Plenty of advice is available for scientists seeking research grants. But what if you are looking for money to create an after-school science program or a training session for nurses who work with an ...

Grants are generally given to non-profit organizations for programs and services that benefit the community or specific group of the general public. Most funding institutions don’t provide grants to ...

There are few activities in the world of selling that are more time-consuming (but potentially lucrative) than writing sales proposals. They're a lot of work, but they're also the key to winning the ...

First, a simple belief that I have: A proposal should never be a Christmas present that the recipient opens and is surprised by. Proposals are best when they are the recorded specifics that have ...

Software developers, web designers, and other IT professionals who are trying to build up a consulting business are often asked to provide the prospective client with a formal proposal explaining how ...

In a column last February, I described the six main elements of a book proposal: overview, competition, market, author description, table of contents, and sample chapter. But I focused on one of ...

There is free money out there for your business, but the trick is learning how to ask for it. If you are looking for money for an existing or new enterprise, you're likely to encounter difficulties ...

Outsourcing is enjoying a surge in respectability now that businesses of all types and sizes are striving to contain costs and operate more efficiently. Making the case for outsourcing often crosses ...

Potential investors or lenders will care less about your restaurant concept than they will about your research and financial projections, so writing a winning proposal means doing that groundwork.

Assuming you have an idea that a reader would plunk down $25 to read about, the first step (after you get an agent; I’ll address that in a future Viral Loop Chronicle) is to craft a non-fiction book ...