Red Tape Busters Professional Consultant for Tender Writing

Red Tape Busters

Red Tape Busters have announced the addition of two new Consultants to their ever growing team. As a Brisbane based business specialising in grant and tender writing, job application writing and lobbying, Red Tape Busters Director Shane Bowering is keen to continue to see the business expand and is always on the lookout for skilled Consultants.

As a successful consultancy business which has won over $80million in successful grants and tenders for clients having quality consultants is vital to Red Tape Busters success. "We have just added to highly skilled consultants to our team and we are pleased to announce that Di Bacuus and Ashleigh McMillan will be joining the RTB in 2014" Director Shane Bowering said recently. "Di is based in North Brisbane and brings a wealth of experience in the Government sector as well as in running her own business and has a passion for creative writing while Ashleigh will be providing a personalised service to clients in Central Queensland given she is based in Rockhampton. Ashleigh brings a depth of legal and Government experience to the business and will be a great addition to the team" Mr Bowering added.

The advent of professional grant and tender writers really became apparent around 10 years ago but specifically though over the last 5 years this has been a booming industry. Many non profit organisations especially are considering outsourcing their grant/tender writing to professionals. Mr. Bowering commented "There is a growing need for professional grant and tender writers now as funding regimes decline and as competition for funding grows. However sadly there are thousands of grant and tender writers out there now who think because they wrote the local sporting club newsletter that they can also be successful grant and/or tender writers. This couldn't be further from the truth and our team are highly skilled in this world with vast experience in the Corporate or Government sectors. Grant and tender writing is far more than completing an application and submitting it. Our team are focussed on identifying the right funding opportunity, working with our clients to improve their project concepts and matching programs to projects before we even consider starting to write the submission or response" Mr. Bowering explained.

Red Tape Busters has expanded from a team of two in May 2000 when the business commenced operations to now having a dozen Consultants with offices in North and South Brisbane, Samford, Gold Coast, Melbourne and now Rockhampton. Mr. Bowering outlined his thoughts when he said "Having Consultants in different areas including regional areas across Australia is really important to us and shows that clients love the different types of services we offer and the quality of our work. We aim to deliver first class quality service, first class quality of work and to be on time first time every time" Mr. Bowering added.

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Red Tape Busters offers Council Lobbying Service

Red Tape Busters began in May 2000 when our Director Shane Bowering had the opportunity to leave the Queensland Public Service. Shane identified a number of areas where he felt there were specific markets, which could be better serviced if he applied his extensive knowledge and abilities.

The company now has five main focus services:-

·         Government and Council Lobbying;

·         Government and Philanthropic Grant Writing;

·         Job Application Writing Services;

·         Business and Strategic Planning;

·         Tender Writing

All services are proving extremely popular with our clients. Our major services however are assisting a wide variety of clients - non profit organisations and businesses in identifying possible Government and Philanthropic Funding opportunities and tender prospects, matching these to our client projects/business/organisation, preparing submissions and responses and helping clients manage the grant and in acquitting grants.

We now work with clients all over Australia. Shane brings a wealth of experience and skills to our company. Shane is a former senior Queensland public servant with the Queensland Government and brings over twenty (20) years of experience in liaising, consulting, negotiating with and advising members of the public, businesses, industry bodies and public sector employees on Government strategies and objectives, policies, legislation and processes.

Shane has significant experience in working in the public sector and as such has an in-depth knowledge of the workings of Government and specifically in preparing Government based documents including funding submissions.

Shane's specialist expertise is evident when lobbying for his clients. Given his experience in the public sector Shane can dual with public servants and senior bureaucrats and talk their language. Shane also can interpret legislation, Government policies, procedures and protocols. As a lobbyist he has no peer with various stories on Channel Nine's A Current Affair being testimony to his significant lobbying skills.

Some of Shane's lobbying successes include:-

• Won combined $4,55,000 in compensation for resumption of land;
• Won $2,60,000 in costs relating to a property dispute with a Council;
• Won $26,000 in compensation from a bank;
• Won $13,000 in costs from a Financial Advisor;
• Won $75,000 in "lost" superannuation;
• Won removal of easements from properties;
• Won ability to build on what Council had termed a "flood prone" property;
• Won thousands of battles for Mums and Dads across Australia;
• Won hundreds of battles for businesses and Industry Sectors across Australia.

