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In 2012 I was at katagora market to buy waiste bag for my nysc. I met my course mate who was also posted to bornu state while was posted to oyo. I was so happy to see her and I decided to pay for her waist bag. She was such a calm lady, well respected. I was at eseyin camp when the news of her death hits us. She died in an accident on her way to bornu for nysc. Camping . The worst part of it was that all passengers got burnt beyound recognition. God am not perfect am only living by ur grace. My sins re many don't let me go to hell when I die. That's my prayer. I cannot afford to lose both ends if ididnt make it here on earth, I should make it in heaven . I wanna give my life to christ but one moment am serious and the next moment am in sin again. Devil leave me alone

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J0nyb0y:
how to write a wining business proposal... thanks

Have you seen the post on that?

In today's competitive business environment, your ability to write powerful proposals could mean the life, or death, of your business.

When government agencies and large corporations need to buy products or services from an outside source, they often release what is called a Request for Proposal (RFP), a formal document outlining their needs. To bid for the job, you must submit a proposal, which will explain how your company would meet the client's needs and should convince the client to hire your company, instead of a competitor.

Follow these seven steps to write winning proposals:

1. Study the Requirements.

Writing a winning proposal begins with a clear understanding of the client's requirements. Read the RFP thoroughly. As you're reading, ask yourself, What are this company's goals? What is my role in achieving these goals? Is the time frame, budget and scope of work reasonable? And if we're awarded the contract, does my company have the time, expertise and resources to complete the project?
Next, decide whether you want to proceed. Preparing this proposal will require a lot of time and effort in research, analysis of the client's needs and writing, and you may decide to wait for a better opportunity.
Wakefield examines every RFP carefully. "We don't send everybody a proposal who asks for one, because researching and writing a proposal is a fairly expensive process," admits Wakefield. "First, we decide if we can design a good program for them. Then, we look for projects that have some potential for us strategically, contracts that offer continuing relationships and good networking possibilities."


2. Understand the Client.

"If you don't understand the client's problem, you certainly can't propose a methodology that is going to solve the problem," says Shervin Freed, coauthor of Writing Winning Business Proposals (McGraw-Hill). "Many times a client or potential client will say, 'This is what we're looking for.' But when you start researching, you find out that isn't what they're looking for at all."
The best way to understand what the client really needs is to talk with them. Ask people in the organization about their concerns, their operating policies and their management philosophy. Discover if any previous attempts have been made to reach the goals outlined in the RFP and why those earlier solutions didn't work. Ask what they like and dislike about dealing with consultants like yourself and what criteria they'll be using to evaluate your proposal.
You'll also want to get some general information about the organization and the industry it's in. Ask questions like these: How long has the company been in business? Who are their major decision makers? What are their main products or services? How is this company better or worse than its competitors? What is the company's financial position?
To prepare their proposal, Wakefield's company interviewed the senior managers in the client's quality and training & development departments, as well as a purchasing agent. "We learned that our client's goal was to reach a higher level of customer service," explains Wakefield. "And they wanted to do that by changing the management process."
If you're not able to speak with the organization's employees, do some secondary research. Visit the library or check with colleagues who may have worked for the same organization; it's worth the effort. This research may save you from proposing a tack that has already been tried or is unacceptable to the client for some other reason. You may also discover some underlying issues that weren't addressed in the RFP and need to be considered.


3. Develop a Methodology.

Once your client's goals are clearly identified, it's time to develop the steps, or methodology, necessary to reach them. If you're having difficulty with it, use Wakefield's suggestion of brainstorming sessions.
"My partner and I get together and discuss what kinds of things our clients need and in what order," Wakefield says. "It's going to be different for each of our clients, depending on whether they focus more on customer service or on cost savings. We then custom-design an intervention that is specific to their organization."
To ensure that your methodology is practical, analyze its costs and benefits, as well as the time and resources it will require.


4. Evaluate the Solution.

You may have developed a brilliant methodology, but if it's unacceptable to your client, you'll need to find an alternative solution. "You have to understand the decision maker's orientation," explains Freed. "You have to know precisely what their background is, and how they look upon this particular project. For example, find out whether the person is financially oriented or operations oriented." You should then describe the benefits of your solution in a way that will receive the most favorable evaluation from the decision maker.
You should also evaluate your solution according to criteria outlined in the RFP. For example, if your proposal is being evaluated on price and completion time, a lengthy, expensive solution is unlikely to win your company the contract.


