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  • GovSpend Appoints Jeff Rubenstein as Chairman and CEO, Nate Haskins as President and COO

    GovSpend, the leading resource for organizations buying and selling in the government marketplace, today announced that the company's Board of Directors has appointed founder Jeff Rubenstein as Chairman, in addition to his duties as CEO. GovSpend also announces the appointment of Nate Haskins to President & COO. Mr. Haskins brings over 20 years of ...

  • WSJ
    3M, Under Attack From White House, Pushes Back

    By Austen Hufford and Joe Palazzolo | April 3rd, 2020 | Wall Street Journal 3M Co. MMM -2.59% pushed back against criticism from President Trump of its work to get N95 masks to health-care workers in the U.S., intensifying conflict between the administration and U.S. manufacturers racing to meet urgent demand for medical equipment. ...

  • In a Chaotic Market for Coronavirus Masks, the Feds are Competition. Here’s How They Could Help.

    Katie Wedell | April 18th, 2020 | USA TODAY Network ....Supply chain experts told USA TODAY that instead of competing with states, cities and agencies like Camacho’s, the federal government should have stepped in from the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, designating a central purchasing authority to distribute supplies nationally based on need. “In ...

  • Small business owners worry they won’t survive coronavirus without federal loans, but experts say they have options

    By Meghan Leonhard | April 21, 2020 | CNBC .....While the PPP and EIDL loans are getting a lot of attention, there are other programs available that may be able to help small businesses. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced the Save Small Business Fund, which will provide $5,000 grants to small companies in ...

  • How can businesses of all sizes sell to the government? GovSpend’s Jack Siney explains

    GovSpend has compiled proprietary datasets that give private sector companies insights into what governments are paying to procure everything from staplers to fighter jets. The platform also includes a database that collates the contact information for key stakeholders in public sector procurement agencies across the US, speeding up the sales targeting process. The startup, founded in 2012, has recently received two major investments: one this month from investment fund Endicott Growth Equity Partners and the other from private equity firm Thompson Street Capital Partners in January.

  • GovSpend Connects Businesses with Purchase Card-Equipped Agency Professionals Spending $20+ Billion a Day

    U.S. government agencies and professionals with government-issued purchasing cards spend upwards of $20 billion every day to implement programs and initiatives. The GovSpend platform helps businesses of all sizes effectively target the massive market of 90,000-plus federal agencies and additional state and local governments. GovSpend operates a searchable database, painstakingly constructed from public purchasing records, that opens opportunities for businesses and makes public administration more effective.