Jacen Rann
Well, I’ve got a highly-professional military, a fleet and army, of considerable size for a minor faction, plus I have large industrial capacity and an extensive catalog of military hardware for sale. Plus, domestic production of construction materials and fuel, namely tibanna gas and coaxium, which, for the right price, is for sale. Plus, I have constantly-underway wargames which have been ongoing for 800 years. My faction knows how to train and knows how to fight.