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by a searcher from Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business
in Houston, TX, USA

5yrs ago

US Federal Contracts

How does the search fund community feel about small businesses that derive most of its revenue from the US federal market?

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reply by an investor 5yrs ago
from University of Notre Dame in Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Our experience with Federal is it can be good or bad - no different than commercial. The biggest issue we typically see if often smaller companies in the Federal space are subcontractors to large OEMs and/or they win much of their work based on a small business or minority ownership set asides - can really complicate your exit strategy

reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from Georgetown University in Arlington, VA, USA

The government is continuing to push for small business set asides to help prop up small businesses. I have seen the impact of this first hand and don't see them stopping anytime soon. The Government doesn't like to back themselves into a corner with only a few companies able to accomplish the work.