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Small Business Management - Growth Consultants

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University Canada West
University Canada West
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Keenan Anthony
Keenan Anthony
Sessional Faculty
(2)
6
Timeline
  • January 22, 2024
    Experience start
  • March 26, 2024
    Experience end
Experience
1/2 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Any industries
Categories
Communications Market research Competitive analysis Market expansion Product or service launch
Skills
small business management online communication organizational behavior master of business administration (mba) organizational structure management research
Learner goals and capabilities

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on MBA students from University Canada West to be your student-consultants, in a project-based experience. MBA students will work on one main project over the course of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.

Students in this course recognize that small businesses face unique challenges that can impede productivity and result in costly turnover. In this project, teams of business students with backgrounds in entrepreneurship, human resources, and organizational behaviour will analyze your organization’s structure and management to develop strategies for improvement and continued growth.

Learners
Graduate
Any level
30 learners
Project
80 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Individual projects
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables are negotiable, and will seek to align the needs of the students and the organization.

Some final project deliverables might include:

  1. A presentation on key findings and recommendations
  2. A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights and recommendations
Project timeline
  • January 22, 2024
    Experience start
  • March 26, 2024
    Experience end
Project Examples

Based on a management issue and challenges that you currently face, the students will research and analyze your organization’s goals and existing structure to provide you with strategic recommendations for growth and expansion. The course instructor will also participate in some capacity to ensure you're receiving value throughout the entirety of the project.

This course is all about students acting as consultants - working with a business to identify needs / challenges and come up with solutions and proposals for you by the end of term.

Examples include, but are not limited to:

  • Create a growth strategy plan.
  • Discovering and examining existing gaps in the business and developing solutions.
  • Developing recommendations for your organization to meet a goal or solve a challenge.
  • Building systems to optimize business processes.
  • Restructuring your organization based on an organizational challenge.
  • Identifying areas of your organization to focus hiring efforts.
  • Suggesting incentive packages improve employee retention and morale.
  • Developing strategies to improve employee productivity and satisfaction.
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Do you have approximately 8 to 10 hours to commit to this project throughout the term?

Are you comfortable meeting with student teams to discuss your project, milestones, and goals?