A proposal for building a factory is used when you are being considered along with other potential contractors. When you write your proposal, carefully plan and prepare an outline. Address every term ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

At the beginning of your new bakery business, you may need support from other parties to help your business take off. A proposal seeks support for a business endeavor, and you may benefit from writing ...

I’ve said this before, but it’s still the best sports analogy around: You should approach most business projects like you are approaching the tee on a golf course. Here’s why. Anyone who plays the ...

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 ...

A workshop organized by the Society for Leukocyte Biology offered advice to young scientists on how to decipher the grant-submission process of the US National Institutes of Health and compose a clear ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As an entrepreneur who writes proposals all the time, here’s the one universal truth I can tell you about them: No two proposals are ever ...

Run your business; don’t let your business run you. You know the adage, but do you follow it? Truthfully, in recent months it’s been a struggle for me. There have been times when I’ve felt burnout ...