New Student Welcome Center

One-Year Action Plan

Prior to Training

• Listen to your itraining introductory online session
• Review the B2G Success Starter
• Attend the three-day B2G Boot Camp

Following training

• Register on the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). Visit www.ccr.gov.
• Register on Dynamic Small Business Search page.
• Register on the ORCA page (orca.bpn.gov)

One week after training

• Let your fingers do the walking. Look in the blue pages of the phone book to see which government agencies are in your area.
• Go to militaryinstallations.dod.mil/ismart/MHF-MI/ and see which military installations are in your state.
• Prepare your government marketing plan. List your goods or services. Besides that list, be creative and think of how the federal government agencies can use what you sell. Does a soldier need a raincoat, or does the forest service need training services?

Two weeks after training

• Register for Fedbizopps notification service at www.fbo.gov based on your product classifications.
• If you qualify as an 8(a), SDB, or HUBZone, begin the registration process.
• Create a final copy of your USP.

One month after training

• Call a Member Advisor at 1-888-376-9216 to discuss your marketing plan.
• Search the GSA Schedules e-Library (www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov) and type in your product or service and see where there is a match.
• Add your classifications to your business cards, letterhead, and promotional materials — Small Business, Veteran-owned Small Business, etc.

Two months after training

• Contact your Member Advisor again at 1-888-376-9216 to review your progress.
• Search the OSDBU site on SBA’s Web page at www.hcic.gov/contracts/Agency Acquisition Forecast Links.pdf.
• Support your business with a team of experts. Business guidance and support is crucial to increasing your odds of long-term success. Find counseling, training, and business development specialists providing free and low-cost services in your area at www.sba.gov/localresources/index.html.

Monthly

• Log on to www.b2ginstitute.com and check out our weekly blog for industry news and updates.
• Contact your local PTAC and MBDA to register with them and stay in touch.
• Research a minimum of six prime contractors and register on their supplier diversity pages.

Nine months after training

• Contact your Member Advisor again at 1-888-376-9216 to remain on track.