business concerned about how the incoming Trump Administration will impact government contracting opportunities? Which federal agencies will likely have the best opportunities for small business government contractors?  Which agencies will lose funding? ✅ In this Training, GovCon Chamber president Neil McDonnell exp...

How to Plan for 2025 Success Under a Trump Administration Small businesses can still find government contracting success under the new Trump Administration in 2025. Plan now to review and adapt your strategies and relationships. Government efficiency will be the battle cry of this administration so you need to be able to demonstrate you can be cost-efficient, time-efficient, and provide critical v...

Win Federal Contracts as a Subcontractor in FY2025 This will be the most important government contracting training you ever watch! Being a subcontractor is a great way to pursue opportunities you normally could not. ✅ In this Training, GovCon Chamber president Neil McDonnell discusses: Three ways to earn federal revenue Why do billion-dollar government contractors subcontract under other large an...

What's Wrong with Your Capability Statement and How to Fix for 2025 Is your Capability Statement killing your chances of working with federal agencies? Government contractors need to analyze yours and I'll show you how to do this before 2025. ✅ In this Training, GovCon Chamber president Neil McDonnell explains: The top mistakes small businesses make in their Capability Statements How to quickly f...

Difference Between an RFI vs RFP for Federal Government Contracts Federal buyers follow a formal buying/acquisition process and knowing the difference between an RFI and an RFP will allow you to properly prepare to take advantage of each. ✅ In this Training, GovCon Chamber president Neil McDonnell discusses: What is an RFI-Request for Information What is an RFP- Request for Proposal What are the...

Build Relationships with SMALL Prime Contractors Working with small business winners in your target agency is one of the easiest ways to land opportunities.  You can build relationships that will lead to future teaming, or perhaps even lead to supporting current contracts they have. ✅ In this Training, GovCon Chamber president Neil McDonnell explains: Why it is important to build relationships wi...

Write the Best GovCon Capability Statement to Get Meetings in 2025 Are you a small business struggling to win government contracts? Let’s unlock the secret to a winning capability statement! Remember – the primary purpose for a Capability Statement is to land meetings with federal buyers. Use our framework to create a capability statement that will help you stand out from the competition. ✅ In th...

Federal Contract Spending in the New Trump Administration As a Government Contractor, you'll want to gain an understanding of how shifts in administration impact federal spending and contract opportunities. This session will explore the possible directions of federal spending priorities in 2025 under the Trump Administration and what they mean for government contractors. ✅ In this Training, GovCo...

How a Trump Presidency Could Impact Government Contracting There will be significant changes to government contracting and federal spending priorities in 2025 under the new Trump Administration.  The proposed DOGE idea, a Department of Government Efficiency, indicates that everything will be under review. How will the new Trump Presidency impact government contracting? What does the evidence tell...

How Federal Buyers Search for Small Business Government Contractors Federal buyers want to find small business government contractors to support their needs. But if they can't find you, then how can they buy from you? ✅ In this Training, GovCon Chamber president Neil McDonnell explains: What is market research and why do federal buyers do it Where federal buyers look for small businesses like you...

USAF has $1B for Small Business Innovators Ready to Change the World Join me in a fireside chat with Daniel Carroll as he tells us how to get access to $1B in USAF innovation funding. Daniel is the SBIR / STTR Division Chief for the US Air Force (USAF) and the US Space Force (USSF), as well as a champion for small business innovation. Connect with others in the live LinkedIn event here:   / 723691...