Vista Print does offer great business cards. That is where I got mine from. The only thing is that the free ones have their logo on that back of the card, if you pay a little more you can get it without their logo on the back, which is what I did.

Please let me know when/if you start getting deep into SAP consulting and building a core of Basis consultants :)

Cool! Stuff way out of my league! Remember not to get TOO big, especially with the Small Business Set Aside program..Your contract awards will be handed to you on a silver platter! LOL..

I'm shooting for the 15 employees and roughly 20 sub contracts within the company in a year or two. I've already had two other people pitch me their resumes, I was like guys let me get off the ground first :)

holla ... if you need SAP Basis consulting
cheers

HAHA! Let the games begin, huh?...The only thing Id be qualified to help you out with is getting the coffee! :dunno:

I take it youll be targeting the big dawgs, i.e. NJVC, ISI, KBR? Good luck with your endeavors! And dont sell yourself short...If youre starting out, thats even MORE of a selling point for the Acquisition folks who will do the market reasearch on whatever it is that you do and ultimately give you the "nod"...

Sweet!!! Another basis consultant :thumbup:

Help in DC
 

Depends on what you want from these folks...

I spent the last 3 years dealing with gov't accounts, press and analysts. Our PR team was in DC which helped a lot with the press briefings and local networking with the lobbyists. I am based in Tampa Bay, so all other services were local to me. You can get the corporate SWAG anywhere from online to smaller marketing firms like the ones here in Tampa a lot cheaper than competing with the big city firms. The DC market and associated political biz creates a fairly inflated market, go to one of the hungry tech markets and you can strike a better deal.

Try www.brandrageous.com I have others, but these guys are good.

Same goes for getting attorneys. Unless you need specific DC insider stuff, you do not need a local attorney. It sounds like you are a services firm, so you probably do not have any IP issues to worry about. Basic contracts and biz lawyers are easy to find. Get someone that has tech company experience it will save you a lot of billables by not having them learn the biz on your dime.

As for accountants, this also depends on what you need. Basic book keeping, get an office manager. Performing an audit pre financing (probably doesn’t apply to you) get a regional firm with a good rep. Setting up the articles of incorporation, get a book from the SBA and then send the stuff to your attorney.

The biggest issue with doing biz in the gov’t sector is a good contracts admin. They can save your ass. I know you guys are starting small, so hiring all these heads is a long term plan. Take your time, wear all the hats you can before hiring full time, contract out as much as you can and have a ton of fun.

Best of Luck, :thumbup:

KEE