5. Outshine Your Competitors.

Don't forget that a proposal is a sales document, designed to persuade the client to hire your company instead of a competitor. So make certain your proposal reinforces your company's strengths and addresses any potential reservations the client may have about hiring you.
"If your competition is a company that is much larger than yours, then you've got to show your strengths," Freed says. "Maybe you specialize in the client's field or can focus intensely on solving their problem."
To properly present your strengths, you must know how you stack up against the competition. If you're lucky, the client will divulge your competitors' names, describe what they're like to work with and offer an opinion of your competitor's abilities.


6. Write the Proposal.

Now that you've completed the first five steps, most of the work is done. All that's left is assembling the information into a proposal format, so we'll be referring back to the work you completed in the previous steps.
If the RFP specifies the format of your proposal, follow that exactly. If no format is specified, Freed recommends the following headings be used:

A. Current Situation. Explain the background or problem that motivated the organization to issue an RFP. This section will be compiled from the background information outlined in the RFP, as well as from the research you performed in Step 2.

B. Goals. Clearly explain the goals of your proposal. You formulated these in Step 2, based on the RFP and your understanding of the organization and their problems.

C. Proposed Methodology. Describe each of the recommended steps, developed in Step 3, that will lead the organization to meeting their goals.

D. Time and cost. Thoroughly explain the time and cost requirements for each step in the methodology, based on your calculations from Step 3. This section should also specify how you will be billing the client, and when payment will be expected.

E. Qualifications. Fully describe why yours is the best company for this job. This information will be based on your competitive strengths and on the proposal's evaluation criteria, which you developed in Step 5.

F. Benefits. Discuss the many benefits the client will receive by implementing your recommendations. This section is based on the benefits identified in Step 4.


7. Apply the Finishing Touches.

Review the proposal carefully to ensure it completely fulfills the requirements set out in the RFP. Make sure the information is arranged logically and that it fully addresses each of the decision maker's concerns. Finally, have someone you trust proofread the proposal to catch spelling and grammatical errors.
Many contracts are awarded solely on the quality of the proposal, so don't let sloppy writing or careless mistakes ruin an otherwise terrific proposal.
"To me, good writing is symptomatic of your basic abilities," says Freed. "Poor writing and poor grammar would make me ask, 'How good can these people be if they can't even express themselves intelligently?'"

To make sure that the completed proposal looks as professional as possible, print it on quality paper and have the final copy professionally bound. Then get ready to put your proposed solution into action.

source: www.facebook.com/tequila.nigeria

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WRITING OF THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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1. Executive Summary

<< Introduce promoters here, and the reason you are now preparing this Business Plan.

This section should not be completed until the business plan is written. It will highlight all milestones in the company’s development over the next five years. It should sum up the following areas:

• Purpose of the plan
• Product or service and its advantages
• Market opportunity
• Management team
• Track record, if any
• Financial projections
• Funding requirements*

*Financial projections should be summarised and highlighted. The following format is suggested as a guide and projected yearly for 3 years in a tabular method



Sales

Exports

Net Profit before Tax

Investment

Employment



NOTE:
 Remember that potential investors often make a provisional judgement based on the executive summary, and that their decision to read the main body of the business plan will depend on the information presented here. The appendices at the back of the plan contain more detailed information to support the main text of the business plan. >>

WRITING OF A CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
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Confidentiality Agreement

The undersigned reader acknowledges that the information provided in this business plan is confidential; therefore, the reader agrees not to disclose it without the express written permission of <<Company/Promoter>>.

It is acknowledged by the reader that information to be furnished in this business plan is in all respects confidential in nature, other than information that is in the public domain through other means, and that any disclosure or use of this confidential information by the reader may cause serious harm or damage to <<Company>>.

Upon request, this document is to be immediately returned to <<Company/Promoter>>.




Signature



Name (printed)



Date


This is a business plan. It does not imply offering of securities.

