Grant Consultants And Advisors
Grant consultants and advisors are a great resource for helping you get
your grant if you need them. They can be frauds too, so it is best to find one
with a proven track record. There are a few tips that you should take into
consideration before using one, and this section will look at those.
The first point that you will want
to realize is that when you apply for public money it is your company and your
project that is going to be under the microscope. There can be no better
ambassador for your cause than you and/or your friends. Knowing this, common
sense says that you are better off if you do it yourself.
However, there are occasions where
help can be useful and they can be found in:
a) Identifying Schemes
This is the most difficult aspect
of everything that you have to deal with without help, since it is necessary to
devote a good deal of time and resource to researching schemes.
It is smart for you to use others
to help in the identification process because in order to subscribe to a
reputable information service which is easy to find on an on-going basis so you
can always check on the current and up to date situation as and when different
potential projects arise in your business.
b) Applying for Grants
If you are applying for a very
large grant and the awarding body is particularly rare and bureaucratic, or the
information required needs a technical expertise you do not have, then it can
help to appoint a consultant. In most circumstances, however, the cost of
consultancy will probably outweigh its usefulness.
The history of grants consultancy
is not a good one in general. Many so-called experts have proved to be nothing
more than opportunists who make false promises just so that they take fees from
clients who have been ultimately left with nothing but a failed grant
application.
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