Edilma Riano

**SmallBiz Rainmaker AI — Turning Opportunities into Deals** Small businesses face a major disadvantage when competing for government contracts. Large corporations have dedicated teams to discover opportunities, analyze complex requirements, and prepare proposals. Small businesses often lack those resources, leaving valuable opportunities out of reach. SmallBiz Rainmaker AI, powered by Meta Muse Spark, helps level the playing field. Our local-first application connects to government procurement platforms, including OpenGov and MyFloridaMarketPlace, to retrieve solicitation information and supporting documents. Meta Muse analyzes complete solicitation packages, compares requirements against a company's documented capabilities, and produces evidence-backed CAN BID, CANNOT BID, or NEEDS INFO recommendations. A deterministic verification layer checks AI-generated quotations against the original solicitation text, rejecting unsupported evidence rather than presenting it as verified. For suitable opportunities, the system generates tailored proposal drafts and commitments checklists, clearly identifying information that requires human confirmation. Nothing is submitted automatically. In our live demonstration, Meta Muse processed a real Florida Department of Revenue solicitation containing 15 documents. A single draft-generation call used 93,569 input tokens and produced a structured proposal draft and human-review checklist. **Our mission is simple: help small businesses spend less time navigating paperwork and more time pursuing opportunities that can grow their businesses.**