Onboarding with CORE
Onboarding with CORE doesn’t feel like chaos—it feels like clarity The Challenge Onboarding can feel overwhelming—for both employers and employees. Between policies, paperwork, and benefits enrollment, the process can quickly turn into confusion and frustration. Left unmanaged, onboarding chaos can lead to delays, compliance issues, and a poor first impression for new hires. The Hidden […]
Why You Need a Recruiter for Your Next Key Hire
The Challenge When it comes to your next key hire, the stakes are high. Resumes only tell part of the story—true leadership is about fit: values, style, and vision that align with your organization. The wrong hire doesn’t just cost money—it costs time, momentum, and missed opportunities. The Hidden Cost Internal teams often juggle recruiting […]
Why CPARS Ratings Matter
Why CPARS Ratings Matter: An Appeal for Fair and Accurate Evaluations In the world of federal contracting, past performance isn’t just a line item—it’s currency. For small businesses and large firms alike, a strong CPARS (Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System) rating can be the deciding factor between winning and losing a new contract. Yet, despite […]
How CORE Helps Improve Your Bottom Line
Building a Back Office that Drives Federal Success The Challenge For government contractors, back-office operations aren’t just administrative—they are mission-critical. Finance, compliance, HR, and contract management functions can either accelerate growth or hold you back. When these processes are reactive, outdated, or overly manual, they increase overhead, create audit risks, and limit your ability to […]
Is Cashflow Holding You Back?
Is Cashflow Holding You Back? The Challenge For many small businesses, cashflow is the single biggest barrier to growth. Long client payment cycles—30, 60, even 90 days—can create payroll stress, delayed hiring, and missed opportunities. The Hidden Cost Poor cashflow doesn’t just stall growth. It creates uncertainty for your team, weakens client confidence, and forces […]
Your Partner in Enhancing Efficiency and Productivity
Your Partner in Enhancing Efficiency and Productivity At Contemporaries, Inc., we pride ourselves on being a trusted partner for federal agencies seeking to streamline operations and boost productivity. As a certified Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) founded in 1991, we bring decades of experience in supporting the federal government. Led by President Erin Allen, our team […]
The Role of PCRs and CMRs for Small Business Government Contractors
An underappreciated tool for small businesses is Procurement Center Representatives (PCRs) and Commercial Market Representatives (CMRs). The Office of Government Contracting at the SBA employs a team of Area Directors, PCRs and CMRs that continually work with federal agencies to increase federal contracts awarded to small businesses. These specialists are in constant contact and collaboration […]
The Federal Government’s Role in Increasing Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses
While there are many contracting policies that contribute to small business contractor success and growth, there are also numerous areas where the federal government needs to improve to give opportunities for the companies that are the engine of the U.S. economy. Amid a decline in awarding direct contracts to small businesses and contract consolidation, subcontracting […]
Increasing SBA Size Standards
Current SBA size standards currently pose a risk to many small businesses operating in the federal space. These small businesses will find themselves at a crossroads and only have two options: sell off part of their business or find a small business to team with; Teaming usually results in retaining only 49% of the contracts […]
Boosting Productivity for Government Agencies: The Role of Employee Happiness
Finding quality candidates for government solutions Meeting the program support needs of government clients requires the ability to consistently and continuously match the right candidate with the right position, and then support that process every step along the way – from hiring and onboarding to training and advancement. Government agencies need candidates who are qualified, […]