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Federal contracting business development, capture, and proposal — pipeline through submission, with a strategist who has lived inside federal acquisition.
You have problems. We provide solutions.

Best in Class is a small-business consultancy that helps founders stop guessing and start assessing. We pair a structured 90-day diagnostic with a vetted partner network, turning hustle into systems and operators into best-in-class enterprises.
About · 01
Best in Class Solutions exists to help small-business owners discover what's possible when they stop guessing and start assessing — clarity where there's confusion, root-cause insight where there's stagnation, and real solutions where there are scaling challenges.
Founded by Rashaan Mateen, BICS combines expertise across business development, finance, HR, marketing, and operations into a single integrated practice. Every engagement is designed to create a sustainable, profitable business that serves not just the founder, but future generations.
Divisions · 02
Federal contracting business development, capture, and proposal — pipeline through submission, with a strategist who has lived inside federal acquisition.
Service-based small businesses graduating from self-employment to scaled, structured operations across leadership, ops, finance, and marketing.
Product, e-commerce, and retail businesses needing infrastructure, fulfillment, brand, and growth strategy to convert traction into a durable enterprise.
Approach · 03
Month 1
Foundational data gathering across leadership, operations, finance, marketing, and human capital. We map what you have, what you've tried, and where momentum is leaking — separating the symptoms from the bottlenecks.
Month 2
Deeper diagnosis. We pressure-test infrastructure, scalability, customer experience, and team — and surface the root causes behind the surface-level symptoms. The deliverable is conviction, not just observations.
Month 3
A tailored plan, drawn from our partner network of vetted experts across the five business pillars — with the playbook to implement, not just admire. You leave with a roadmap and the team to execute it.
Pillars · 04
Leadership
& Management
Marketing
& Sales
Operations
Human
Capital
Accounting
& Finance
Values · 05
ExcellenceCollaborationReliabilityTrustEfficiencyEffectiveness
Six commitments that govern every engagement — from the first discovery call to the final implementation review. Not posters on a wall: the way we choose what work to take, who we partner with, and how we deliver.
Contact · 06
Tell us about your business and what you're trying to solve. We respond within two business days. Every conversation begins with the same question: where are you stuck, and what changes if we fix it together?