Strategy Development

Every awarded proposal started with a great idea and a specific strategy to get there. Sometimes, the idea needs crafting, and sometimes, the researcher needs someone to help them best position themselves for their future. Our capacity building services position you for a fundable future.

Building a Collaborative Team

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Group meetingWhat is it? Building a collaborative team is an important element for successful funding, as it an increasing requirement for funding. Collaborative members may be across function, industry, or academic areas, and may vary in the number required. 

Building a collaborative team (i.e. positioning) by carefully selecting the right team is essential for your long-term success to your research trajectory or securing a specific grant. Potential team members should be those who are well-regarded and well-published in your field, but also those whose expertise are outside of yours. Those in different industries that have cross-over possibilities are particularly advantageous.

Our consultants can help you identify the missing gaps within your research team, and work with you to identify those able to meet both your need and the requirements of a particular grant most effectively. Those that partner with you can make or break your success, so be strategic and proactive in building a collaborative team.

How can we help you?
  • Identify critical team member roles/expertise
  • Identify field experts
  • Prepare compelling “ask” of field experts

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FAQ About Building a Collaborative Team

You want to build a team around you that help fill the gaps in your career (perhaps in relation to a specific research expertise, cross-industry perspective, grant management, etc.). Building a strong team provides the funder more confidence in your ability to successfully carry out your plans.

Coaches provide oversight and guidance to a client to help them reach pre-established goals; a mentor is someone in a similiar field (usually) that imparts or shares their knowledge and experience for the growth and development of another.

Coaching helps you develop and articulate your long-term goals and stay on track, focused on what is important to the process and accountable to your best efforts.

Coaches provide oversight and guidance to a client to help them reach pre-established goals; a mentor is someone in a similiar field (usually) that imparts or shares their knowledge and experience for the growth and development of another.

Coaching helps you develop and articulate your long-term goals and stay on track, focused on what is important to the process and accountable to your best efforts.

What Our Clients Say About Us

I was referred to Elite Research from a friend, who is a Doctoral student from another university. He received excellent assistance with compilation of his statistics and assistance with formatting the stats. I signed up for the same services and also APA formatting and proofing. Elite gave me a written estimate up front for various services, so I could chose what fit my needs and budget. The turnaround time was incredibly fast! My classmates were extremely impressed by the professional quality of my paper and have signed up also.

Peggy Ostrander, DNPc, APRN, FNP-C Plano, Texas