{"id":809,"date":"2014-07-07T00:30:46","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T05:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/?p=809"},"modified":"2017-10-04T09:09:57","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T14:09:57","slug":"tracy-balazs-government-contracts-creating-jobs-for-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/tracy-balazs-government-contracts-creating-jobs-for-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"BWR 064: Tracy Balazs: Government Contracts &#038; Creating Jobs For Veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3906\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-809-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/businesswomenrock\/064_-_Tracy_Balazs.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/businesswomenrock\/064_-_Tracy_Balazs.mp3\">http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/businesswomenrock\/064_-_Tracy_Balazs.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/businesswomenrock\/064_-_Tracy_Balazs.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/?powerpress_pinw=809-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/businesswomenrock\/064_-_Tracy_Balazs.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"064_-_Tracy_Balazs.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>How do you build a company by securing government contracts?<\/p>\n<h1>Listen to our Interview with Tracy Balazs, Founder of FSR to find out!<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Tracy Balazs started her career as a Registered Nurse and soon found herself in love with caring for veterans and the military. She was inspired by their passion to serve our country and saw the need to help them get back to work after their duties were done. She created FSR, which is a staffing company that marries companies who need great people with the great people who have the needed skills&#8230;most of the time, these are military and veterans. The staffing company was created to fulfill the requirements of the government contracts Tracy won. In this insightful interview, Tracy goes in depth about how to go about winning government contracts, how to build out and manage a team (her team consists of 28 corporate folks and 400 associates!) and all the lessons she&#8217;s learned along the way in her 10 years of running FSR! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Tracy&#8217;s Kick-A$$ Quotes:<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>Deliver what you promise, because everything hinges on past performance.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>Learning to be a leader took some time, and it\u2019s still a learning process today.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I learn everyday from talking with other business owners.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Tracy&#8217;s Favorite Business Books<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/BusinessWomenRock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Good to Great\u00a0<em>by Jim Collins<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/BusinessWomenRock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leaders Eat Last\u00a0<em>by Simon Sinek<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/BusinessWomenRock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.5em; color: #333333; line-height: 1.5em;\">Click below to listen to any book of your choice for FREE!<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrial.com\/BusinessWomenRock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.audibletrack.com\/impression.track?CID=102175&amp;AFID=305190&amp;ADID=671644&amp;SID=\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Find out more about Tracy &amp; FSR!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fsrpeople.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-810\" src=\"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2014-06-20-at-11.48.38-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-06-20 at 11.48.38 AM\" width=\"561\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2014-06-20-at-11.48.38-AM.png 1001w, http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2014-06-20-at-11.48.38-AM-800x472.png 800w, http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2014-06-20-at-11.48.38-AM-300x177.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3908\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-809-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/businesswomenrock\/064_-_Tracy_Balazs.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/businesswomenrock\/064_-_Tracy_Balazs.mp3\">http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/businesswomenrock\/064_-_Tracy_Balazs.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/businesswomenrock\/064_-_Tracy_Balazs.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/?powerpress_pinw=809-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/businesswomenrock\/064_-_Tracy_Balazs.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"064_-_Tracy_Balazs.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>http:\/\/www.podtrac.com\/pts\/redirect.mp3\/traffic.libsyn.com\/businesswomenrock\/064_-_Tracy_Balazs.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadHow do you build a company by securing government contracts? 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