A procurement strategy known as category management might be stifling small business

Summary: A federal buying approach known as category management for several years has sought to boost efficiency by pooling requirements for various commodities. That way the government can negotiate better prices. The General Services Administration states that category management is also supposed to help the government meet its small business goals. But in fact, according to my next guest, it's reducing the population of small business contractor. For details, we turn to the CEO and co-founder of the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce, Margot Dorfman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices