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3. 3 1. E-Procurement transparency, savings, local 3. Federal and State Contract Feeds & Grants Targeted to Community 6. E-Commerce to Process Transactions 9. Option to Create Local Social Network 8. Custom Analytics & Intelligence Reports 5. Advertising Module To Self-Fund or Increase Revenue Inflows 2. Asset Management once Assets are Procured 7. Provides Superb Customer Service Experience 4.Recruit, Retain & Invest in NC Businesses Economic Development Engine A Fully Integrated, Hosted, Economic Development System w/Centralized Data To Facilitate Effective Public Policy & Programs. In short, GovTide is a Government –to-Business-to- Employment-to-Investment Portal (GBEI).

4. 4 MatchForce.org Run by the State of NC via NCMBC Started in 2004 State of North Carolina has spent over $4M in enhancements, but yielded $3.8B in Federal contracts Goal: Keep Federal contract dollars within the state through NC Businesses. Over 50,000 users

5. 5 Purchasing Agent / Contracting Officer Post RFP Bids Post Reverse Auction Bids Search for Businesses Receive Matches to Bids

6. 6 Track asset quantity and location after purchase Track service contracts for assets and services Track asset life cycle (i.e. expendable or durable asset) Prevent unnecessary asset procurement Asset Management

7. 7 Business User Dashboard Find Local, State and Federal Contracts Team with other Businesses Post Jobs and Search for Employees Match to Federal Grants Job Seeker Dashboard Post Resume Search for Jobs Match to Job Postings

8. 8 Partner Lead Sphere

9. 9 Contract identified Contract matched Lead Qualified Rapport building Contract awarded RFP / negotiation process Teaming/Partner Agreement signed Virtual Headhunter

10. 10 GOAL: Increase Productivity / Synergy The Invisible Hand GAP Analysis Crop / Farm

11. 11 “AlwaysOn is committed to plugging its network of venture capital and private equity firms looking to fund growth opportunities into the GovTide.com network” Tony PerkinsFounder, CEO & Editor, AlwaysOn Founder, Red Herring

12. 12 Investor Available for Investment Bankers, Private Equity, Venture Capital, and Angel funds Match businesses in desired industries with access to profiles Match to business preferred investment size Track competitor companies in the industry

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14. 14 Phone and Online Citizens/businesses can submit and categorize online requests which are routed through skills based routing to proper call centers Citizens rate customer service interactions Reporting systems integrated for historical tracking

15. 15 Government Admin User View Industry Strengths and Weaknesses & other Analytics Search for opportunities Create requirements for purchasing Local Procurement Online Federal & State Contract Feeds Federal Grant Feeds Revenue Share Back to Community

16. 16 Economic Development Engine Federal, State and Local Procurement feeds Business Registration with NAICS and Keywords Individual resume and job skills; Employment Security Commission Results Accurate & Evolving Economic Modeling, Analytics to Support Smart Policy Decisions Accurate & Evolving Economic Modeling, Analytics to Support Smart Policy Decisions Investment in the businesses in our state by all members of the investment community