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Student Teams Achieving Results<br />
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School<br />
Program Overview<br />
Is your business facing rising competitive pressures Are you seeking a strategy to improve<br />
growth <strong>and</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>its<br />
Business Consulting Free <strong>of</strong> Charge<br />
Each year, our MBA students consult with <strong>and</strong> assist <strong>North</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong> businesses. We do<br />
this free <strong>of</strong> charge in return for the chance it gives our students to learn from experienced<br />
business leaders about real-world business challenges. The Leadership Initiative has made<br />
an impact on counties around the state.<br />
Students’ Skills <strong>and</strong> Experience<br />
Businesses whose projects are accepted for the program benefit from the help <strong>of</strong> students<br />
who are skilled at working with others <strong>and</strong> whose interests <strong>and</strong> expertise match the needs<br />
<strong>of</strong> each project.<br />
•Many <strong>of</strong> our students come from business backgrounds.<br />
•Our MBA students work an average <strong>of</strong> 5 years prior to entering the Program<br />
<strong>and</strong> they have great experience.<br />
•Our students have met rigorous criteria in order to be admitted to one <strong>of</strong> the<br />
nation’s very best business schools.<br />
Why We Offer NC Businesses This Help<br />
Why do we <strong>of</strong>fer you the help <strong>of</strong> experienced student teams<br />
•We believe students develop their leadership skills when they work side by<br />
side with <strong>North</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong> business leaders.<br />
•The experience keeps them close to real-business issues.<br />
•They get to apply what they are learning in the classroom to actual business<br />
situations with important consequences.<br />
Part <strong>of</strong> UNC Kenan-Flagler’s Leadership Initiative<br />
STAR projects are part <strong>of</strong> the business school’s Leadership Initiative.<br />
•The Initiative is an integrated, experience-based program.<br />
•It assesses <strong>and</strong> develops students’ leadership skills to better prepare them<br />
for business careers.<br />
How to Apply<br />
We accept applications from August to early October for projects that will begin in<br />
October <strong>and</strong> result in plans for implementation in April. Applications may be completed<br />
online at:<br />
http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/leadership/companies/StarApply.cfm<br />
Edward Cornet, Ph.D.<br />
Management Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> MBA STAR Consulting Program<br />
Kenan-Flagler Business School<br />
University <strong>of</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong> at Chapel Hill<br />
Phone: 919.932.4873 <strong>of</strong>fice<br />
www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/leadership/companies/<br />
STARoverview.cfm<br />
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