Recession-Proof Your Business

If your whole business is local residential and commercial work, you're exposed. When the economy dips, that work dries up first.

Federal work is different. Look at history: FDR's New Deal in 1933. The Recovery Act in 2009. The Infrastructure Act today. Every time the economy stumbles, the government pumps billions into federal construction. It's funded by Congress whether times are good or bad. That's recession insurance.

And here's the part nobody tells you: federal bidding gives you power you don't have in commercial work. Under FAR 13.004, your quote isn't binding. You can accept, withdraw, negotiate, or walk away. Zero risk.

So picture this. You bid $100,000 on a job. A subcontractor quotes you $60,000 to do the work. You just made $40,000 with phone calls.

That's why losing 19 out of 20 bids still works. The one you win pays for all the time you spent bidding — and then some. Our students have collectively earned over $300 million in federal contracts, all verified on USASpending.gov.