Content tagged with "business-practices"
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Article
June 17, 2008
When customers and suppliers file bankruptcy
Although economic growth in recent years has resulted in fewer business bankruptcies, increasing signs of economic slowdown may mean that fabricators will soon see more of their customers or suppliers file for bankruptcy. Effect of Bankruptcy Filing on Claims Once a company files a petition... Read more...
Article
September 12, 2006
Starting a portable GTAW business
Editor's Note: This is the last part of a four-part series on owning and operating a portable gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) business. Part I , which appeared in the July/August issue of Practical Welding Today, focused on equipment and self-evaluation; Part II addressed potential... Read more...
Article
September 12, 2006
Little Giant takes flight
Brian Nielson, an automated fusion technician with Wing Enterprises, operates one of the company's robotic welding workcells. Nielson said that moving to robotic welding has helped the company's productivity increase by 25 percent to 30 percent. Hal Wing's family business started 32... Read more...
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July 11, 2006
Article
June 13, 2006
10 steps to winning a government contract - Step 10
Let's review what this series has covered. You should follow 10 basic steps when doing business with the federal government:
Think like the government.
Identify your customers.
Get registered.
Find bid leads.
Get the bid package.
Review the bid.
Get the... Read more...
Article
June 13, 2006
10 steps to winning a government contract - Step 7
Let's review what this series has covered. You should follow 10 basic steps when doing business with the federal government:
Think like the government.
Identify your customers.
Get registered.
Find bid leads.
Get the bid package.
Review the bid.
Get the... Read more...
Article
April 11, 2006
10 steps to winning a government contract - Step 8
So it's finally time to submit your bid. Now you must decide how to send it. You can use any mail carrier, but the U.S. Postal Service is the only postal carrier that the government recognizes when considering a late bid. Keep that in mind if you're running close to the... Read more...
Article
April 11, 2006
Home-court advantage
Turquoise and tequila aren't the only things coming back from Mexico; some fabricating jobs are working their way back as well. While many companies are asking themselves how they can compete with companies in Mexico that have faster throughput and lower labor costs, one U.S. manufacturer... Read more...
Article
February 7, 2006
10 steps to winning a government contract - Step 6
Now here's an interesting switch: When you price out your bid, guess what? You get to be the expert.
First, let's get the fantasy ideas out of the way. The 30-year-old stories about $200 toilet seats and $300 hammers are long gone. Actually, if you knew the real stories, you'd... Read more...
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October 11, 2005
10 steps to winning a government contract - Step 5
Accessing the bid package is an important step when bidding on a contract, but it's only step one in the process. Step two is getting the technical data you need to bid on the contract.
You might remember this advice given in a previous article: Read the contract not once but... Read more...
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