June 2005 Issue

The Schoolcraft College BDC is excited to present to you our new and improved FYI newsletter! The enhanced newsletter will replace the former hardcopy/.pdf version. We hope you enjoy the new look and format and invite you to provide any comments on how we may improve it in the future.

In this issue:

SBTDC

Vikram Mathur Named SBA’s Small Business Counselor of the Year

Detroit, Michigan—Vikram Mathur, Region 9, Associate Regional Director with the Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) at Schoolcraft College in Livonia, has been named the 2005 Michigan Small Business Counselor of the Year by the Small Business Administration (SBA). For the full story, click here.

PTAC

How to Lose a Contract Proposal

Many would-be contractors sabotage their own bids with sloppy processes and mistaken notions that leave government acquisition official no choice but to reject them for a contract award. These mistakes can run the gamut from firms' attempts to pull the wool over the eyes of government officials to honest errors that bidders do not realize are hurting their cause. For the full story, click here.

Purchase Order Terms and Conditions are Crucial in Resolving a Dispute

When is the last time you reviewed your Purchase Order (“PO”) Terms and Conditions (“Ts&Cs”)? Moreover, who in your organization reviews the Ts&Cs offered by your customers or suppliers? Often these documents get exchanged with each side assuming they know the terms of the deal, only to find out that there was a fundamental misunderstanding between the parties. For the full story, click here.

DoD Publishes Defense Acquisition Guidebook

In the interest of knowing your buyer, it is helpful for businesses to know what standards and guidelines the buyers are required to adhere to, as well as how they will implement those practices. For the full story click here.

Upcoming Seminars and Events

For more information about upcoming seminars & events, click here.

SBTDC

PTAC