Gene sits down with Karla Gonzalez, a government contracting  expert  and Assistant Director with the Small Business Development Center " ( SBDC").  The SBDC is a national program which is funded by various institutions, including  the SBA. The SBDC provides a full spectrum of consulting services at no charge to its small business owner clients.  The SBDC can advise business owners on how to obtain their share of the contracting pie.  Karla indicated that contracting opportunities could be at the federal, state or city level and three hot industries are janitorial, professional services and construction. To be awarded a contract her  three key points  were: 1.Understand your product/service  and see if it lends itself  to contracting 2. Make sure you have enough financing/capital avialable 3. Be persistence and network. [email protected] 800- 616-7232 ociesmallbusiness.org To connect with Karla Gonzalez https://www.linkedin.com/in/karla-v-gonzalez-mba-48400534/ To visit the Small Business Development Center https://www.californiasbdc.org To connect with the Small Business Administration: https://www.sba.gov Follow us on our other platforms for more content! Subscribe to get the latest CEO To Rainmaker Content: https://www.youtube.com/@CEOToRainmaker  Listen to CEO To Rainmaker on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ceo-to-rainmaker/id1596507415 Visit CEO to Rainmaker on my Website: https://ceo2rainmkr.com Connect with CEO to Rainmaker on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ceo-to-rainmaker/ Like CEO To Rainmaker on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ceo2rainmaker Follow CEO To Rainmaker on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ceo2rainmaker Follow CEO to Rainmaker on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ceo2rainmaker Support the show