Responding to Government RFPs
Responding to government RFPs can be a huge task, depending upon the complexity of the work. Commodity proposals can be relatively easy. Service proposals, on the other hand, can require the efforts of multiple members of your staff. What’s the way to tackle a RFP response? What’s involved in the process? Strategies for responding to […]
Finding Government Proposal Opportunities
Governmental contracts provide a significant source of income for businesses of all sizes. You can spend a lot of time finding government proposal opportunities. For federal contract opportunities, there are a few websites you’ll want to familiarize yourself with. You can use these websites free of charge, but you may have to register your company to submit proposals. […]
Creating a proposal response library
If a significant portion of your business cultivation strategy includes responding to RFPs, you may want to consider creating a proposal response library. A proposal response library can allow you to streamline the response process, as long as you use your library carefully. The concept of a proposal response library assumes that most issuers will […]
Proposal writing: the cost of responding to a RFP
Putting together a response to a Request for Proposals (RFP) takes time. As the old adage says, “Time is money.” But what is the actual cost of responding to a RFP? How much weight should that carry in your decision to respond or not? What is the real cost of in-house proposal writing? In the […]
RFP? Try a freelance proposal writer
For many small business owners, responding to an RFP represents the opportunity for new business. It also represents a major effort that you or your staff may not have time to complete. So how can you respond to an RFP while still getting the rest of your work done? Try outsourcing your RFP writing to […]