• Provides students with a meaningful business issue challenge • Provide clients with access to high quality project development/analysis and source of new talent
http://www.jayhawkconsulting.org/
Jayhawk Consulting Programs
Programs consists of:
Business Consulting Class team approach (during academic year):
In-class text learning/discussions (25%) Students learn effective consulting process, structuring and executing project engagements Relevant case study analysis (25%) Students study and analyze successful and failed consulting projects case histories In-field consulting project development (50%) Students confront real business challenges, conduct real time analysis, determine sales/profit implications of alternative strategies and deliver fully rationalized recommendations
Jayhawk Consulting On-Demand:
Anytime service to address virtually any growth inhibiting challenges by select MBA teams
Client Commitment
Provide meaningful and significant project assignment. Provide students with ready access to resources required for successful project completion (data, personnel). Provide periodic touch-base sessions with Faculty Advisor to assess project progress. No Cost: Voluntary contribution of self determined amount to Jayhawk Student Consulting (at the School of Business) endowment fund.
Jayhawk Consulting: Typical Assignments Industry Analyses
Market Sizing, Competitive Analyses
Business Feasibility Studies
Resources Required for Successful Entry
Business Plan Development
Roadmap for creation, entry, growth
Management Consulting
Market Research
Primary Customer Research, Modeling
Marketing strategies
Positioning, Pricing, Product Development
Sales strategies
Distribution Channels, Promotions
Operation Analyses
Cost Containment, Productivity Programs
Financial Strategies
Capital Acquisition
Recent Social Entrepreneurship Consulting Clients/Projects
City of Lawrence
Palco, KS and Scott County: Wellness Center Design and Development (together w/ KU School of Architecture)
Identified three economically independent alternative land uses to lessen water consumption and yield superior profits
KS Parks and Recreation
Prepared feasibility studies for new industry, business opportunities for 50 counties of western KS
Ogallala Aquifer Depletion Study
Develop business plan for rail to truck transportation hub
Western KS Rural Economic Development
Conduct research determine need, facility features for health/recreation center
Harvey County (Wichita) Intermodal Facility
Identify opportunities for economic development/expansion via cluster analysis, similar market modeling and void identification in bioscience
Provided economic analysis of value of Kansas’ green space
RedTire, LLC new venture
Developing sustainable new business providing management succession to avoid shuttering of rural businesses
Recent Business Consulting Clients/Projects
Applebee’s:
CBIZ:
Portfolio management approach to maximizing SBUs’ assets
Supply chain analysis to enhance operational efficiencies of world’s largest online auction house
Ionz Blue Water Systems
Market validation for wastewater technology startup venture
Business model dynamics: radical change in channel of distribution from veterinary clinics to discount retailers
Durrie Eye Vision
Comprehensive marketing planning
Innovative research methodology to determine barriers to card sales to millennial generation
Bayer Animal Health
Expand channel of distribution via entry into internet banking
Hallmark
3 Spoons Yogurt
Identify long term business investment and expansion strategies
Douglas County Bank
Manion’s International
Develop licensing strategy to provide branded merchandize
Allen Press
Marketing plan for new client acquisition in selected industries
Embarg
Reposition Lance Armstrong relationship to maximize 401(k) sales
Payless Shoe Source
New market identification, product line expansion
Digital Evolution Group
New office site evaluation modeling
American Century
Leverage core competencies into new markets
HiPer Technology
Long term business assessment; exit strategy
NIC, Inc
MarketSphere Consulting
New client acquisition strategy
CD Tradepost:
Competitive encroachment; defensive marketing plan
Process improvement: increased throughput with no diminution of customer satisfaction
Westar Energy
Customer research to support SmartStar energy metering launch
Jayhawk Consulting can help you:
Expand existing businesses
Accelerate growth from new business
Supply chain improvements New marketing strategies to drive incremental sales, profits New channels of distribution, improved sales strategies New product development New category analyses Merger/acquisition financial assessments
Increase productivity/reduce costs
Process improvement studies Financial statement analysis to:
Energize and leverage assets Find true cost of operations, identify improvement alternatives
Jayhawk Consulting Client Benefits
Guaranteed results: best and brightest KU business students working on your business improvement plans Immediate impact: 12 weeks from start to full plan presentation No cost commitment
Consulting Project Criteria
Must provide significant learning opportunity for students Must provide substantial sales/profit benefit to client company Should encourage new job creation in region
Interested? Visit our website: http://www.jayhawkconsulting.org/
Call/write: Wally Meyer; 785-864-7583;
[email protected]