We found this excerpt on Inc.com
Government Contracts Made Easy?
Small businesses must navigate a daunting maze of government agencies to make sure they are in compliance with all the federal regulations regarding taxes, immigration, workplace safety, environmental requirements and other issues. A new government website seeks to ease burden and encourage greater compliance.
Business.gov, which is managed by the Small Business Administration in partnership with 21 government agencies, now compiles all necessary compliance information — including forms and contracts — in one place.
Launched in 2004 as a source of general information for small-business owners, Business.gov relaunched this month as a comprehensive repository for specific information about how to comply with government regulations.
Small businesses spend 45% more per employee than larger companies to comply with regulations, according to the SBA.
In the future, state and municipal government compliance information will be added to the site.
Corra knows there is good money in government contracts. There are many challenges, obstacles and compliance issues. The government, after all is the government. To mine this lucrative area, the last thing your business needs are employees who cannot meet with government standards or at not favorable to compliance issues.
So check out your candidates and make sure there isn’t a past record or worse, something that would prevent you from acquiring a government contract. Corra suggests in this day an age you may want to run an OFAC or Global Terrorist report. Nothing more off putting for government contracts than having terrorist sympathizers on your payroll. Of course there is the Federal Criminal Check and the Nationwide Criminal Check as well as the civil reports.
So don’t lose out on business due to problematic employees. Check them out before you hire.
