Distributing your business's project proposal as a PDF enables any client with a free PDF reader to view it in the format you intended. Even if you don't have Adobe Acrobat or another PDF creation ...

Even though an exploratory project doesn't commit funds to specific actions, it may require a small business to commit personnel and time to the initiative. To determine whether or not you want to ...

Back in the old days, a prospective academic author could submit a manuscript —sometimes even a barely reworked dissertation — and book editors would consider it for publication. Now, even if you’ve ...

Once you have passed your comprehensive exams, the time has come for you to complete the dissertation proposal. In this memo, I give you some of my thoughts on ways to approach the proposal. Also, I ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Time kills deals. So if you’ve ever struggled to write a business proposal, check out the most recent episode of the Launch Your Business ...

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 ...

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 ...

After a lengthy hiatus caused by other obligations, I am back with the third installment in my series of posts about how how to publish an academic book. In Part I, I summarized the criteria that can ...

Most people write proposals in a panic. They rush through templates, recycling old content and hoping something sticks. No wonder conversion rates stay low. When you're up against a busy schedule and ...