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Table of Contents


Confidentiality Agreement

1) Executive Summary


2) Company Description
Promoters, shareholders and Board
Advisors
Products and services
Long Term Aim of Business
Objectives
S.W.O.T. Analysis


3) Market Analysis
Target market
Total market valuation
Targeted share
Market trends
Profile of competitors
Competitive advantage
Benefits to clients


4) Marketing/Sales Strategy
Income sources
Marketing strategy
Pricing
Advertising and Promotion
Sales Strategy


5) Research & Development
Patents, copyrights and brands
Product/Service Development
R and D

6) Staffing and Operations
Management Organisation Charts
Staffing
Training Plans
Operations


7) Financial Projections
Key Assumptions
Profit and Loss Accounts
Balance Sheets
Cashflow Projections

Sales Pipeline

9) Funding Requirements

10) Appendices

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J0nyb0y:
Hi, thanks for this post. Please can you write something on business proposal or direct me to sumwhere i can learn. i have be asked to submit one today/tomorrow and av got no single idea how to go about it.
Thanks

What do you want to learn about business proposal??

Let's break it down further, by writing each step of business plan..


Who's interested??

jefy:
Nice one bro,a business plan and a business proposal,are they the same? And secondly,a realistic example of a business plan using a proposed business will be more beneficial..

Thank You..

Am a lady

Business plans and business proposals are totally different in their use and nature. Both are documents used in business but both have different purposes. Business plans reflect the long term plan of a business. It reflects the way a business plans to establish itself over a longer period of time. Business proposals on the other hand are not meant for longer term. They are an intention to work out a business venture with another business.

The intended audience of both the documents also varies significantly. The business plan is intended for the management as well as the lenders and many others. The business proposal is however a document that is only intended for the other business with whom a business wishes to enter into a joint venture with.

OnyiloG:
I love this. Thanks.

Your welcome

charix:
...and once again no example was posted. I know all these stated already I just want to see how it'd look like after execution.

I'd post a sample of how each page should be written.. Kindly bear with me

The next post would contain samples and step by step process of how to write a business plan...


Thank you for the lovely comment..


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agabaI23:
Merlissa, assuming I want to write a business plan and the topic is "how to do business with Merlissa", how do i go about it?

Send me a mail and we talk about it

PuciPrince:
The kind of Nigerians we are looking for. God bless you.

Amen and Thank you

obontami:
when he wants to use his camera phone to snap your pusssy

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After the brief introduction, Larry started bragging, He said he had a funeral to attend and as he can’t go he would send 50,000 naria to the family ( I mean, does he have to give out such information I mean, really??) He was also saying how he went shopping the previous week and he spent over 70,000 naria (am sure if you ask me, he spent like 10,000). All the while he was bragging, I kept wondering why is he giving me all these information?? Does he want me to take off my bra and do parashoot or take off my pant and do showercap??


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pryd:
Brilliant piece, precise as well. Thanks for sharing.

Thank YOU

What is a business plan?

A business plan is a written description of your business's future, a document that tells what you plan to do and how you plan to do it. If you jot down a paragraph on the back of an envelope describing your business strategy, you've written a plan, or at least the germ of a plan.

Now that you understand why you need a business plan and you've spent some time doing your homework gathering the information you need to create one, it's time to roll up your sleeves and get everything down on paper. The following pages will describe in detail the seven essential sections of a business plan: what you should include, what you shouldn't include, how to work the numbers and additional resources you can turn to for help. With that in mind, jump right in.

Executive Summary
Within the overall outline of the business plan, the executive summary will follow the title page. The summary should tell the reader what you want. This is very important. All too often, what the business owner desires is buried on page eight. Clearly state what you're asking for in the summary.

Business Description
The business description usually begins with a short description of the industry. When describing the industry, discuss the present outlook as well as future possibilities. You should also provide information on all the various markets within the industry, including any new products or developments that will benefit or adversely affect your business.

Market Strategies
Market strategies are the result of a meticulous market analysis. A market analysis forces the entrepreneur to become familiar with all aspects of the market so that the target market can be defined and the company can be positioned in order to garner its share of sales.

Competitive Analysis
The purpose of the competitive analysis is to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the competitors within your market, strategies that will provide you with a distinct advantage, the barriers that can be developed in order to prevent competition from entering your market, and any weaknesses that can be exploited within the product development cycle.

Design & Development Plan
The purpose of the design and development plan section is to provide investors with a description of the product's design, chart its development within the context of production, marketing and the company itself, and create a development budget that will enable the company to reach its goals.

Operations & Management Plan
The operations and management plan is designed to describe just how the business functions on a continuing basis. The operations plan will highlight the logistics of the organization such as the various responsibilities of the management team, the tasks assigned to each division within the company, and capital and expense requirements related to the operations of the business.

Financial Factors
Financial data is always at the back of the business plan, but that doesn't mean it's any less important than up-front material such as the business concept and the management team.

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