The Minority and Women-Owned Small Business Guide to Government Contracts: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started takes the complication out of getting started in government contracting when you are a small business. Don’t learn the hard way and utilize the steps outlined in this book to navigate through the massive amount of paperwork.The author, Linda Rawson, CEO, and Founder of DynaGrace Enterprises started her company, initially called Sensory Technology Consultants, in 2006. DynaGrace Enterprises is a 100 percent Women-Owned Small Business, SBA 8(a) graduate and has done many millions of dollars of federal government contracts. Linda shares her knowledge of government contracting to help you get started.In this book you will learn:- Why you would consider obtaining government contracts to help your business be profitable-How to get started in government contracting including government systems that you need to register on-How to correctly set up your accounting system to ensure proper classification of revenue and expenses-How to apply for and obtain socioeconomic status to get government contract set-asides-Documented examples of how to search for government work with step-by-step instructions-How to market the federal government including marketing artifacts and social media strategies-The advantages of teaming, utilizing a joint venture or a Mentor/Protégé arrangement-An overview of how to respond to contracting opportunities-Some excellent human resource tipsThe Minority and Women-Owned Small Business Guide to Government Contracts: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started helps you understand the steps required to begin obtaining government contracts. Linda Rawson is atechnology entrepreneur, author, inventor,and C-level executive.  Since 2006, she has owned and operated DynaGraceEnterprises, a Women-Owned Small Business in rural Morgan, Utah.  DynaGrace Enterprises is family owned and has done many millions ofdollars of federal government contracts. Linda was born in asmall farming community in Morgan, Utah.  She was raised by single mother who neverwent to college and did not have any dreams of owning her own business.   She broke that mold and became a success in the business world. She started as a software engineer in the eighties when itwas not commonfor a woman in Utah.  She has exceededexpectations and never let various challenges and obstacles associated withbeing a woman impede upon her path to success. Her background as a software engineer, combined withher corporate executive experience, merges the technical with the businessworld.  DynaGrace Enterprises provides innovative Information Technology, systemintegration, cybersecurity and writingservices to government and commercial clients.   Linda is the author of several books.  Most notable is her book titled "The Minorityand Women-Owned Small Business Guide to Government Contracts" but she has alsowritten a book on grief and children's coloring books on weather science. As an inventor, she is continually working on her latest invention, a compact, portableweather station called the WeatherEgg™.She loves to educate childrenabout weather science through her coloring book, and the adventures of her animated humanoid characters called the"WeatherEgg Kids." She is a graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 small businessestraining. She finds balance in her life by being veryclose to her family.  She loves traveling and participating inoutdoor activities like golf, hiking, and snowshoeing.  She also raiseshoney bees. Follow her on Facebook, Google, Instgram, Linkedin, Twitter, and YouTube