One of the most frequent questions I get revolves around the decision of what to bid. I have observed many processes. Some are very formal, associating point scores to factors at different stages of the process. Others are casual and fly by the seat of their pants. But… what really works for a small business? […]
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10 Steps to Better Proposals – Part 2 of 2
Jan 19
This is the second part of my 2-part series on some advice to developing better proposals. The first five steps were presented in Part 1. Here are steps 6 through 10: #6: Conduct meaningful reviews. Veterans of proposals are familiar with the multiple “color reviews”, where teams are brought into review the proposal at different […]
10 Steps to Better Proposals – Part 1 of 2
Jan 13
We always seem to be in proposal season. I recall a time when the Federal Government had acquisition cycles and we could plan our proposal resources and budgets. Not only that, but they also gave us enough time to respond – usually 60-90 days. Those days are past and proposals are fast and furious. No […]
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