Proposals and Small Businesses

Develop a Proposal Plan to Create an Outstanding Proposal

Small businesses can write great proposals by developing a detailed proposal plan before the writing process begins.

Developing a Performance-Based Work Statement

To remain competitive in proposal development, you must be able to develop excellent Performance-Based Work Statements.

Help Reviewers Evaluate Your Proposals

Help reviewers evaluate your proposals quickly and effortlessly by using four basic techniques.

How Can You Develop Compelling Win Themes?

Developing compelling win themes will help you to tell a great story in your proposal.

How Can You Use Good Win Themes to Strengthen your Proposal?

Good win themes will strengthen your proposal if used strategically.

How Small Businesses can break into the Federal Government

You can break into the world of federal contracting by cultivating seven key habits.

How Small Businesses Can Win Government Contracts

Every day, small businesses are finding ways to win their first federal contracts.

How to Learn from Losing

Proposals are rejected all the time, but you can use a rejected proposal to improve your proposal development process.

Making Relevant Experience Count in Proposals

To develop a competitive application, you must highlight your relevant experience.

Myths and Realities in Proposal Writing

Writing a great business proposal is not easy.

There is No Substitute for a Great Kick-Off Meeting!

A successful kick-off meeting is the most important and effective way to begin a proposal.

Use Red Team Reviews to Improve your Proposals

The best way to improve a proposal is to conduct an effective Red Team review.

Use the Principle of Recognition in Your Proposals

Use the principle of recognition to help reviewers evaluate your proposal as easily as possible.

Using Statistics Accurately in Proposals

Numbers in proposals can be used or abused. Learn to use numbers accurately and with caution.

What are Good Win Themes?

Developing compelling win themes helps you to tell a compelling story in your proposal.

You Can Write Good Proposals!

Writing good proposals is very important. Reviewers need to read your proposal easily and find information that interests them.