Business in the new millennium means fierce competition, aggressive marketing and strategic alliances. The extent to which a company succeeds or not often depends on the ability of companies or contract with other companies in joint ventures or strategic alliances to win. To make one of them usually requires two key elements: to present good ideas and good ability to transform ideas into a superbly developed business proposal.

proposed commercial developmentone of two reasons.

(1) The business unit has asked to be invited to tender or an RFP (Request for Proposal) to be transmitted. In this case, your goal is to "short list" that indicates one of three or four candidates, an interview is granted. The proposal should perhaps dozens of presentations.

(2) you have an idea, concept or project that aims to someone for support, funding or an alliance. In this caseThere is a call for tenders. However, the proposal would make a good impression and must include all aspects of the proposed approach to explain clearly and quickly. A document that is vaguely written, difficult to understand or that presents more questions than answers will likely be removed without delay.

The following eleven tips are guidelines to prepare a business proposal for a client of my writing service:

Clear

Before you start writingProposal, a summary of the concept in 2-3 sentences, then show a secular and check for understanding. If you do not understand, describe the basic idea, until they do. Until you can do this, you are ready to start writing the proposal. How many times have you received a document that is read several times before she was to understand the meaning? If this happens, it may be because your comprehension skills are not quite developed, but more likely it is that the writer, the plaintextThinking and good document structure with disordered thinking, a lot of words, descriptions and explanations Hiking heavy reliance on vague slogans and jargon. It is worth repeating: if you can not summarize in 2-3 sentences, are not ready to start writing.

They strive to communicate, not to impress

If you have a good idea and that idea is communicated clearly and effectively, the recipient will be delighted. If you try them with brilliance, baffle, are losing ground.

ErrorFree

Your proposal will be competing with proposals prepared by professional writers, graphic designers and DTP. You can not have the resources available, but the control documents picky, spelling and grammatical errors. Spell Checker can only go so far as the rest is up to you. Ask someone to check the document for errors before sending it, or wait for a few days before reading. If you worked hard on a document,"Learning to interpret the errors as correct. We need a new perspective to look at the spelling errors.

Printing and binding

Print on good quality bond paper, coated paper, using a laser or bubble jet quality. Bring in support of a service and liaison offices. For less than $ 10, a well-designed, professionally presented package.

Design

If the document layout, format, showing the body of the text in the right two-thirds of the page. L 'Third of the left page contains titles and white space. The space left allows the reader to take notes. It seems trivial, but resulted in positive reactions by the recipients.

Visuals

Include visual elements sporadically throughout the document. Logos, clipart, graphics, charts, tables and other elements of the document looks much better and make it easier for many people to read and understand. The pages are text-onlytiring for the eyes and challenges the attention span. Many people are visually oriented, which is the preferred method of learning through the text and images are not.

Page Title

Start with a title page that contains images (graphics, images, etc.), the name of the recipient of the proposal, the project name, the name and address, date and copyright symbol.

Politically correct

Whether you support political correctness orno, this is not to offend the people who should receive the proposal document. Avoid any language that can be interpreted as offensive to any group of people - including women, men, people with disabilities, visible minorities, the elderly, and so on. If you are unsure of the correct terminology, consult someone knowledgeable before submitting its proposal.

Writing for a global audience

New technologies, immigration policiesAgreements such as NAFTA have created a global market. Today the papers should be based on the understanding that the lives of people in other countries or people, can be assessed for whom English is a second language are written. Even if your proposal for a local company, a joint venture with more international companies and those companies may be invited to scroll through the document. If the proposal is local to a specific geographic area, avoid referencesnot understand in other areas (or explain these references if you need it). Also avoid using slang or expressions of pop culture. When people from other cultures to study English, learn to speak formal, correct English. Are you familiar with the use of slang terms.

Jargon free

Each sector has its own "language" - words, phrases and expressions, often for the industry, but foreignPeople from other areas. Avoid using jargon, or if you use it, they say. For example, phrases like "brand", "turnkey solution", "electronic commerce" are not necessarily understood by everyone in the economy. Also, remember that your proposal is part of a committee are people of different walks of life to go. Make sure you understand what you are.

Technology

What you just said about doubling technology jargon. If the proposalProject involves the use of technologies, be very careful with your explanation. Readers of the document have little or no technical knowledge. in the body of the proposal is therefore generally recommended that explains the technology in terms of what it is - that is a place for detailed information "A database that members use to find information about their products." the proposed technology - in the plant. Inmany cases, a business-oriented technical hire a technical consultant to review the proposed technologies. This person can detailed explanations contained in the appendix while other readers understand the proposal.

Follow these guidelines and you are a good start for your next business proposal!