Launching Entrepreneurial Ventures

Created by the SBA, this website is created for new businesses in mind. "The government offers many tools to help small businesses build their potential to compete more successfully not only in the global economy but in the federal sector as well. The paths below will assist you in contracting with the government."

"Doing business with U.S. federal agencies requires an understanding of a complex series of rules, regulations and laws. This guide provides access to useful historical, statistical, news, and administrative resources in both print and electronic form."

Must be on a Bloomberg Terminal to use BGOV command to see historical agency spending.

"The Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) is an independent federal agency in the executive branch charged with identifying and promoting improvements in the efficiency, adequacy, and fairness of the procedures by which federal agencies conduct regulatory programs, administer grants and benefits, protect the public interest, and perform other essential governmental functions. "

Find out how tax dollars are spent. Data on all types of financial assistance awards made by Federal agencies to all types of recipients, location, and by quarter.

"The System for Award Management (SAM.gov) is an official website of the U.S. Government. There is no cost to use SAM.gov. You can use this site to:
Register to do business with the U.S. Government
Update, renew, or check the status of your entity registration
Search for entity registration and exclusion records
Search for assistance listings (formerly CFDA.gov), wage determinations (formerly WDOL.gov), contract opportunities (formerly FBO.gov), and contract data reports (formerly part of FPDS.gov).
View and submit BioPreferred and Service Contract Reports
Access publicly available award data via data extracts and system accounts"

"The Federal Government is the largest buyer of goods and services in the world, and executive branch agencies make most of these purchases. Many —although not all— acquisitions by executive branch agencies are subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The FAR was established to codify uniform policies for the acquisition of supplies and services, and it governs the billions of contract dollars expended by the federal government every year."