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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Paula Watts is a Federal Procurement Strategist

and formerly Certified as a Contracts Specialist
and the founder and CEO, of the Government

Procurement Innovators, LLC (GPI).

Early in her career, Ms. Watts owned and operated a successful

business which under her leadership was awarded approximately $15
million in contracts through SBA’s 8(a) Business Development

Program. Ms. Watts exited the business in 2005 and joined the SBA
in 2008.

During her tenure as a SBA Business Opportunity Specialist,
Ms. Watts successfully assisted multiple 8a firms in their quest to

obtain multi-million-dollar federal contracts. Her unique mix of
private sector and SBA experience has given her a 360-degree

vantage point and an in-depth understanding of the government
contracting arena which she uses to her clients’ advantage.

Ms. Watts is passionate about sharing her knowledge and has
conducted over 800 seminars and counseled more than 10,000

businesses on topics such as small business start-up, business

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