Free Proposal Templates To Seal The Deal.

• Title page.  This is where you need your contact information and the name of the person or company you’re pitching too. Make sure you have a simple but descriptive title of what you’re offering.
• Executive summary.  Next, introduce your company in a short, engaging paragraph. Think about your business’ triumphs and give them a flavour of your brand. Try to avoid being too generic. Tailor your executive summary to the client you’re targeting, while always reflecting your own brand. The second half of the executive summary needs to go into detail on what you’re offering, and what benefits you can provide the client.
• Project details.  Now it’s time for your project to shine. Start by identifying the problem you’re hoping to address. Your client needs to feel confident that you understand the issue they’re facing. Then, explain your solution/s. This is where you can really highlight the value of what you’re offering.
• Qualifications.  Give your potential client peace of mind by listing your track record. Be sure to include success stories or examples of how you have solved these problems for other clients.
• Steps and deliverables. Concisely and accurately detail the steps, timeline, and budget of what you’re offering. Try to be as specific as you can so the client can have the best picture of what it’ll be like to work with you.
• Call to action and team introduction.  Lastly, thank the client for listening and provide them with a call to action – a clear way to reach out with you. You may also decide to add a personal touch; with names and photographs of the team they’d be working with.

There’s also scope to expand this business portfolio example. Other sections you may wish to include are:

• Terms and conditions – This section outlines the legal aspects of the deal. It may include price, payment, privacy and cancellation information.
• Field for signature – An area to record typed, or handwritten signatures.
• Appendix – An additional section containing additional, relevant but non-essential information. Usually found after the references.
• Competitive analysis – This section may detail information on the strength and weaknesses of the client’s competitors to reveal how they are currently performing in comparison, and where you could help them to improve.
• Graphs or charts – A section where you could include visual aids to display information in an engaging and eye-catching way.

• Title page.  Same as above, this first section will detail your contact information and the name of the stakeholder(s) you’re pitching to. You’ll need to include the project title, too.
• Executive summary.  The executive summary should be relatively short but cover important ground. Include the problem that your project is aiming to solve, who it will benefit and how your solutions will work. Then, provide a roadmap of the project timeline and provide an idea of budget. You can give the reader an overview of what the successful product will look like, so they can get excited about what you’re aiming to accomplish. In essence, you’re promising a return on investment (ROI) for your stakeholders. You also need a short and compelling title for the executive summary page.
• Background.  Take a deep dive into the problem behind the project. Explain your research, and the gap that this project is going to fill. It’s possible that others have attempted to tackle this problem before – you could try and demonstrate why there isn’t an adequate solution yet. Title this page in a way that summarises the background of the project.
• Plan of action.  Clarify your solution to the problem in question, and show how you will measure and report success. Then provide an action plan, using titles for the different milestones you plan on achieving. Then, add the deliverables and timelines in the description for those milestones. Remember to stay realistic, and not over promise.
• Requests.  Here, supply your budget and resource requests. You’ll also need to break down allocation for the budget and include a total.
• Conclusion. Title your conclusion in a way that demonstrates the benefit the project will bring to stakeholders. Then, briefly review what you’ve promised and the resources you’ll need to complete it. If the project is internal, you could turn it into a presentation by converting PDF to PPT with Adobe Acrobat online services.

• Title page.  Same as above, this first section will detail your contact information and the name of the stakeholder(s) you’re pitching to. You’ll need to include the project title, too.
• Executive summary.  The executive summary should be relatively short but cover important ground. Include the problem that your project is aiming to solve, who it will benefit and how your solutions will work. Then, provide a roadmap of the project timeline and provide an idea of budget. You can give the reader an overview of what the successful product will look like, so they can get excited about what you’re aiming to accomplish. In essence, you’re promising a return on investment (ROI) for your stakeholders. You also need a short and compelling title for the executive summary page.
• Background.  Take a deep dive into the problem behind the project. Explain your research, and the gap that this project is going to fill. It’s possible that others have attempted to tackle this problem before – you could try and demonstrate why there isn’t an adequate solution yet. Title this page in a way that summarises the background of the project.
• Plan of action.  Clarify your solution to the problem in question, and show how you will measure and report success. Then provide an action plan, using titles for the different milestones you plan on achieving. Then, add the deliverables and timelines in the description for those milestones. Remember to stay realistic, and not over promise.
• Requests.  Here, supply your budget and resource requests. You’ll also need to break down allocation for the budget and include a total.
• Conclusion. Title your conclusion in a way that demonstrates the benefit the project will bring to stakeholders. Then, briefly review what you’ve promised and the resources you’ll need to complete it. If the project is internal, you could turn it into a presentation by converting PDF to PPT with Adobe Acrobat online services.

• Title page.  Add your contact information, the name of your research, and the name of the school or individual you’re pitching to.
• Introduction.  In your introduction, you want to make sure your reader understands why this research is interesting and relevant. Give an overview of existing information known about the subject, and then highlight the gap in the research that you’re trying to fill.
• Research questions.  Next, share your research questions.
• Problem statement.  Your problem statement will anticipate the results and how they’ll make a difference.
• Literature review.  The literature review will focus on other research and sources associated with your topic. Summarise the findings of the other literature and talk about how you may agree with or challenge them.
• Research methodologies.  This space in the research proposal template enables you to briefly explain the reasoning behind your methodologies, as well as the practical considerations that you anticipate. You can also include a simple version of the timeline and budget.
• Conclusion.  Circle back to the purpose of your research and the problem you’re trying to solve. Summarise the key context and your methods.

Here are some additional sections you can include in a research proposal template:

• Abstract
• Bibliography
• Budget
• Timeline
• Contribution

If you do find yourself needing to customise your template, you can edit the PDF template with Acrobat online services.

• Title page. Start with a name that describes the value of the product or service. Keep it simple, and to the point.
• Executive summary. As above, the body of your proposal should begin with an executive summary. This can concisely detail information on your target customer, the problem and the solution you’re offering, as well as the benefits you’ll offer both the customer and investor.
• Information about project. Here’s your chance to shine as an entrepreneur – include facts about yourself and your business.
• Company performance. In this section, you can provide a business description and detail your past and current financial data. Or if you haven’t established your company yet, you can provide market research and statistics which highlight the viability and growth potential of your business idea.
• Marketing and sales strategies. In this section, outline your planned marketing budget, channels and map out your sales strategy.
• Team information. Including some information about your team may help your case. Consider adding your business location, the number of employees you have (or plan to hire) and the resources you need.
• Financing. This section of the investment proposal template focuses on sources of funding, timeframes and expected ROI.