Building Wealth

You’ve seen the guy in the goofy costume covered in question marks like the infomercials answer to Batman’s guaranteeing he can find you $700 to pay your rent, $15,000 to get your Ph.D., etc. Of course, if you’re overwhelmed by the amount of information from online sources you may want to buy a print book or even pay someone knowledgeable to walk you through the process of getting a contract or grant. Just realize that the information is available for free at FedBizOpps.gov if you want to do your own research.

FedBizOpps.gov is the single government point-of-entry (GPE) for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000. Government buyers are able to publicize their business opportunities by posting information directly to FedBizOpps via the Internet. Through one portal - FedBizOpps (FBO) - commercial vendors seeking Federal markets for their products and services can search, monitor and retrieve opportunities solicited by the entire Federal contracting community.

And what about those grants and loans to help you get your business started? If you want to pay someone knowledgeable to actually walk you through the process, that’s one thing, but don’t buy an outdated print book.

Govbenefits.gov

Govbenefits.gov is a free confidential prescreening tool. Search for benefits you may be eligible to receive.