A carefully written cost savings proposal can serve as a framework for a strategy to decrease overall expenses and maintain or increase profits for a business in the long term. It is vital to save ...

Small businesses and independent contractors use sale proposals to land a new contract or client. The best sales proposals highlight what makes your business the most qualified for the contract or ...

If you are working toward getting your first substantial grant funded, expect to spend at least a couple of months learning what a good grant is. Then expect to work on your proposal for another two ...

Manage your time – Know the deadlines and plan ahead to obtain requirements like transcripts and recommendations. Follow directions carefully – Applications that are missing elements or submitted ...

I'm in the thick of it every day: writing, reviewing or advising on proposals. Just recently, a proposal of ours swung open the doors to a leading Nigerian bank partnership. It’s these real-life ...

You may want to read through some or all of the example proposals listed below. All of them were successful SURF proposals. (And they kindly gave me permission to use their proposals as examples.) You ...

The Zen of Proposal Writing: An Expert’s Stress-Free Path to Winning Proposals. By Kitta Reeds (Three Rivers Press, 223 pages, $13). Writing a proposal for a government contract and the Japanese tea ...

Looking for examples of successful writing? This searchable library contains documents that pertain to a variety of fields, with examples that range from budget narratives and letters of interest to ...

Make sure your proposal is original, well-written and can be understood by an educated layperson. Ask a friend from outside of your department to read your proposal and explain its significance.

Sales, in comparison to any other business activity, is the number one revenue generating activity you can have. For many businesses, a strongly written sales proposal can result in a long-term ...