Breaking in to government contracting

I wrote my book because I wanted to help current W2 employees of government contractors become solo 1099s.

But, I have had a few people who worked in other industries ask how they could break in.

My response to them is usually, why would they want to?

I've found that almost no one in the government contracting industry deliberately pursued it. They just stumbled into it coming out of the military or because they happen to live in DC and that's where they could get a job. Once you're in it though, going 1099 is a nice option for many.

If I weren't already in this industry, I wouldn't have bothered trying to break in deliberately just so I could work for myself. I would have started a different business.

That being said, if you were trying to break in and wanted to go 1099, I would just take a job as a W2 employee with a prime contractor and demonstrate my value to the government client. Then, I would flip the role into a 1099 gig.

That's the quickest way and it will likely take a few years.

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