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How to triage SBIR and STTR topics, shown beside the SBIR and STTR topics screen in MissionForge November 13, 2026

How to triage SBIR and STTR topics before you write a proposal

A six-question scorecard with three hard gates, the order the pre-proposal work should run in, and where small firms lose the thread.

 Cash forecasting for government contractors, shown beside the project payroll and overhead forecast in MissionCommand November 13, 2026

Cash forecasting for government contractors: contracts, payroll and overhead

Build a month-by-month cash forecast from contract timelines, payroll, overhead and debt service, keep it tied to the plan, and test the pipeline against a cash target.

 A weighted pipeline you can defend, shown beside the pipeline board in MissionForge November 13, 2026

A weighted pipeline you can defend: gate reviews for small capture teams

Why small-team forecasts turn into hopeful numbers, and how four light gate reviews, one board and a proposal routine fix it.

 Keeping teaming partners warm, shown beside the relationship health view in MissionForge November 13, 2026

Keeping teaming partners warm: an owner, a next step and a health score

Why partner relationships go cold after a win, and a simple way to see one cooling while there is still time to call.

 Finding teammates for a bid, shown beside the team view in MissionForge November 13, 2026

Finding teammates for a bid from public federal records

Use public award history, SBA profiles and SBIR awards to find small business teammates before the bid, not during it.

 Staffing option years before they start, shown beside a contract summary in MissionCommand November 13, 2026

Staffing option years before they start

Plan each option year on its own, cost every seat so burn and the funding gap stay current, and make the program review packet a by-product.

 One set of numbers, shown beside the executive briefing in MissionCommand November 13, 2026

One set of numbers: an executive briefing for a small contractor

What a CEO of a small government contractor should see before the first meeting, and why nobody should have to build it.

 Capacity planning for government contractors, shown beside resource allocation by month in MissionCommand November 13, 2026

Capacity planning for government contractors: every person against every month

See who is free, who is stretched and whose work is ending, months before payroll feels it.

 Finding foundation funding from IRS 990 filings, shown beside the Find funding screen in Phoenix Raise November 13, 2026

Finding foundation funding from IRS 990 filings

Turn public IRS 990 filings and open federal programs into a short, ranked list of funders worth a letter.

 Running a scholarship cycle, shown beside the Phoenix Agents screen in Phoenix Raise November 13, 2026

Running a scholarship cycle: applications, recommenders, committee review and renewals

Each step of a scholarship cycle, where offices lose time, and how to keep letters, review, awards and renewals in one place.