Local Businesses Offered FREE Comprehensive Strategic Analysis

Help students gain experience while helping your business succeed


No, despite the incredibly enticing FREE claims, this is not one of those SPAM e-mails.  Actually, it's about the collaboration between the Denver Metro SBDC and students who are a part of the Business School at the Metropolitan State College of Denver.  The project gives needed practice to budding business students while simultaneously providing a valuable service FREE OF CHARGE to local small businesses.


Brief Description:
Under the supervision of a university professor and an SBDC business consultant, graduating business students will provide analysis and strategic recommendations to businesses in exchange for the opportunity to work on a real world consulting project.   The analysis will help business owners improve their organizations’ effectiveness and profitability while offering students the opportunity to enhance their learning experience. Business owners will receive useful, hard-hitting business information from bright and energetic business students. The outlook is fresh and stimulating, and the academic perspective often provides unique insights.

The plan will include:
·         External Analysis (economy, industry, and competitors)
·         Internal Analysis (company’s resources and competencies)
·         Recommendations
How Long Will It Take?
The project will last one semester (15 weeks) and generally requires approximately 10 hours of your time over the course of that semester.
Who Can Apply?
·         Businesses that have been in business more than one year
·         Businesses with more than $100k in sales

Program Description and Application as a PDF

More details via the Denver Metro SBDC website

**Applications are due by July 27, 2009**

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