This article describes how to write an abstract for business, proposals, grant, conference and academic papers. Why write an abstract? It depends. If your business proposal will be read by executives or those in the decision making process, then you want to distill the salient points of your … [Read more...]
Proposal Writing: 7 Dos and Don’ts
October 7, 2013 by
A true story. Five bids arrived. We, the evaluators, tore open the packages and plonked the documents on the table. We’d decided who’d review which bids, and so set about. We meet again later than afternoon. Note: this was a preliminary stage before the actual evaluation began. At this point, … [Read more...]
15 Business Proposal Writing Tactics
October 19, 2011 by
How does psychology affect your business proposal’s success rate? While most proposal writers focus on ‘hard’ data and ‘fixed’ costs, before you start your next tender document, consider other areas that typically get overlooked. For example? Look at underlying issues, pain points, and … [Read more...]
Free Checklist – Responding to Request For Proposals (RFPs)
October 14, 2011 by
Want to avoid last minute mistakes when submitting your business proposal? It’s easy to forget something when responding to an Request For Proposal (RFP) as there are so many activities to coordinate. One way to ensure your proposal gets delivered on time – and with all requirements covered – is to … [Read more...]
Increase your Proposal Success Rate
September 6, 2011 by
"For your own good" is a persuasive argument that will eventually make a man agree to his own destruction. Janet Frame Why do you write business proposals? Same reason we do! We write proposals to win more business, pay our bills and send the kids to college. Same as you, I guess! … [Read more...]
37 Proposal Writing Secrets
August 31, 2011 by
This short course on proposal writing reminds us that our business proposal does not stand alone. It is process of a larger process that involves planning, research, writing, editing, proofing, submission and acceptance. This list gives 37 ways to improve your next proposal. Scroll through it and … [Read more...]
How Many Hours a Week Do You (Really) Spend Writing?
August 8, 2011 by
How much time do you spend working every week? I don't mean being in the office, but actually working. You have 37.5 hours every week, but how much is actually spent doing what you're paid to do? When I say working I mean developing real outputs (e.g. content); this includes illustrations, diagrams, … [Read more...]
Are your Business Consultants worth the money?
August 6, 2011 by
Use the Supervision section to identify who will monitor (i.e. supervise) the consultant. This person is responsible for ensuring that the consultant meets their objectives and performs their activities in line with the Work Breakdown Structure. … [Read more...]
How Business Proposals Are (Really) Evaluated
January 12, 2011 by
If you're new to proposal writing, either for Sales, Grants, or Government procurement, you're chance of having your bid accepted increases when you understand how proposals are evaluated. Business Needs Statement Checklist How Business Proposals are Assessed For most large-scale Request For … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Increase Your Proposal Success Rate
January 8, 2011 by
What’s the hardest thing about writing proposals? Maybe it’s responding to RFPs under tight deadlines, submitting bids on time, and getting each part of the proposal in line with the RFP guidelines. These are all critical to getting your grant, sales, and government proposals accepted. But in … [Read more...]