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Successful Submission Writing – for Business and Nonprofits, 3rd Edition (Jean Roberts, 2009), published by Wilkinson Publishing of Melbourne, Australia

Jean’s 10-Step Model of Successful Submission Writing was introduced in the 1st Edition (1985). A chapter featuring nine worksheets was added in the 2nd Edition (2005).

This 3rd Edition provides greater depth to each of the 10 Steps and 9 worksheets – consequently expanding your potential to:

• improve your strike/success rate with submissions, grant applications, proposals, estimates, quotes and tenders,
• reduce the costs associated with preparing these documents,
• contribute to the skills associated with preparing these documents being readily acknowledged as core business competencies,
• assist government departments, and philanthropic trusts and foundations, in inviting and assessing submissions, proposals and tenders, and
• assist commercial and non-profit organisations in preparing to outsource.

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One Man Show – Featuring the Author’s and Shakespeare’s experiences as sole operators

The smallest of small business – featuring the Author’s and Shakespeare’s experience as sole operators

A One Man Show is often referred to as a ‘micro-business’ – a term that emphasises the business rather than the person.

This book has four main sections, illustrated by events in both Shakespeare’s and Jean’s personal and business experiences as they persevered:

• Setting out as a One Man Show
• The Resource Base of a One Man Show
• Two different – and useful – business life-cycles
• Traffic lights for One Man Show business start-ups

Jean provides a lively and thought provoking study for any potential entrepreneur considering starting a micro enterprise. The ideas are original, creative, and well researched.

Roger Cook
Centre for International and Open Learning at the Thames Valley University, London.