Choose a project
Overview:
LAO, FORMAL PROPOSAL: Choose a project (real or imagined): starting a restaurant, creating a park in your neighborhood, setting up an online business, development of a community project: working with seniors on digital access or voting outreach for all ages or COVID vaccinations or
Research:
project: what do you want to do? financing: how will you finance the project? (Small Business Loan, bank or credit union, private?). Also, support / approvals: city or other local government, HOAs, neighbors, service providers
Proposal packet: “bookends” – cover sheet and References page (academic). Also, “proposal” – business sales / marketing proposal for your project
Complete and submit your formal proposal:
cover page and references are APA formatted, the assignment will be formatted as a business sales / marketing proposal. Also, NOTE: The APA formatted cover sheet and references page are the “bookends” to your formal business sales proposal.
Cover page (standard academic cover page – APA format)
Transmittal letter: to whom is this proposal being directed?
2. Executive summary: Enough information to ensure interest in proposal (review example in text)
3. Body of proposal to include one of the following
Embedded exhibits: 6-7 pages, including an action plan and timeline to implement project, and embedded exhibits (data graphs, photos, etc.)
OR
Attached exhibits: 3-4 pages of written text (introduction, action plan and timelines), with 3-4 pages of attached exhibits]
Sources ProQuest and EBSCOhost are great sites to find resources. Also, write in a concise and logical, using excellent grammar and style techniques. Additionally, the quality of your writing dictates grading criteria. On the other hand, if you use direct quotes from books or articles, place the words you copied (use parenthesis) and cite them in-line. Also, only use sources within the five-year range.
Additional Guidelines
The quotes should be complete sentences (no more, less) and should be incorporated in your essay to illustrate your ideas. Also please, cite your sources in a clickable reference list at the end. Also, do not copy without providing
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