July, 2019
The Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP) in partnership with the Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) is proud to present the following webinar:

Proposal Best Practices in the FY Q4:
Developing Proposals Quickly Without Sacrificing Quality  
Thursday, August 8, 2019
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (EST)
I n this webinar, Olessia Smotrova will answer your questions about proposal writing in the fourth quarter of the government fiscal year. You may be pressed for time because you are responding to multiple proposals simultaneously or your deadlines are short because the government wants to obligate money fast. 
How do you win despite a shortage of time and resources?

This webinar focuses on proven practices in developing persuasive proposals fast. We go through 10 tips smart businesses can implement for winning proposals. From faster ways of developing robust technical and management solutions to doubling your writing speed, you will gain techniques you can apply right away to land more contract awards this quarter.
Olessia Smotrova, CF.APMP Fellow, has more than 20 years of experience in business development. She led winning bids for four out of the five top government contractors, winning more than $20 billion over the course of her career. She is the author of the book How to Get Government Contracts: Have a Slice of $1 Trillion Pie, and seven other books.

She has taught a graduate course for the Stevens Institute of Technology and provided training to Treasury and NASA. She has served for 2 years as the President of the National Contracts Management Association (NCMA) Bethesda/Medical Chapter, and for 2 years as the President of the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) National Capital Area Chapter.

She is recognized as an APMP Fellow for her contributions to the field of capture and proposals – the highest honor in the business development profession. Her skills span every aspect of business development, sales, and marketing. Prior to supporting hundreds of Fortune 500 companies and small businesses as a proposal consultant and growing OST, she worked as a business developer for Raytheon and Lockheed Martin and wrote for the Financial Times of London.