Chapter 13. Planning Reports and Proposals

Writing and Formatting Powerful Memos

Among the mediums of business communication, the memo is one of those most likely to convey a sense of importance. This lesson will help you to harness the power of this medium.

From the SBA: How to Write a Business Plan--A Tutorial

A written guide to starting and running your business successfully is essential. This plan will encourage loans, promote growth, and provide a map for you to follow.

Starting a Business: Writing a Business Plan

Writing a business plan creates a road map for the entire company. Write a business plan with tips from a successful business owner and CEO of Sweet Leaf Tea.

Creating an Online Survey

It is often said that the best examples of user documentation are those where the users have been involved from an early stage. For example, if you know what your users don't understand about your product or service, you can tailor the next edition of your documentation to address those concerns.

One way of actually discovering what your users think is to run a survey, and this article introduces the idea of running an online survey using a commercial web-based product called SurveyMonkey (www.surveymonkey.com). There are a number of web-based tools available, and you may well find that an alternative service is more suitable for your needs than SurveyMonkey.

Planning and Writing a Business Plan

A written guide to starting and running your business successfully is essential. This plan will encourage loans, promote growth, and provide a map for you to follow.

Planning a Business Proposal

The goal of business proposal writing is to answer your customer's questions and persuade them to select you. Business proposal writing should be more about your customer than it is about you.

You should plan and write your business proposal to meet your customer's expectations. But first you have to know what they are. Some general advice for how to plan and write business proposals is provided below here.