#156: How to Win Federal Contracts with Barbara Ashe

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Barbara Ashe is the Director and Founder of the <a href="https://www.nationalvip.org/Home/Home.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP)</a>, a nonprofit focused on training veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses on how to compete, comply and perform in the federal marketplace.  VIP offers four different curriculums to connect veteran-owned businesses with the information and resources they need to grow in the federal market at no cost to participants.  </span></p> <p>In this episode, Barbara <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and I</span> discuss:</p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;">The<span style= "font-weight: 400;"> tremendous growth companies experience after going through VIP’s programs and the community VIP fosters</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;">How <span style= "font-weight: 400;">VIP’s mission and focus remains the same since its inception almost 12 years ago</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">VIP's</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> exciting new marketplace platform that is keyword searchable for industry and government</span></li> </ul> <p>Connect with Barbara:</p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-ashe-5919153/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Barbara Ashe</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nationalvip.org/Home/Home.aspx" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">National VIP</a></li> </ul> <p>If you found this episode valuable, please share it with a friend or colleague. If you are a Service Academy graduate and want to take your business to the next level, you can <a href= "https://sabmgroup.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">join our supportive community</a> and get started today.</p> <p><strong>Subscribe and help out the show:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/service-academy-business-mastermind/id1233995120" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Subscribe on Apple P