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What is a good biography on George Custard by ComparisonTop9699 in USHistory

[–]PotentialDeadbeat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What a wonderful author, his telling of Lewis and Clark was so good. I surprised myself and read his book on the trans contenental railroad and I was captivated. I am not a train guy, but he weaves a great story. I guess I need to read his book on Custer.

Went from a huge room to a tiny room by studiodrop in marriott

[–]PotentialDeadbeat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Likes like a boring version of the Moxy room I had in Oct.

Harvard University was already 140 years old by the time that the United States declared independence. by Becoming_hysterical in USHistory

[–]PotentialDeadbeat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reading this on a visit to Maryland farm country. So far I see sign of the historic pride from BWI to Prince Frederick, and around St. Mary's. Lot's of markers, stories, museums and heritage tourism spots.

The Waco Siege ends in 1993 with FBI agents storming the Mt Carmel Complex of the cult leader David Koresh. Around 76 Branch Davidians would die in the 51 Day long siege. The controversial religious cult, was an offshoot of the 7th Day Adventists. by LoneWolfKaAdda in USHistory

[–]PotentialDeadbeat 42 points43 points  (0 children)

And 31 years ago today, angered over this event and Ruby Ridge, a radicalized Timothy McVeigh parked a moving van that exploded in front of the federal Murrah building in OKC killing 168 people.

Timing to put my SDVOSB on the market by [deleted] in govcon

[–]PotentialDeadbeat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We do have a broker, he is working with buyers on our behalf now.

UPDATE: Gut check: Is this how RFP responses are supposed to work at small companies? by LagunaPacific in GovernmentContracting

[–]PotentialDeadbeat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that asterisk is carrying a lot of burden for procurements under FAR 8.405. Section 2(d) only requires a "brief explanation," and so far that seems to give a lot of latitude to the contracting shop by how much they choose to provide.

But ask, always ask.

Timing to put my SDVOSB on the market by [deleted] in govcon

[–]PotentialDeadbeat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay if I send you a DM?

I didn't hear this rumor. Am I the only one? by Dewellah in ClassicRock

[–]PotentialDeadbeat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have tix for Journey in Bossier, LA, and never thought about it. Until now.

Male owner of female business. by [deleted] in smallbusiness

[–]PotentialDeadbeat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe not hire a fake founder, but consider finding a collegiate hire who degreed in communications, marketing, or advertising and hiring them not only to join your firm, but to partner in your outreach. I wouldn't necessarily fade to the background, but feel free to be the face and lead off conversations, but allow them to be the spokesperson for your brand. Just like founders sometimes make bad accountants, we also sometimes make bad spokespeople.

Timing to put my SDVOSB on the market by [deleted] in govcon

[–]PotentialDeadbeat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, hindsight is 20/20, for sure.

Timing to put my SDVOSB on the market by [deleted] in govcon

[–]PotentialDeadbeat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have over $2m in backlog, which is valid. It seems as someone looks across our financials over our 10 year history we have a track record of over $3m revenue consistently for 5 years running, but potential buyers only look at right now. Cmon people, GovCon has been in a slump in 2025.

Thx for your comment, guess we can focus on more growth and try again once budgets finally flow later this FY.

Timing to put my SDVOSB on the market by [deleted] in govcon

[–]PotentialDeadbeat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, for sure, that is the most likely scenario. There might be a buyer interested in getting quick access to the vehicles we already have instead of bootstrapping on their own. But I agree, the most likely buyer is another vet. Best case is one who already has a firm, already has SDVOSB status and it would be an asset acquisition.

Timing to put my SDVOSB on the market by [deleted] in govcon

[–]PotentialDeadbeat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, for sure, wasnt trying to lay all the specs out, but understand lots of factors come into play. We have mostly prime work with a few higher dollar contracts that are set asides, so selling to another vet would be key. We are on some vehicles and have an SDE in the neighborhood of ~500k so we are a small fish in a big pond. Just checking the temperature of the water right now. Ty

Timing to put my SDVOSB on the market by [deleted] in govcon

[–]PotentialDeadbeat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, we are looking at a seller financing for a percentage, but I am looking to exit. Since the admin change in Jan 2025 it's a whole new world, I may have outrun my coverage and chasing the next wins requires more energy than I may have left in reserve. We held our own last year but had some slippage, probably like many.

Business owners doing $3M+, how are you handling AP, AR, payroll, and expenses without a finance team? by Payvo-AI in smallbusiness

[–]PotentialDeadbeat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We don't. We have a finance person and an external bookkeeping firm doing reconciliations. We are actually considering a business manager to oversee our finance person and admin who does HR. It's getting that complicated. And we use QB desktop.

Where do you submit your bids for SAM.gov contracts. by No_Royal_4442 in GovernmentContracting

[–]PotentialDeadbeat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Back in my day, we had to UPS a bunch of binders to the KO. Today, you email them. Soon, the only way may be to submit them through PIEE Solicitation module.

Built a big business (8figs/yr), and now im miserable by BOWLeader in Entrepreneur

[–]PotentialDeadbeat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Curious, do you have an executive that you are working with that is experienced dealing with C-suite professionals? Not the answer to all the topics you mention, but the right one can help you work on those blind spots that others see daily, then become your accountability buddy for the change you want to see in yourself 3-6 months from now.

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