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ProposalEdge is the workspace for our VentureUp! Accelerator Beyond the Games. It's a collaborative proposal workspace where small businesses track, prepare and team up on RFPs for major upcoming opportunities — Super Bowl 2027, LA28 Games, and Major LA County Events.
The Challenge
Small businesses work on all cylinders to keep operations afloat and position to bid on opportunities at the same time.
RFPs are hard to find. Requirements are complex. Certifications are confusing. And few small firms can assemble a competitive bid on their own — so billions in event and public-sector spending go to a handful of large vendors.
Hard to find
Opportunities are scattered across agency portals with no central view.
Complex requirements
Eligibility, scopes, and compliance rules are dense and easy to miss.
Certification Upkeep
MBE, WBE, DBE, 8(a) — Which is best for you? Where to obtain new certifications? When do you have to renew?
Can't bid alone
Most small firms need to scale their operations or expand their partnerships to mount a winning bid.
The Solution
Everything you need to compete.
A complete toolkit for finding, preparing, and submitting competitive bids.
AI Proposal Builder
Generate tailored proposal sections with AI — now guided by a Strategy Assessment step that scores your fit and defines your narrative angle, strengths, gaps, and key messages before you draft.
RFP Tracking
Track RFPs across LA28 Games and Super Bowl 2027 categories with deadlines, requirements, and status in one place.
Teaming & Consortia
Partner with other businesses, invite collaborators by email, and assemble competitive consortium bids no small firm could win alone.
Certifications Hub
Track your certifications and browse a directory of certifying agencies (MBE, WBE, DBE, 8(a), and more) with application links.
Agency Directory
Find procurement portals, plans, and contacts for the agencies buying for the Games and major events.
Resources Library
Guides, templates, and technical-assistance materials — plus grants and lenders — to prepare your business to bid.
The Bid Lifecycle
Five stages from business profile to awarded bid.
The same path a contract takes, with the tools for each stage already in your workspace.
Business Profile & Certifications
Before a single opportunity appears, the buyer's questions are already answered — who you are, what you hold, and what you can deliver.
Opportunity Discovery
Scan what is coming, see where you fit, and never miss the date that decides whether you can bid at all.
Strategy Assessment
Score your fit before you spend hours writing, and settle the story you will tell in the response.
Proposal Development
Draft every section with AI as your writing partner, price the work, and bring partners into the same document.
Submit & Track
Move the bid through review, export it submission-ready, and keep the work visible long after the deadline passes.
Who It's For
Built for small businesses seeking to bid.
Small businesses and entrepreneurs in Los Angeles County and beyond pursuing event-related and public-sector contracts — including firms brand new to bidding.
How It Works
From profile to submission in six steps.
Build your business profile
Add your services, past contracts, key staff, certifications, and references.
Track RFPs that match your work
Browse opportunities for LA28 and Super Bowl 2027.
Run a Strategy Assessment
Get a fit score, narrative angle, strengths, gaps, and key messages for the RFP.
Generate your proposal draft with AI
AI writes each section directed by your strategy and business profile.
Collaborate with your team/consortium
Invite partners, leave inline comments, and refine together.
Finalize and submit
Version snapshots, scoring, and PDF export get your bid submission-ready.
Classroom & Workspace
Learn the process. Then apply it — live.
ProposalEdge is the working platform behind VentureUp work sessions. Members learn the bidding process in live sessions, then apply it directly in the app — turning training into real, submitted proposals.
- Live VentureUp sessions teach the fundamentals of bidding
- Apply every lesson immediately inside ProposalEdge
- Bring your real RFPs and build real proposals as you learn
A Resiliency Studio Workspace
ProposalEdge sits inside the Urban Design Center's Resiliency Studio ecosystem as the hands-on tool for VentureUp — where capacity building meets real opportunity.
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Choose your plan.
One membership gives you the full ProposalEdge workspace — no tiers, no add-ons.
Save 10% when you pay annually.
Annual
$562/year
10% off (saves $62)
After you complete checkout, you'll be directed back to your account, where you can sign in and open your workspace right away.
Monthly
$52/month
Flat subscription, no initial fee.
After you complete checkout, you'll be directed back to your account, where you can sign in and open your workspace right away.
Inside Resiliency Open Session
Have questions? See the ProposalEdge workspace in action! — Join one of our live Open Session demos offered every month.
Inside Resiliency is a monthly open session where prospects watch ProposalEdge in real time — a guided 30-minute app review right before our live work session. Drop in, see how members track RFPs, run Strategy Assessments, build proposals, and team up — then stay for the work session if you'd like.
- Third or Fourth Wednesday of Every Month
- 2:30–3:00 PM Pacific — right before the live work session (3:00–4:00 PM Pacific)
- Share your name, email, and organization to get the meeting link — no account needed
Fill out the quick form — you'll see the meeting link right after you sign up.
Next upcoming open sessions
2:30–3:00 PM Pacific · third or fourth Wednesday
- Wed, Nov 18, 20262:30 PM PT
- Wed, Dec 16, 20262:30 PM PT
- Wed, Jan 20, 20272:30 PM PT
- Wed, Feb 17, 20272:30 PM PT
Choose a date to sign in with your name, email, and organization — the meeting link appears right after you submit.
For additional information, please email work@resiliencystudio.com or click the help button above to chat with the ProposalEdge Super Agent.
Resources
Resources to help you compete.
Inside ProposalEdge, we also calendar bid opportunities and technical resource opportunities for each member to help teams stay bid-ready and connected.
Here are a few upcoming resources to note on your calendar:
More resources on the way
We add new tools and programs regularly — check back soon.