by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Business Articles, Business Management, Government Funding Compliance, Leadership
Have you ever been trying to get a project going or actually working on it and things just aren’t happening? And has that happened to you when it’s a project requested by someone who is in a position to want that project to happen because they have a need for it? The...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Economy and Economics, Government Funding Compliance, Non-Profit, Small Business, Small Business, Start-up
The government is utilizing existing agency structures and federal funding assistance programs to award stimulus funding for research and innovation projects. From the Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services and others, projects are in the...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 29, 2014 | Business Articles, Economy and Economics, Entrepreneur, Government Funding Compliance, Small Business, Small Business, Start-up
It should surprise no one that I believe that the success of economies is built on the efforts of the private sector, and that government’s role is to provide oversight to maintain open competition, prevent and detect fraud, and regulate activities to the extent...
by Lea Strickland | Dec 20, 2011 | Press
(Charlotte & Cary, N.C.) U.S. troop level decreases in global hotspots and shrinking armed forces budgets will lead to increased competition and a change in business operations for military contractors in North Carolina and throughout the nation, according to...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 28, 2009 | Business Articles, Entrepreneur
The Challenge of Influence The reality is that, no matter how informative, persuasive, or “right” you may be, you won’t be able to be 100% effective in convincing people to do what you want them to do, to select the best thing for them, to make a sound business...