Tender Articles
COVID-19 Business Recovery and Growth Grant WA
The COVID-19 Business Recovery and Growth Round provides funding to COVID-19 impacted businesses to help them supply to priority industry sectors. Open Close date: 30 Jun 2021 12:00 AM AEST. Application detail: Applications close 30 June 2021, or when funds are...
What is Neuro Linguistic Programming?
What is "NLP"?Have you ever been sold to so subtely that you didn't realise until you thought about it. Where, you had no intention of making a decision, but found yourself nodding along, and before you knew it, you had signed a commitment for far more money than you...
Overall Image, Presentation & Content When Submitting a Proposal / Tender
The first impression is a lasting impression. When submitting a proposal to a prospective client or a tender, a number of factors need to be considered. The overall image of a business is at stake. From a tenders and proposals perspective, Sue will address various...
Business Tips, Sue Findlay
Do you want to be successful with your business? There's no secret ingredient or magic gene that means only certain people can be successful with their business. As a successful businesswoman, Sue Findlay believes that there are some key qualities that she discovered...
Sue Findlay: How to present value when pricing quotes and proposals
Sue Findlay from Bid Buddy explains how to present your value when pricing quotes & proposals. If you think the lowest price wins, think again!
Nifnex TV – Attracting Investors and Crowdfunding
Sue Findlay; BidBuddy as an expert tenders & proposals advisor, Sue will also share the ever green components of an investor proposal that will satisfy & impress your potential investors Jamie Vine; Liberty Executive offices Jamie will share essential pros and...
Nifnex TV Tenders / Franchising / Business Excellence Case Study
Have you considered tendering or franchising as a business development strategy? Zeeshan Pasha hosts Nifnex TV, where a panel of expert business owners address issues sent in by Perth SMEs. Here Sue Findlay from Bid Buddy, Conrad Francis from Inspired Money and Andrew...
How to Identify Quality Leads and Clients
What is a quality client and where do we find him/her? How do we convert leads into paying customers? Hosted by Zeeshan Pasha, Nifnex; the following is a discussion by panel experts on identifying quality leads and clients. - Suzanne Findlay; Bid Buddy, - Douglas Lim;...
Announcing…Free Tender Writing Course
Help. I don't know how to write a tender! I regularly receive inquiries from businesses owners who want to begin submitting tenders. Let's take a client of ours as an example, we'll call him Jake, who had been asked by a large mining company to submit a tender. Jake...
How to Structure Your Pricing
One of the hardest things people often find about responding to tenders is how to get the pricing right. Too low and you may struggle to deliver, too high and you may be told you were too expensive.
How to Price a Winning Tender so You Still Make Money
Many suppliers agonize over their pricing as they are preparing their responses to requests for tender or proposals. There is a widespread belief that the pricing submitted must be the lowest in order to win. If you have ever bought a house, was it the cheapest house...
Winning Tenders isn’t About Price
There is a tightly held belief that if a company doesn’t win a tender, then it must have been because a cheaper bid won. The company’s price was too expensive. Most of the time, this is simply an excuse.
The Importance of Your Brand in Maximising your Bid or Tender Response
Why Your Brand is Important When Bidding for WorkCorporate Procurement There is a world of difference between consumer buying and corporate procurement. Or is there? From a process perspective, consumer buying is typically an informal process, has few stakeholders,...
What Successful People do to Win Tenders
Are you winning enough tenders?There is nothing more depressing than submitting responses to Requests to Tender ("RFT"s and "RFP"s) and constantly being told "Unfortunately, on this occasion, your bid was unsuccessful. The successful tenderer was (a bigger company,...
What Are The Most Common Mistakes When Submitting Tenders or Proposals?
So many tenders do not get the attention they deserve because they did not hit the mark. In this post we explore the 5 most common mistakes people make when submitting tenders and proposals.
How to Write a Winning Tender
The subject of this blog is to discuss one of the key neuromarketing aspects of proposals and tenders that you submit. That aspect is the use of EMOTION. The more the prospect feels excited or trust in what you submit, the more likely you are to win!
5 Reasons Why Sales People Should Never Write Tenders
Any sales person worth his or her salt will have a healthy pipeline of opportunities at various stages of maturity. To convert the larger opportunities into contracts a formal tender submission is often required. This process is generally stressful and a lot of work,...