My primary goal is to be available to the SBA and the SBDC’s entrepreneurs who need specialized business plan writing, grant development or request for proposal response services. The Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) is not a competitor, but a central point of contact for finding people who do not want to, or do not have the English language skill to write a business plan. This failure rate could directly affect the federal statutory government-wide’s small businesses impact goal of getting their fair share of work with the federal government.
 

While attention to detail is important, the length of time needed to write a business plan vary. Some people begin to do their research upfront and become disillusioned and stop, while others proclaim to have completed their plan very quickly resulting in a one-page very simple, plainly written plan of their ideas for a business. Others who cannot express basic business principles quit after months of tedious boredom because they have nothing else to say. For a select few, the amount of actual time writing seems as if it takes a lot longer. Overall, life gets in the way of their entrepreneurial ventures as they lament of families and commitments and full-time employment as they prepare to launch their business. Like the game of Monopoly; they do not launch their business, do not go past GO, supported, named, and counted.

Business Writing

 

For Years, I Have Heard Valued Customers Say:

  • I used straight-forward tools, but
  • I used a template, but
  • I wrote it, but I bought a plan online, but
  • I went to a 6-week class, seminar, but
  • I attended an online seminar, but
  • I used fillable worksheets, but
  • I went to many free and low-cost workshops to complete my plan, but
  • I HAVE NOT COMPLETED MY BUSINESS PLAN,
  • I HAVE NO REAL BUSINESS FINANCIALS THAT STAND FOR MY BUSINESS,
  • THE WORDS DO NOT REFLECT ME, MY VISION, OR MY BUSINESS
  • WHAT I WROTE WAS NOT ENOUGH FOR THE BANK AND THEY SENT IT BACK TO ME
 

Services Offered

The biggest challenge with document generation software is that it offers fill-in-the-blank business plans which does not discuss the specific nature of the pre-venture’s business.

Research

Research and create business plans for small business start-ups

Manage

Manage revisions, moving the document along to a finished product

recommend

Recommend changes to standards if necessary, and ensure consistency in document formats, verbiage, and content

Liaise

Liaise with technical experts to ensure that materials produced are factually correct,

Advise

Provide advice in writing methods, style, and format for small business executives writing their own plan

Company Ownership and Overview

 

GRANT DEVELOPERS, LLC


DUNS: 079438939  

CAGE CODE:7SUT9  

NAICS: 561410, 711510  

MDOT: 17-179
 

 

Grant Developers, LLC is...

A sole proprietor limited liability corporation which is also SAM verified, SBA, SBDC and PTAP registered, and MDOT certified, through Maryland’s official certification agency, the Office of Minority Business Enterprise (OMBE), holding certification as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), SBE and ACDBE.    
Grant Developers primary customer markets are small existing businesses seeking business plans for funding opportunities, business plan revisions or new business start-up’s. Secondly, are private, non-profits seeking new fund development. For the SBA community and their providers, I propose be a go-to
source their clients can use for one-on-one specialized writing services.
 
Key factors to my success is trust, availability, timing, reliable phone inquiries, an approachable demeanor during personal meetings, and the ability to go to the customer while needing minimal business frameworks. I am Shipley trained, have the latest computer with industry software essential to delivering compatible, compliant business plans remotely from a home office dedicated to increasing efficiency.
 
Clients trust that the job is satisfactory and can see drafts that meets with their expectation following the first consultation
 
Many small businesses and private non-profit corporations struggle to keep employees who can write. This gives the potential for a contract writer if the contractor can develop all types of proposals without being a high-cost to the organization. When actively looking for help in business plans, grant or proposal writing, the private non-profit sector actively uses networking based in the degree of need perceived by the organization through personal relationships, friends and associates, word of mouth, where low-cost and face-to-face contact weighs heavily.


About Shirley

I have over 35 years of grants management and state, local and governmental procurement experience generating written content as an independent contractor and able to small business entrepreneurs with writing and completing their business plan package designed to meet specific applications for bank loans, restructuring, new product development or market expansion. I am Shipley University Certified, understand the business plan and proposal development process. I have edited and proofread documents for clarity, grammar, and responsiveness in a variety of genres, using professional writing and editing standards for various audiences, and researched, analyzed, and synthesized information to suggest alternatives.