Red Tape Busters

Many small businesses recognize  the value of a well written tender application to help them land new and repeat business. Yet many tender applications writers leave their submissions to the last minute and don’t engage the right people or skills for the task.   I’ll be the first to admit that tender writing   can be tedious, but when you finally land that next big contract, the effort will be all worth it.  It pays to make the effort with the tender application writing chore.  So, here are our top tips for writing great tender applications. 1.  Tender Application Writing: Be Sure You Can Deliver Before you begin, develop a capability statement that gives an honest assessment of what your company can realistically achieve. Yes, you might want to reach for the stars, but you’re not going to get there without the necessary equipment, fuel and personnel.      2.  Tender Application Writing: Read the Request for Tender Very Carefully All good tender writers  read the te

Do you get jealous about the fact that every other grant writer  seems to be having more success than you? Has it been a while since you’ve had a grant application writing success?  Great grant application writing doesn’t just happen.  The best grant applications are those that are well-planned, researched and written with great attention to detail.   Here are the secret tips that other grant writers don’t want you to know.   SECRET NUMBER 1: Grant Writing is Storytelling Grant application writers may feel that their grant applications must be matter of fact and straight-to-the-point.  However, when funding bodies receive hundreds of grant applications that are all pretty much the same, it makes for eye-wateringly boring reading.  To make your grant stand out, it’s important to think of grant   writing  as storytelling.  Think about it!  Who doesn’t like hearing stories? We all know the feeling of being unable to put down a good book.  Your ‘story’ should effectively se