(Washington, DC)   For the first time ever, the share of government revenue is positioned to overtake commercial contracts for Training Services On Demand, a nationwide seminar and workshop provider.

"In our four years as a GSA Contract Holder," we've seen the federal side of our business grow at least threefold," said Marcia George, a principal of the growing company.  "We remain very happy with our mix of commercial and government business, particularly in this economy.  Our commercial customers are spending carefully, and common sense tells us that the federal government is going to tighten the spigot while mopping-up a $14 trillion debt."

"There's little question that, without our efforts to make federal procurement easier, the past few years would have been a lot leaner," said Frank Whyte, the operations leader at Training Services On Demand.  "Now, we have to hope the economy recovers sufficiently to restore our commercial partnerships blossom in case the government puts some of their training and employee development initiatives on hold.

Training Services On Demand managers are well aware of the fact that employee training is an easy line-item to zero-out when budgets need to be overhauled.  TSOD views that approach to as shortsighted.

"Employee training--team-based and communication-skills training in particular--become that much more important in tough times," Whyte says . "When winnowed-down teams are working at full tilt, they need the skills to communicate, manage time, manage stress, and collaborate without the distractions of interpersonal conflict and trauma provoked by workplace changes."

According to Whyte, the teams going through tough times now are the most viable candidates for team-based training.

"No matter how things evolve over the next few years, savvy organizations are keeping a competent core team in place, and even enhancing their skills to get them ready for a surge in productivity when the recession dust clears," Whyte said.

"In our case, those preparations have involved diversifying--making sure our marketplace is well-served, no matter whether we're working with a trade association, a GSA-Schedule federal contract, or a for-profit company insightful enough to invest in its human resources."

Training Services On Demand (TSOD) is a top-tier provider of training and employee development solutions.  TSOD provides onsite training at customer locations for complete teams, ensuring that its programs are adapted to meet organization-specific training needs.  TSOD seminars and workshops are conducted nationwide at all-inclusive bundled tuition rates and can be procured through the GSA Schedule. Popular training course titles include MBTI® Team Building, Team Leadership, Presentation Skills, Media Relations, Negotiation Skills, Business Writing, Time Management, Stress Management, Sexual Harassment Prevention, Diversity Training, and Convention Mini-Seminars.