Business Writing

This guide provides advice for composing specific types of business letters including acceptance letters, acknowledgement letters, adjustment letters, application letters, complaint letters, cover letters, credit letters, inquiry letters, order letters, refusal letters, response letters, sales letters, and formatting business letters

An overview of basic business letter elements, including a sample business letter

An overview of the parts of a business letter and a sample to emphasize formatting

This guide provides an overview of formatting memos, and different types of memos including informational and instructional memos

A short guide covering business memo basics

An overview of the different parts of a memo

Overview of memo formatting

A sample memo created by Purdue OWL

An overview of the components of a business proposal and how to write one

Provides a business plan outline and an overview of each section of a business plan

An overview of the elements of a business report

This guide provides an overview of writing business emails including information on formatting, business emails and the law, and business netiquette

This guide can help you determine whether email is the best mode of communication in a particular situation and write messages that successfully convey your meaning to your intended audience

This guide provides information on the history of press releases, press release topics, functions of a press release, structure of a press release, style in a press release, and formatting press releases

An overview of writing a press release, including basic requirements and formatting

An overview of grant writing from Purdue OWL

This guide provides tips on how to turn vague responses into more specific responses when applying for grants

This guide covers aspects of making a grant request including describing and justifying need, asking clearly, explaining the benefits, and providing a plan of action

Provides an overview of grant writing including information on considering the audience, purpose, and expectations of a grant proposal, common elements, general tips, and a couple of sample proposals