344: After 40 Years in Bonding, Here's the SBA Bond Secret Contractors NEVER Hear with Karen Barbour

Podcast: Govcon Giants · Eric Coffie

Opublikowano: 2026-09-30

Getting bonding for government construction contracts is the single barrier that quietly locks small businesses out of the work they've already won, and in this episode Karen Barbour of The Barbour Group pulls back the curtain on how surety bonds actually work. With 40 years in the industry, Karen breaks down the SBA Bond Guarantee program, why an unused bank line can unlock capacity most contractors never knew existed, and how the wrong bonding agent who doesn't understand federal procurement can put your contract at risk. Eric Coffie and Karen dig into the real mechanics of...