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Government Lobbying Service offers in Australia

Government Lobbying

Most individuals, small, medium and large businesses and even non profit organisations have a need for a Government Lobbying service at some stage when confronted with a dispute with the local Council or a Government agency. Most people immediately think of a Lawyer or Solicitor and look to the legal fraternity as the best method of effectively representing their interests. While their obviously is a place for Solicitors and Lawyers when faced with legal issues that need time in the court process and where legal action is the only way of having the matter effectively resolved. However to me, legal action should be the very last course of action for one very good reason. Councils and Government agencies have far deeper pockets than the average punter and so to me the only time you want to consider challenging Government agencies through the courts is when you have a situation that based on legal advice your case is rock solid. "Rock solid" cases however are few and far between and even if it is "rock solid" that doesn't mean a judge is going to have the same view so my suggestion is to be very careful if you decide that legal action is the best course to take given it could prove a very expensive exercise.
So instead of hiring a lawyer which will cost you a princely sum no doubt, if you have a problem with Government or Council you need to ponder on hiring someone with Government Lobbying skills to try and mediate an effective resolution that meets your needs. A skilled Lobbyist should be able to mediate an outcome that might not exactly meet all of your needs but is something you can live with. Of course if the Council or Government agency's case is based on solid legal foundation then they have no reason to mediate but a skilled Lobbyist will still get you the best outcome possible because they will have excellent negotiation skills together with an ability to read and interpret legislation, town plans and by-laws and their relevant requirements.
Government Lobbying is very complex and can be highly emotive as well as very stressful. Most individuals and business generally try to take on Council or a Government Department themselves and emotion normally gets in the way and prevents clear rational thinking. This is again where a Lobbyist can provide great value to you by taking the stress out of the matter - negating the emotion and thinking strategically about the best possible way to try and get a resolution to the matter at hand.
Implementing the right strategy and attacking a problem the right way is crucial to achieving a good outcome. Developing an effective strategy to take on Council and a Government Department obviously will depend a lot on the type and complexity of the problem at hand but a good Lobbyist will be looking to validate or disprove the agencies position by reviewing relevant legislation, town plans, by-laws, identifying information and documents through Right to Information provisions, looking for precedent and by actively engaging with the key players and decision makers in the agency. Lobbying is a highly developed skill and unfortunately the complexity of red tape enveloping our lives means that if you really want to get the best value out of a Government or Council problem that you should look to engage a specialist Lobbyist to assist you. I believe my experience as an ex public servant and now through running my business Red Tape Busters gives our clients a unique insight into how to battle Government agencies.

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Red Tape Busters offers Tender Writer Sydney

Red Tape Busters is a specialist business assisting client’s access much needed funding. We are also specialists in job application writing and tender writings for clients across Australia.

Nearly all grant makers have developed processes that determine how they choose projects for funding. This process begins with a written statement of whom and what they are prepared to fund, and why they set up the funding program. The program will be supported by documented program guidelines and identified project criteria. It is these guidelines and criteria, which will be used by the entity in determining successful applications.

In reviewing the program objectives, guidelines and criteria, here are some of the factors to consider:-

1. Geographic location - Is the program limited to applicants or projects in a specific area only?	2. Purpose of funding - What are they prepared to fund and why (their objectives/interests)
3. Who can apply? - Who is eligible to apply for funding? Incorporated & not-for-profit? DGR status only? Individuals only? Registered businesses? Special interest groups – sporting/women/ migrants etc?	4. What groups are the targets of the funding program? ­ Disabled, children, women, sporting groups, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders etc;
5. What sort of support is available? ­- Monetary, in-kind or equipment support? ­- Is it recurrent/one-off/matched and does this suit your project needs? ­- How much money is available, and on what terms (part payment etc)? ­- Is the funding a subsidy for funds you already have, eg. dollar for dollar, or a set proportion?	6. What are the limitations on the funding? ­ - What sort of initiatives/activities are funded or not funded? (Capital activities/infrastructure, refurbishment, training programs, service delivery, core operations, research, vehicles, general fundraising etc). ­- Are there limitations on how much can be spent on certain activities?
7. What is the timing for the grant? ­- Do they receive submissions and make grants all year round? ­- Are there submission deadlines, decision dates, and an annual cycle? ­- How many applications can you make in a certain time frame? ­- Are they once-only grants, or are they made in stages or cycles?	8. What sort of accounting/reporting procedures are required? - How do they go about ensuring the effectiveness of their grant? ­- Do they require an audit of accounts? ­- How do they assess that your project has met the required objectives? ­- What format does the report need to be in to satisfy the program manager?

