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      <image:caption>Hannah Bryant is a bid and grant writer that will help you put your business forward in the best possible way. Get your assessors to pay attention to your business so they accept your submissions and you get results</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>To bid or not to bid? This scorecard will help you decide which bids are right for you</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hannah Bryant can help you with your Innovate UK grants. Getting a grant gives you a new world of possibility in your business, and Hannah can help you take the  complexity out of the process</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I go over your submission like an assessor would to make sure it’s as strong as can be and you’ve hit the criteria.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I coach you through the application process, you write the submission and I review as an assessor would.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I plan, write and review your submission to give you the best possible chance of being approved.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Not sure if your project is right for Innovate UK funding? Get your free checklist to find out!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hannah Bryant is your bid writer that understands how to wrangle your documents to deliver the strongest submission possible</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Start your public sector tendering activity Learn how to win your first Public Sector contracts. I’ll explain what buyers want to see in a winning response, share strategies for selling innovation into the risk adverse public sector, demystify the terminology and process and together we’ll draft winning answers to four commonly asked questions. I run this class regularly throughout the year so please contact me to find out when the next available date is. Click here to find out more and register your interest.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>How to write a winning Innovate UK grant application Showing you the content you need to include for each question, how best to structure your answer, what to include in your appendicies and what assessors like to see in your project. This course is also suitable for organisations wanting to develop a grant writing capability to write grants for others. Click here to register your interest</image:caption>
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