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Teaming Agreement Types

June 10, 2024/in Compliance, Contracts, Services /by Kathy Wright

Teaming Agreements tend to follow a basic recipe, but there are two primary types: exclusive and non-exclusive. How should you decide which is best for your company, and what are the risks that come with each option? Some of the driving factors in determining whether to team exclusively include the type of contract the team is pursuing and the anticipated contract term, the workshare distribution, and the fairness of any exclusivity provisions in the Teaming Agreement.

Selling Your Company is Like Selling Your House

June 3, 2024/in Advice, GovCon /by Stephanie Alexander

After a few crazy years where it seemed like anyone and everyone was being acquired, the market has moved to a new phase of activity. At a networking event, I asked some M&A folks how they thought the market was doing. Still busy but more selective is the feedback I heard. Selling your company is […]

Get Expert GovCon Guidance from PilieroMazza

May 20, 2024/in GovCon /by BOOST

Sarah Nash and Nichole Atallah , partners in PilieroMazza’s Labor & Employment Group, helped BOOST learn more about how they help navigate the twists and turns of the GovCon road: In two bullet points or less, how are you solving problems for your clients? We leverage each of the firm’s practice groups—Labor & Employment, Government Contracts, Business & […]

FLSA Salary Limit Increase for Exemption Status

May 20, 2024/in Advice, GovCon /by BOOST

Effective July 1st, salary limits for exemption from overtime will increase as step one of a two-step transition. This means significant change for many employers. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provides certain exemptions from minimum wage and overtime payment provisions, namely employees in executive, administrative, professional, and some outside sales and computer-related occupations. So, what changed? To qualify for […]

How to Obtain a GSA Schedule Contract

May 6, 2024/in Advice, Contracts, GovCon /by BOOST

The world of the General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contracts is an exciting venture for businesses aiming to tap into the realm of government contracting. GSA Schedules offer a gateway to lucrative government contracts, with federal, state, and local government buyers investing over $45 billion annually through this contracting vehicle to access […]

Executive Coaching Impacts on Businesses Scaling Quickly

April 22, 2024/in Advice, Executive Coaching, GovCon /by BOOST

You’re a senior leader of a burgeoning business that is growing faster than the team is able to keep up with. You’re making decisions quickly, but you’re afraid you might be missing something. You’re not alone. One 2023 global study discovered that 74% of leaders are making 10-fold the number of decisions than they did […]

Tribal Organizations – Building for Generations to Come

April 8, 2024/in GovCon /by Stephanie Alexander

I’ve recently come back from RES2024, a conference focused on tribal companies, both in the federal and commercial space. The conference had over 4,500 attendees from what had to be every state and every type of company. While my world is all GovCon, it was interesting to see the depth and breadth of the different […]

Conference Season Wish List

April 1, 2024/in Advice, GovCon /by Stephanie Alexander

Much has been written about the dos and do nots of attending conferences. But little has been geared towards the user experience. I wrote this while on a plane heading to my first major conference of the season and reflected on some thoughts about what makes it work and what doesn’t. Accessibility. I want access […]

It’s Time to Change the Game in GovCon

March 22, 2024/in Newsletter /by BOOST

We Need to Apply a Full Court Press Approach to Get Younger Women on Boards: A Message from Stephanie Alexander (BOOST CEO & Founder): Washington Business Journal recently wrote an article about how the progress of women on corporate boards has now hit a wall. After a few years of progress, the past 1-2 years […]

We Need to Get Younger Women on Boards

March 18, 2024/in Advice, GovCon /by Stephanie Alexander

Washington Business Journal recently wrote an article about how the progress of women on corporate boards has now hit a wall. After a few years of progress, the past 1-2 years have slowed down dramatically. The article quotes the nonprofit 50/50 Women on Boards as saying that we were on track for gender parity […]

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