In chasing funding for your business, organisation or project it is important that you undertake research to identify all possible funding opportunities available to you. In completing your research you should review Local, State and Federal Government websites, read your local newspapers especially the Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday editions, network with politicians at all levels of Government. Grants are available from Government/Council agencies, Philanthropic Foundations and Trusts and Commercial/Corporate entities. Identifying all possible opportunities gives you a far better chance of actually winning funding once you apply.

Red Tape Busters is a specialist business assisting client’s access much needed funding. We are also specialists in job application writing and tender writings for clients across Australia. Our goal is to ensure we meet and exceed the needs of our clients. Our goal for the first half of 2013 is to become better known outside Queensland where we are the premier grant/tender/job application writing firm. As such we are placing a premium focus on improving our brand recognition. Being renowned as the number one tender writer Sydney and tender writer Melbourne.

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Find Best Grant Writing Organization in Australia

Grant writing is really a specialised skill and anyone wanting to be successful in winning grants really needs to have great word smithing capacity. Developing the right project or business concept to try and leverage funding from a funding program requires careful thought and planning.

Developing the right project or business concept to try and leverage funding from a funding program requires careful thought and planning. Most non-profit organisations and businesses try and either make up a project or concept to fit a newly advertised funding program or try to “force fit an existing project/concept to meet the funding guidelines. When it comes to grant writing these strategies are generally prone to failure unless significant planning is put into the development of the project or business concept. When an organisation develops projects whether they are projects which require funding or they are going to be funded internally, there are a series of questions you should consider, the information from which will form the basis of your project plan/business case and certainly your grant application if you decide to pursue a grant.
These questions are important because the information will help you to determine whether or not the project is feasible, deliverable or appropriate for your organisation to pursue.
Here are just some questions to consider:
WHY

• Why do you want to do this project?
• Why is it important to the organisation?
• Why is it important to your clients, members or target group?
• Why will this project make a difference?

WHAT

• What determined the need for this project?
• What are the project/s objectives?
• What are the expected outcomes?
• What will be the key milestones for the project?
• What resources will be required?

HOW

• How will you implement your project?
• How will you assess and measure your outcomes?
• How much will the project cost?
• How will the project costs be funded?
• How does the project fit within your organisations objectives and meet your client’s/target group’s needs?
• How will you determine if your project is sustainable?

WHO

• Who should be involved in the project?
• Who will be responsible for managing the project?
• Who will be responsible for undertaking the tasks/activities?
• Who will you need to develop partnerships with?
• Who is your project/s targeting?
• Who will support your project?

WHERE

• Where will the project/activities take place?
• Where will you hold your Management meetings?
• Where will you publicise/market your project?

WHEN

• When will you need to start and finish your project by?
• When will the task/activities need to be completed by?
• When will you need to measure and evaluate your progress?
• When should we consult with other partners, clients and stakeholders?

If you consider these questions carefully this really will assist you in working out if you should pursue the projects and then assist you immensely with your grant applications.
Grant writing is really a specialised skill and anyone wanting to be successful in winning grants really needs to have great word smithing capacity. However it won’t matter how good you are at crafting words and creating a story if your project doesn’t cut the mustard. As specialists in grant writing, job application writing, tender writing and as lobbyists we have specific skills and expertise to help businesses and non-profit organisations across Australia. Thirteen years ago when we started this business we were just a Brisbane based organisation but now we are gaining traction as follows:- Grant Writer – NT, Grant Writer Sydney, Tender Writer Sydney, Grant Writer Melbourne, Tender Writer Melbourne

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Find Best Grant Writing Organization in Australia

Grant writing is really a specialised skill and anyone wanting to be successful in winning grants really needs to have great word smithing capacity. Developing the right project or business concept to try and leverage funding from a funding program requires careful thought and planning.

Developing the right project or business concept to try and leverage funding from a funding program requires careful thought and planning. Most non-profit organisations and businesses try and either make up a project or concept to fit a newly advertised funding program or try to “force fit an existing project/concept to meet the funding guidelines. When it comes to grant writing these strategies are generally prone to failure unless significant planning is put into the development of the project or business concept. When an organisation develops projects whether they are projects which require funding or they are going to be funded internally, there are a series of questions you should consider, the information from which will form the basis of your project plan/business case and certainly your grant application if you decide to pursue a grant.

