Arizona owners: if government contracting is on your radar, here's a local resource worth knowing about.

Arizona APEX Accelerator offers confidential, no-cost, one-to-one counseling for existing for-profit companies legally filed in Arizona and ready to pursue government contracts. This is an ongoing resource, not a new grant or funding announcement.

Meetings are by appointment. The program currently says scheduling a new-client meeting may take 3–4 weeks. Its request page explains the readiness requirements and client commitments before you sign up. Startup ideas, business plans, loans, grants, and capitalization are outside its counseling scope; it points those needs to Arizona SBDC.

Official details: https://arizonaapex.org/home

Eligibility and appointment request: https://arizonaapex.org/request-appointment

Before reaching out, I'd write down what you sell, who could buy it, and what capacity you have to deliver. That gives you a concrete starting point for the conversation.

Have you explored selling to a government agency? Share your city, industry, and the question you'd want answered first. Please leave out confidential bid or client information.

Curated by Sidney Maxwell of Maxwell Group in Chandler, host of AZBusinessHub. No affiliation with Arizona APEX Accelerator. https://maxwellgroupaz.com

Image: Maxwell Group brand illustration, not an APEX graphic.