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Tag: <span>Small business</span>
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Tag: Small business

Small businesses face special challenges in responding to RFPs, largely related to inexperience and limited resources. Yet because the opportunities are worth pursuing, it is also worthwhile for small businesses to look for ways to reduce their capability and knowledge gap

RFP Responses for Small Business – Step Four

23 October 2014 09 February 2015  Small business

Step 4 of a four-step action plan for small businesses to win more government and corporate contracts by responding to RFPs. This step focuses on continual improvement.

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RFP Responses for Small Business: Step Three

22 October 2014 09 February 2015  Small business, Winning contracts

Step 3 of a four-step action plan for small businesses to win more government and corporate businesses by responding to RFPs. This step identifies the six key success factors in successful bids.

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RFP Responses for Small Business – Step Two

21 October 2014 09 February 2015  Small business, Winning contracts

Step 2 of a four-step action plan for small businesses to win government and corporate contracts by responding to RFPs. This step focuses on 6 questions to ask to vet an opportunity before bidding.

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RFP Responses for Small Business: Step One

20 October 2014 09 February 2015  Small business, Winning contracts

Step 1 of a four-step action plan for small businesses to win government and corporate contracts by responding to RFPs. This step focuses on identifying opportunities.

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Just Build the Damn Ships

Sad/great article on Canadian government procurement: the latest oxymoron.

Matt Gurney, National Post

Good overview of shipbuilding strategy (sic).

John Ivison, National Post

Good detail on the frigate fiasco.

David Pugliese, National Post

 

Quality & Quantity

“You cannot increase the quality of an argument by simply increasing the quantity of your argument.”

Source: How to Make Your Arguments Stronger

Substitute "proposal" for "argument" and it's still true. But, boy, we keep trying.

Death to Jargon!

"...unreadable claptrap about building back better resilient green gender prudent fiscal stimulus affordable jumpstarted racial equality childcare climate solutions COVID-19 employee stock option decisive dynamic Indigenous inclusive net-zero cross-border digital tax cut increases." - Terence Corcoran writing about Canada's Fiscal Update (emphasis added so everyone would get it the first time don't make me say it again)

Source: Financial Times, 01 Dec 2020

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