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geobiz,

Great topic! Keep me (and the community) posted on what you find out. I'd love to land a government contract.

Good luck

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I went to their free seminar in NYC. They don't tell you this at the seminar, but they have a take-home course that's a bit less expensive ($995). Also, they extend the offer for the $3500 price (as opposed to the $5000 that you would allegedly normally be paying) if you decide to sign up at a later date.

My impression (at least for my line of work) is that marketing to the government could have high payoff at a reasonably low cost. I didn't like the guy's sales pitch either, but I think that if B2G really offers the services that they say they do (coaching for one year, helping to optimize visibility to goverment clientele), then it might be worth it. Government contracts are usually pretty sizeable (we've done a few before), and even a small piece of the government's pie will pay for a 3-day seminar and then some - so they are right about that. But like anything else, it's a gamble.

I'll post again if my company decides to use their services.

Good luck.

I went to the seminar yesterday and signed up for the program in Chicago on the 19, 20, and 21st. I also plan to take one of my employees with me. I have not read ANYTHING negative about the company and am hopeful that it will do for me what they say they can do.

Let me know how it goes. I may go to the one here in NYC soon.

I did plan to go to the 3 day seminar but then I did further research. The "how to jump through the hoops" knowledge is very nice to have but I really needed someone to do most of the work for me. I found a guy in Florida though a member of my CEO group locally. He will see you through the GSA process for about $3,500 one on one. It will take about 3 months. He only works with people who he feels has a real chance at landing contracts. He will assit with the RFP and then take 3% of the contract if you get it as payment. He only gets paid if you win so he will not waste time with contracts that have no chance of panning out for you. Ironically Milwaukee and Chicago were buried in snow last Friday. I closed down my office. I would have never made it to the seminar anyway.

His name is Dustin Keith and I'll be happy to send you his contact information if you provide me with your E-mail address.

emsijo,
Please forward Mr. Keith's contact info to ronb@ifront-end.com as well.

Thanks!