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Chapter Objectives
To get acquainted with the format of a
Proposal
To know various sections of a proposal
and intricacies of writing these
sections
To understand the writing style and
appearance of proposals
Purposes of proposals
Persuasion lies at the heart of the
proposal.
It communicates that the sender
can help solve the problems faced
by the receiver, and that the
receiver’s agreement and approval is
needed to do so.
It may be written to someone within
the company or outside.
Purposes of proposals
Some of the purposes are:
To survey attitudes of the consumers
To conduct a training program for the
employees
To help implement ERP within an
organization
To organize a stall at an exhibition for
sales promotion
Any many more like this ………..
types of proposals
Proposals are sales presentations,
easily classified in to following:
Research Proposals
Business Proposals
Like reports, they may be short or long
and formal, may be solicited or
unsolicited.
types of proposals
Research Proposals
Research proposal is usually academic in
nature.
Professors, or the Universities or the B-
schools for which they work, desire to
obtain a grant in response to a request or
an announcement from the government or
other agency.
types of proposals
Business Proposals
In case of solicited business
proposals, competition is likely, as
others may also submit the same.
In case of unsolicited proposal, the
sender needs to convince the reader
or review committee about his/her
understanding of the organization’s
needs or problems and that she/he
can help solve it.
Parts of proposals
The parts of a proposal, listed below, may
be used in major business proposals.
They may be adapted for a research
proposal, within or outside the company:
Title Page
Executive Summary, Abstract, Synopsis
Draft Contract
Table of Contents
Introduction
Background
Parts of proposals (contd.)
Procedures
Equipment and Facilities
Personnel
Budget
Contribution of study
Appendixes
Parts of proposals (contd.)