Government Contracting Resources

SLED Sales 101: What is SLED Sales?

October 14, 2024

What is SLED sales? Our government sales consultants often get that question after they've shared what they do at cocktail parties or PTA meetings. It's simple! SLED is a jargony business acronym that stands for State, Local, and Education. SLED…

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B2G Sales Objections: Overcome Resistance, Laziness, and More

November 12, 2022

Sales is never easy and state and local government sales is particularly tricky. That's partly because SLED customers' motivations are different than business buyers'. Government workers aren't chasing innovation or trying to maximize revenue, so they react differently to sales…

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SLED Account Development through Relationship Selling

October 10, 2022

In sales, and in business in general, relationships are key. That's true in SLED account development as well. Although government buyers are bound by rigid procurement policies and procedures, relationship selling has a place in B2G. Your sales process and approach…

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Lowest Responsible Bid: A Key Factor in Winning SLED Contracts

September 5, 2022

There's a common misconception that SLED contracts always go for the lowest bidder, but that simply isn't true. Who do government buyers really choose? Usually the vendor with the lowest responsible bid. In this post we'll explain why B2G sales…

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