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Sample Business Proposal, APA Style (Ratajczak)
MEMORANDUM
To: Jay Crosson, Senior Vice President, Human Resources Internal proposal is
From: Kelly Ratajczak, Intern, Purcasin eartment structured in memo
format; subject is
Suject: Proosal to dd a ellness Proram identified in the
header.
ate: ril ,
Healt care costs are risin In te lon run, imlementin Ratajczak opens
a ellness roram in our cororate culture ill decrease te with a clear,
concise statement
comany’s ealt care costs of her main point.
Researc indicates tat nearly o ealt care costs are rom
common illnesses related to i lood ressure, oereit,
lack o eercise, i colesterol, stress, oor nutrition, and
oter reentale ealt issues Hall, Healt care costs Introductory section
are a major eense or most usinesses, and tey do not reflect proides supporting
background
costs due to te loss o roductiity or asenteeism ellness information.
roram ould address most, i not all, o tese ealt care issues
and related costs
Benefits of Healthier Employees Headings clearly
ellness roram ould sustantially reduce costs associated define the sections
of the proposal.
it emloyee ealt care, and in addition our comany ould
roser trou many oter enefits usinesses tat ae
ellness rorams so a loer cost in roduction, eer sick
days, and ealtier emloyees “ orklace Healt,” ur
ealtier emloyees ill el to cut not only our roduction and
asenteeism costs ut also otential costs suc as ier turnoer
ecause o lo emloyee morale
Marginal annotations indicate business-style formatting and effective writing.
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age header ellness Proram Proosal
contains an
abbreiated title Implementing the Program
followed by the
page number. he Imlementin a ood ellness roram means makin small
first page of a
memo is counted canes to te ork enironment, startin it a series o
in the numbering,
although a number inormation sessions Simle canes to our ork enironment
does not appear. sould include ealtier ood selections in endin macines
and in te emloyee caeteria smokeree enironment, inside
and outside te uildin, could e a ne comany olicy n
imortant ste is to educate our emloyees trou inormation
hile not strictly seminars and roide ealt care uides and amlets or ork
style, the and ome In addition, te uman resources deartment could
memo format for a
proposal is eand te current emloyee assistance roram y deeloin
consistent with the
style typically used online materials tat el emloyees and teir amilies to assess
in businesses.
Headings are flush teir indiidual ealt oals
with the left margin
and boldface.
aragraphs are ac ealt roram is dierent in its on ay, and tere
separated by an
e tra line of space, are a numer o rorams tat can e desined to meet te
and the first line of needs o our indiidual emloyees Some rorams tat are
each paragraph is
not indented. ecomin increasinly oular in te orklace are te olloin
“ orklace Healt,” :
• ealt romotion rorams
• susidized ealt clu memersi
• returntoork rorams
• ealtrisk araisals and screenins
Ratajczak identifies Obstacles Iniial an inancial
and responds to Te larest arrier in a ellness roram is canin te aits
potential concerns.
and eaiors o our emloyees Various incenties suc
Source: Hacker Handbooks (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2011, 2007).
ellness Proram Proosal
as monetary onuses, acation days, mercandise reards,
reconition, and areciation el to instill ne aits and
attitudes Proidin a ealty enironment and includin amily
in certain rorams also el to encourae ealtier coices and
eaiors Hall,
In te lon run, te costs o incororatin a ellness roram
ill e ar less tan risin costs associated it ealt care n
emloyee’s sense o reconition, areciation, or accomlisment
is an incentie tat as relatiely lo or no costs Te oner
o atural ens akery, Paul Sitt, as stated tat is comany
ained financially ater roidin rorams includin ree ealty
lunces or emloyees Sriner, Sitt said e eliees tat
ier morale and keein aluale emloyees ae eled is
usiness tremendously
It is imortant tat our comany e ealty in eery ay he concluding
ossile Researc sos tat o usinesses already ae paragraph sum
marizes the main
some tye o ellness roram in roress and tat ill point, proides
support for being
incororate rorams itin te net year “ orklace Healt,” competitie,
and indicates
ur comany sould alays e aead o our cometitors I a willingness
ant to tank you or your time, and I look orard to discussin to discuss the
proposal.
tis roosal it you urter net eek
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ellness Proram Proosal
Reerences
Ratajczak proides Hall, ¡ood ealt ays o¢ Fundamentals o ealt
a list of the sources romotion incenties Journal of Deferred Compensation, 11,
she used in her
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reference list is
formatted in Sriner, , ctoer ¤ Key to usiness success¥ La
style.
Crosse Tribune. Retrieed rom tt:££lacrossetriunecom£
orklace ealt and roductiity rorams loer asenteeism,
costs Managing Benefit Plans, 6, Retrieed
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