“This strategic partnership with Carroll Publishing will provide tremendous advantages for small companies that are trying to build a strong government practice,” said Susan Kuhn, Vice President of Entrepreneurial Programs at the National Women’s Business Center. “Companies are turning to the Procurement Institute to strengthen their business positioning and gain a competitive edge in the government marketplace. Carroll Publishing’s GovSearch tool will be a valuable asset for opening doors to contracting opportunities.”

“Carroll Publishing is pleased to provide NWBC’s members access to our extensive government lists,” said Tom Carroll, founder and president of Carroll Publishing. “Successful development depends on targeting the right audience. Our reliable and comprehensive database coupled with NWBC’s business experts gives small businesses all the ingredients for efficient, effective business-to-government strategy.”

The NWBC' Procurement Institute provides women- and men-owned small companies from across the country with hands-on instruction and counsel on crafting a business development strategy that wins government contracts. Courses such as Capturing Federal Business for Small Firms, Getting Help Accessing the Federal IT Market: GSA's New Enterprise and Development Center and Building Effective Government Cost Proposals take small business owners through each stage of the government procurement process.

Whether your aim is federal, state, county or municipal government, the key to successful development is targeting the right people. Carroll’s web-based subscription services are fully searchable and easy to use. Easily find legislators, cabinet officials, governors and mayors, as well as programs managers, judges, city and county clerks, special assistants, committee staffers, division directors and branch chiefs. Then download your list of names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses into an Excel spreadsheet.

The NWBC serves a broad base of entrepreneurs from start-ups to the special needs of the $1 million+ corporation. The business training and support covers such issues as using technology, including the Internet and World Wide Web, to enhance business growth. Mentoring, business partnerships and comprehensive programs by expert instructors give small business owners the tools for successful development and effective growth management.

Carroll’s is a comprehensive database with biographies, photos, committee assignments, vacancies, nominations and confirmations, congressional districts, maps, agency mission statements, convenience lists of useful information, and breaking news features. And get a crash course on government hierarchy with 400 printable government organization charts.

Carroll Publishing, located in Bethesda MD, provides contact information for federal, state, county and municipal governments. Considered the "inside-the-beltway bible,” Carroll's guides the marketing and lobbying efforts of corporations and organizations throughout America. The Carroll database not only offers contact information on key decision makers, but also biographies and photos of 12,000 top leaders, mission statements of federal departments and agencies, daily news about government leaders, Department of Homeland Security News, federal confirmations plus vacant and acting government positions. Carroll's provides the FedSearch, GovSearch and MilSearch web-services for easy-to-navigate comprehensive access to 600,000 decision makers in all branches and levels of government.

The National Women's Business Center is one of the only organizations in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area dedicated to delivering entrepreneurs in the metro region with high quality, accessibly-priced business training and support to grow their businesses. Founded in July 1996, the Center is comprised of a network of more than 100 regional professionals who serve and instructors and members of the Board of Directors. The Center also welcomes men to its classes and events. A non-profit, 501(c)(3), the Center funding is provided in part by the Small Business Administration's Office of Women's Business Ownership. The Center also receives contributions from corporations, foundations and individual donors. To learn more about the Center and the full range of services available to entrepreneurs who want to start of expand their own business, visit www.wbiznet.biz.

Everything you need to know to win government business from Carroll Publishing
and the National Women’s Business Center.

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