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The U.S. government may be $9.3 trillion in debt, but it still has a lot of money to spend.  Government work can be pretty reliable, too - unlike many companies, it's not as if the government is going to go out of business.  So think about learning how to attract Uncle Sam's attention.

As both an upside and a downside, you're not likely to do it through eye-catching advertising or impressive spiels.  Instead, businesses have to make their way through paperwork and proper channels.  This can save you some money and narrow the field of competitors, but it may also waste some time.

An AllBusiness article states, "If you want to secure a contract with the U.S. government, which awards small businesses an estimated $230 billion in contracts each year, you must first register as a contractor.  The Federal Acquisition Regulation dictates that all government contractors must first register with the Central Contractor Registry, which makes the data available to the various government agencies that contract work."

If that sounds a little big and impersonal, there's one additional route: "Your local Small Business Administration office can also help you determine which government agencies might be interested in your product or service."

We all know about $200 wrenches and that sort of thing.  Perhaps a lot of the excess money goes towards military secrets, but it seems like small businesses should at least try to receive some, as well.