Issuing a request for proposal that gets the kind of response you want and need from vendors starts with refining your RFP process altogether. Lawrence Levy, president of Enrollment Rx, which sells ...

Q. I’m interested in learning how to write grant proposals for nonprofit organizations. Is there a market for this kind of skill, as either a freelance or temporary position? What educational skills ...

Winning new clients is the lifeblood of our agency. I have won some and lost some over my long career. What I struggle with is not in having to compete for business, but rather in the RFP process ...

Your new business is your dream. For many, the business proposal is the linchpin that tethers that dream to reality. A thoroughly researched and well-thought-out proposal can not only help you secure ...

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 ...

In some industries, writing business proposals is a crucial way to win new clients. Learn how to write a successful business ...

Proposal writing can be overwhelming. It is a skill, and it is a skill acquired through practice. Few people enjoy rejection, but it happens. To make your proposal as compelling as possible and avoid ...

Business proposals are designed to sway potential clients to buy a particular service or product. When clients request bids for a project, they intend to read each of the proposals looking for the ...

Q. I teach composition and creative writing at the university level, and have also worked in professional sales. I’d like to get into professional grant-proposal writing, and have written some on a ...