"When we all work together, we can make a huge impact.” This is how Tammy Browne of Gulfstream Fabrication, LLC describes her recent teaming experience. Her company was awarded a government contract in June of 2009 with the Department of Homeland Security/FEMA. Gulfstream Fabrication, LLC are manufacturers of reinforced plastics and high-tech use composites and have been in business for over 30 years. They teamed with a concrete shelter company to provide and install seven underground concrete shelters in the Mississippi region. With a teaming agreement in place, they were able to complete the contract before the deadline and even received a testimonial document from DHS/FEMA. Together, the companies worked as a winning team, leveraging their complementary skills to win the contract and provide a great service for the people of Mississippi.
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In 1983, Michael Nicholas left Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to pursue a career in Civil Engineering Technology with the US Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation. While there, Michael was responsible for technical drawing, developing structural and steel design and fluid mechanics design. In 1988, he took a leave of absence pursue further opportunities in energy under the guidance of the late Mr. J.T. Smith, CEO of SDS Petroleum Products, Inc. At SDS, Michael was responsible for the marketing of natural gas, fuels, and lubricants for this reseller of petroleum products.
In the summer of 2000, Mr. Nicholas started NIMS Services, Inc. During the formulation of the business, Michael faced many of the difficulties that confront entrepreneurs - no large contracts, no large line of credit and, as many small businesses experience, little or no operating income. For a while his car was his home. The business struggled to make ends meet for the first year and a half, until Michael heard about an upcoming Business Matchmaking event in Oakland, CA from his local SBA office. |
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