Business Communications for Every Need

In my 20+ years as a freelance writer, I have completed a wide variety of writing assignments, including bids and proposals, case studies, white papers, marketing collateral, business plans, speeches, user manuals, policy and procedure manuals, articles, media releases, event scripts, website and newsletter content, and more.
 
I am skilled in coordinating and working with writing teams, and am adept at taking on last-minute assignments and completing them in a timely and professional manner.
 
Some examples of recent projects include:

• White papers on self-service Kiosk Technology and Document Authentication best practices
   
• Series of customer case studies for an international ID credentialing firm, detailing customer success stories of clients throughout the U.S., as well as Haiti, Mexico, and Africa
   
• Series of company profiles for a regional economic development council
   
• Business plan for a high technology start-up company that resulted in state government funding to build a prototype
   
• Baseline text library to provide boilerplate content for bids and proposals for international ID credentialing company
   
• Evaluation report of the Smartcard EBT Demonstration in Wyoming presented to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food & Consumer Service
   
• Response to an RFP for Comprehensive Travel Agency Services, which resulted in a Preferred Vendor contract worth $10M in bookings annually
   
• Annual appeal letter for a nonprofit mental health organization, which resulted in the largest number/amount of donations in the organization’s 25-year history
   
• Invitations, messaging, and auction item copy for a local chapter of a national nonprofit for a special event fundraiser, which resulted in $50,000 in funds raised
   
• Quarterly newsletter for a nonprofit preschool for low-income children

 
Partial List of business clients:

“Candace Schuler is a skilled writer. She is quick in learning the subject and is exceptionally able to determine the essence of her subject matter. Her writing is interesting and alive. Candace is the person to do writing of a wide variety.”

Ian Rolland, CEO (Retired)
Lincoln Financial, Fort Wayne, IN

“Candace did an excellent job gathering complex technical information from several sources, coalescing it in a clear and thoughtful way, and managing the several individuals involved in the process. It was a first class beautiful job! I would not hesitate to hire Candace again.”

Ron Erickson, CEO
Visualant, Inc., Portland, OR

“We hired Candace to help us with grant projects, and her talent for the written word became immediately obvious. We quickly expanded our relationship to include assistance on product marketing messaging, case studies, and more. She’s a consummate professional, deeply committed, and becomes a highly-contributing member of the team very quickly. We love working with her and endorse her highly.”

Margaret Bouse, Director, Product Marketing
Digimarc Corporation, Burlington, MA

“Candace is very capable in all aspects of professional communications consulting. She has proved herself in working with a very diverse clientele… [and] is very good at helping clients fill in all of the missing details that are necessary to meet their ultimate objectives. I truly think you will be pleased if you decide to hire this skilled, dependable, and exceedingly personable individual to meet your communication needs.”

Mary Bock, PhD, President
Sirius Communications, Minneapolis, MN