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Session 1 - Group and Team Overview - Lesson 4 - Business Proposal (Cont.)
Session 1 - Group and Team Overview - Lesson 4 - Business Proposal (Cont.)
Session 1 - Group and Team Overview - Lesson 4 - Business Proposal (Cont.)
PROPOSAL
(cont.)
TRADITIONAL CATEGORIES OF PROPOSAL
A clear presentation, often with visual aids, of the
7. TIMELINE process, from start to finish, with specific, dated
benchmarks noted.
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Sample of a Milestone Timeline
2022 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
2023 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
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TRADITIONAL CATEGORIES
OF PROPOSAL
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Let’s practice!
Let’s discuss and
write the timeline and
marketing plan of the
project.
TRADITIONAL CATEGORIES OF PROPOSAL
9. FINANCE
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Sample Financials
$40,000
Gross Net
Clients Orders
revenue revenue
$30,000
$20,000
2023 20 200 $20,000 $16,000
$0
2022 2023 2024 2025
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Sample Financials table
DESCRIPTION YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 DELTA
Income
Users 50,000 400,000 1,600,000
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TRADITIONAL CATEGORIES OF PROPOSAL
10. CONCLUSION
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Let’s practice!
Let’s discuss and
compose the finance and
conclusion of the project.
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
Activity
Solicited Unsolicited
• If you have been asked to • Unsolicited proposals are the
submit a proposal it is “cold calls” of business writing.
considered solicited. • Required a thorough
• May come in the form of a understanding of the market,
direct verbal or written product and/or service, and their
request presentation is typically general
rather than customer-specific.
Sample Business Proposal
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