These questions are important because the information will help you to determine whether or not the project is feasible, deliverable or appropriate for your organisation to pursue.

Here are just some questions to consider:

WHY

•          Why do you want to do this project?

•          Why is it important to the organisation?

•          Why is it important to your clients, members or target group?

•          Why will this project make a difference?

WHAT

•          What determined the need for this project?

•          What are the project/s objectives?

•          What are the expected outcomes?

•          What will be the key milestones for the project?

•          What resources will be required?

HOW

•          How will you implement your project?

•          How will you assess and measure your outcomes?

•          How much will the project cost?

•          How will the project costs be funded?

•          How does the project fit within your organisations objectives and meet your client’s/target group’s needs?

•          How will you determine if your project is sustainable?

WHO

•          Who should be involved in the project?

•          Who will be responsible for managing the project?

•          Who will be responsible for undertaking the tasks/activities?

•          Who will you need to develop partnerships with?

•          Who is your project/s targeting?

•          Who will support your project?

WHERE

•          Where will the project/activities take place?

•          Where will you hold your Management meetings?

•          Where will you publicise/market your project?

WHEN

•          When will you need to start and finish your project by?

•          When will the task/activities need to be completed by?

•          When will you need to measure and evaluate your progress?

•          When should we consult with other partners, clients and stakeholders?

If you consider these questions carefully this really will assist you in working out if you should pursue the projects and then assist you immensely with your grant applications.

Grant writing is really a specialised skill and anyone wanting to be successful in winning grants really needs to have great word smithing capacity. However it won’t matter how good you are at crafting words and creating a story if your project doesn’t cut the mustard. As specialists in grant writing, job application writing, tender writing and as lobbyists we have specific skills and expertise to help businesses and non-profit organisations across Australia. Thirteen years ago when we started this business we were just a Brisbane based organisation but now we are gaining traction as follows:-

Grant Writer – NT, Grant Writer Sydney, Tender Writer Sydney, Grant Writer Melbourne, Tender Writer Melbourne

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Red Tape Busters - Government Directories and Wizards

Red Tape Busters provide some good Australian government news and offers, government directories and wizards, commercial services, best grant writing service in Melbourne, tender writing Sydney, lobbyist services.

There are many avenues to search for both Government and philanthropic funding opportunities. These include:
Print and media:

• Newspapers - tenders and announcements sections - The Australian, The Courier Mail, local papers;
• Newspaper articles - scan for articles relevant to grants on other projects. These are normally in Wednesday’s or Sunday’s papers;
• Government information booklets;
• Television and radio – listen to major announcements. A number of grants are announced via doorstop interviews with politicians.

Government directories and 'wizards':

• Grantslink – the database of Commonwealth government agency grants at www.grantslink.gov.au
• QLD Government grants wizard – database of grants from QLD Government agencies at www.qld.gov.au/grants
• Individual government department websites.
• Local government websites – grant programs are usually found under the 'Communities' heading or by completing a search for 'grants' or 'funding'.

Commercial services:

• Our Community is a subscriber based grants information service at www.ourcommunity.com.au
• Philanthropy Australia is another subscriber based grants and information service at www.philanthropy.org.au
• Other? International grants?

Corporate websites – Major financial institutions, health funds, food chains and multinational companies (pharmaceuticals, mining, industry etc) often have corporate giving and grant programs listed on their websites, often under 'corporate responsibility' or 'community' headings.

E-lists, email discussion groups and your networks - ring around and follow the trail '.....I am trying to get some funding for.....do you know of anything that might help?'

Political offices - ring your State and Federal Member's office and local Councilor.
Other useful sources include other community groups (monitor their newsletters etc) and similar organisation's websites and media releases.

At Red Tape Busters we are specialists in accessing grants but our Director Shane Bowering is a renowned Lobbyist featuring regularly across Queensland and National media outlets – print, TV and Radio.
At Red Tape Busters also highly regarded in job application writing, tender writing and in assisting small businesses in developing policies and procedure, business plans and facilitating access to new markets or in developing new products and services. While we have a high profile in Queensland our profile as an esteemed grant writer and tender writer in Sydney and Melbourne is rapidly being enhanced as we achieve outstanding successes for clients.

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