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 ...

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 ...

A proposal is a sales tool not an information packet. The purpose of the proposal is to make a persuasive case that leads to a sale. To win the business, your proposal must overcome the following ...

Writing proposals is one of the toughest parts of the thought-leadership business model. You’ve listened to your client, taken notes, and uncovered their pain points. Now you have to translate that ...

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 ...

"I've been taken aback at what passes for a dissertation proposal around here," a newly arrived colleague at a major research institution confided, lamenting the brevity and tentativeness of the ...