Correction: Writing a Business Proposal - Complete Guide
Corrected by Emir Baycan · Full-Stack Developer, Mobile App Builder and Web Platform Founder with expertise in SEO, automation, SaaS, AI visibility, DevOps and scalable digital products
Emir Baycan found something wrong, outdated, or unsupported on this page and proposed a fix. The publisher accepted the correction.
- Role
- Correction
- Publisher
- Evolang
- Topic
- Business Writing
- Status
- Accepted
- Date
- 19 July 2026
The exact change
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). (2024). Subpart 15.3: Source Selection. U.S. General Services Administration. DOI: 10.6028/NIST.SP.800-53r5 [...] Cialdini, R. B. (2021). Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Revised ed.). Harper Business. DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139506861 [...] The average business proposal has a win rate of roughly 43 percent, according to data from the Association of Proposal Management Professionals.
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). (2024). Subpart 15.3: Source Selection. U.S. General Services Administration. [...] Cialdini, R. B. (2021). Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Revised ed.). Harper Business. [...] Most business proposals do not win; industry surveys suggest win rates vary widely by sector and proposal type, with many organizations converting well under half of the proposals they submit.
Why this is better
The reference list cites the Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 15.3 with DOI 10.6028/NIST.SP.800-53r5. That DOI actually belongs to NIST Special Publication 800-53, a cybersecurity/privacy contro; The reference list cites Cialdini's 'Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion' with DOI 10.1017/CBO9781139506861. That DOI actually belongs to an unrelated Cambridge University Press book, 'Practical H; The claim that the 'average business proposal has a win rate of roughly 43 percent, according to data from the Association of Proposal Management Professionals' could not be verified. Available APMP-s
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