ENPNewswire-7 April 2010-AMERICAN EXPRESS OPEN RELEASES ITS FIRST-EVER SMALL BUSINESS GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING SURVEY AT THE INAUGURAL VICTORY IN PROCUREMENT (VIP) EVENT IN NEW YORK; Successful Small Business Contractors Invest $86,000 Annually in Time and Money to Pursue Federal Contracts, Submit Average of Nearly 7 Bids per Year, Win Almost 3 Contracts(C)2010 ENPublishing - http://www.enpublishing.co.uk Release date- 01042010 - NEW YORK, - American Express OPEN, the small business division of American Express, released its first-ever government contracting survey of small business owners.