ROSE Report: Big Changes in 8(a) & the Future of Financial Decision-Making
Issue 109 - Big Changes in 8(a) & the Future of Financial Decision-Making
From 6,500 to 3,300: The 8(a) Program Is Being Rebuilt From the Ground Up
In 2023, roughly 6,500 firms held active 8(a) certifications. In FY2024, the federal government awarded $71.9 billion in small business set-asides - 11.27% of total spending. The 8(a) program's share: $25.7 billion, or about a third of all small business set-aside dollars. As of this week, that number may be below 3,300. Let that sink in...
From Automation to Prediction: How Machine Learning Quietly Transforms Finance
For most finance leaders, the AI conversation starts with automation. Digitized workflows. Fewer manual handoffs. Faster closes. But once those foundations are in place, something more powerful becomes possible...
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Issue 117 - ROSE Insights: A New Tech Alliance is Reshaping Federal Procurement
New federal contract clauses make supply chain compliance material under the False Claims Act, exposing primes to treble damages, penalties, and audit risk.
Most growing organizations don't discover gaps in their financial systems until something forces the issue; an audit, a capital raise, a key person leaving, or a contract they're not equipped to manage. The Financial System Readiness Review exists to surface those gaps before they become expensive. In this video, Ted Rose walks through what the FSRR actually evaluates, why looking at your accounting software alone isn't enough, and how the three-step process produces a roadmap that tells you exactly what to fix, in what order, and why it matters for where your organization is headed.
