Contracts: Where does the money come from?

On this edition of Columbia Technology Partners’ Ready To Prime, Allen Scott is joined by Bloomberg Government’s Senior Data Analyst Paul Murphy to discuss the...

On this edition of Columbia Technology Partners’ Ready To Prime, Allen Scott is joined by Bloomberg Government’s Senior Data Analyst Paul Murphy to discuss the appropriations process — those contracts don’t fund themselves. Once funding has been approved, when should small business inject themselves into the process to take advantage of the dollars that are available? Paul has been tracking government dollars for over 30 years, find out how he feels about the environment today and if its ripe for small business.

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