This CD is specifically designed to help those who have never bid for public sector contracts to understand the ins and outs of successful bidding. Whether you are just starting up a business or have be in business (no matter what your size), you will learn about how public sector buyers procure goods and services as well as  steps you can take to become part of the supply chain in the public sector market. The CD is not suitable for those who already have knowledge of procurement. It is for beginers.

Fee is £10 plus postage of £2 (in the UK)

This guide has been specifically put together for SMEs and startups that are novice about how to sell effectively to the NHS market and /or become part of the supply chain in the health care sector. The guide has been put together to provide a the key essential information that SMEs need to know to guide them through their marketing. You will learn: the  different approaches used by the NHS to procure different types and levels of contracts, how to quickly access information about framework suppliers, the essence of framework arrangements and how to utilise them as a SME to become part of the supply chain, how and to whom to promote your services in the NHS sector with specific names of individuals that have given permission to share their details with SMEs who want to promote their services to them, SME strategies for effectively selling services and products  to the NHS market, how to utilise OJEU intelligently to access business  opportunities, how to access other portals to access lower value opportunities for free.  This guide is specific to the NHS market. It comes in PDF format or hard copy.

This guide has been put together to share with SMEs and Start-ups, strategies for selling effectively to the local authority  market in the London Region. The guide was put together to help SMEs quickly understand how to source contract opportunities for free  and how to leverage their resources through others efficiently to track and bid successfully for contracts. The guide shares winning strategies for SMEsdesperate to get into the supply chain of local authority but without success, as well as how to easily access framework suppliers of the London local authority. The guide share information about framework arrangements and how to use them as well as how to intelligently use OJEU and other tender portals to source business opportunities successfully.  There are similiarities  between the information shared in this guide and those shared in the NHS Trust guide but the focus here is local authority contracts. The guide shares details of how to get your business infront of contract managers in the procurement team without the need for attending laborious 'Meet The Buyers Event'.  Ordering  this Guide and the NHS Guide  entitles you to a discount of 20%. So please contact us by email (info@bssresponders.com) if you wish to take advantage of the discount.

This popular guide is our bestseller  to bookshops across the UK (Gardners, Dawson, Bertram etc)  who frequently order it even when it was out of print for a year. We have now changed the cover but the contents remain the same. The guide is a quick reference tool for those who want to learn how to manage staff recruitment, selection and induction effectively. It is particularly useful to first time managers, supervisors and team leaders. If you are a trainer looking for a guide to brush up your training material you will find this guide very invaluable.

If you are looking for a quick practical down to earth guide to help you raise funding successfully for your organisation, you cannot get it better than this. This guide was put together by an author who has been involved in grant making decision through are role working for  a grant making organisation in the UK. The guide provides details of the salient points taken into consideration by funders when making funding decision as well as steps organisations should take to improve their success rate. The steps taken to assist two organisations to raise grant funding from two local authorities (Lewisham Council and Bexley Council) are shared in the guide so that  readers will learn how to improve their success rate. Finally, you will immediately access sources of grant funding organisations within the UK and outside the UK that will be beneficial for your organisation.

Whether you are looking for equity, business loan or grants, this guide will be invaluable to you as a micro or SME organisation. The guide takes you through the daunting process of  how and  where to source funding outside the traditional  route. Micro Finance instutitions are alternative sources to high street banks that many SMEs are unaware of. The guide explores the role of MFIs in the capital market  and provides you with ready made business plan that has been submitted successfully to banks and MFIs for business finance. The author believes that by accessing real life example of  a business plan that succeeded in raising finance, as well as knowledge of the intangibles supporting the plan, readers will be better equipped to become finance ready.