Welcome to Advantage Consulting

The following companies provide services that we use in our business development efforts and activities in support of our clients. They also offer our clients and subscribers to our Newsletter preferred pricing (10% discount) on their services.

Established by ACT in 1989 to provide a vendor-neutral forum for obtaining industry advice. Their mission: "bring industry and government executives together to exchange information, support professional development, improve communications and understanding, solve issues and build partnership and trust, thereby enhancing government's ability to serve the nation's citizenry." Their purpose: Provide a forum for studies and analysis of public sector management issues, Advise ACT and the appropriate government officials on industry trends and other issues, Assist ACT and the government by identifying expert speakers and to provide education and training. For more information go to www.actgov.org

AFCEA International, established in 1946, is a non-profit membership association serving the military, government, industry, and academia as an ethical forum for advancing professional knowledge and relationships in the fields of communications, IT, intelligence, and global security.

Located around the world, AFCEA's more than 120 chapters and sub-chapters give engineers, programmers, managers, government officials and military personnel continuing opportunities to exchange ideas about communications, intelligence, imaging and information systems technologies. Nearly one-half of AFCEA' s chapters conduct symposia and seminars in addition to other chapter activities.

Additional information is available at the AFCEA web site www.afcea.org

Carroll Publishing - America's largest database of government decision makers. Carroll is the exclusive provider of organization charts of the federal government and DoD. With 320,000 government contacts, and 800 organization charts, Carroll helps you find your key government decision maker quickly Contact Gordon Peil at 703-757-8228 or by fax at 703-759-6383. For more information go to www.carrollpub.com.

epipeline, Inc. - the leading online source for federal contract opportunity research and business intelligence. Using state-of-the-art technology and leveraging the internet, epipeline is reinventing the way Business Development Professionals identify, qualify, distribute and manage federal procurement opportunities and connect with their sales teams. Contact us at 703-673-4468 or visit us online at www.epipeline.com.

Federal Business Council (FBC) - Small, intimate exhibitions and topical conferences at major government agencies and organizations around the country. These are great events to meet actual government users of products and services on their own turf, face-to-face. If you want more information on FBC and their table top exhibitions, schedule and pricing (quite reasonable) contact Dave Powell at +1 (800) 878-2940 x210 or go to their website at www.fbcinc.com.

NDIA is proud to provide a legal and ethical forum for the exchange of information between Industry and Government on National Security issues. For more information go to www.ndia.org.

Set-Aside Alert - the premier federal government contract information service written especially for small, minority and women-owned businesses. Includes daily e-mail of contracting and teaming opportunities and a biweekly newsletter with the latest news, insider tips and proven strategies used by successful small businesses. Contact Warren Corbett 301-229-5561. For more information go to www.setasidealert.com.

S J Consulting, Inc. - Empowers business leaders to transform their vision into a reality that benefits them, their employees, and their customers. They equip their clients to capture a sustainable competitive advantage from their investments in ... People, Processes, Information, and Technology... by breaking through organizational barriers to gain a fresh perspective to generating cash. Company Contact C. Joseph McNeily, 703-944-7509. For more information go to www.sjvision.com.