Small Business Management: BUSI 660 (Winter 2025)
Timeline
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January 13, 2025Experience start
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February 2, 2025Organizational Diagnosis
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February 16, 2025Project proposal
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March 9, 2025Revised proposal
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March 23, 2025Final project report
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March 25, 2025Final presentation
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March 30, 2025Experience end
Timeline
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January 13, 2025Experience start
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February 2, 2025Organizational Diagnosis
This is an individual situation analysis assignment. Based on the business owner's presentation in class and their own research, each student will conduct BMC, PESTELE, and SWOT analyses on the business to identify its challenges and opportunities.
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February 16, 2025Project proposal
This is a team assignment. Building on the findings from the individual assignment, student teams will address the major challenges faced by the business and provide an overview with high-level information about the final project. The overview will include the core issues or challenges addressed, objectives, strategies, financials, and KPIs.
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March 9, 2025Revised proposal
This is a team assignment. Based on feedback from the instructor and the business owner on the project proposal, student teams will revise and resubmit their original proposal.
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March 23, 2025Final project report
Each team will prepare a comprehensive project report that addresses the major challenges faced by the business and provides detailed solutions and recommendations. Teams will share the report with the business (client).
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March 25, 2025Final presentation
Teams will present their project report to the instructor, with the client expected to attend the presentations. They will also share the presentation slides with the client.
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March 30, 2025Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Communications Operations Market expansion Sales strategy Product managementSkills
presentations communication small business management master of business administration (mba) project proposalsStudents will collaborate with the small business throughout the term (10-week term starting on January 13) and will work on the following:
1. Organizational diagnosis
2. Project proposal
3. Revised proposal
4. Final project report and presentation
How companies will benefit:
This course (BUSI 660) serves as the capstone/exit course for the UCW MBA students, indicating that small businesses will have the opportunity to collaborate with final-term MBA students. These students already possess diverse academic and professional backgrounds before enrolling in the MBA program. Now, they are just one term away from obtaining their MBA degree. This presents a great opportunity for small businesses to engage with MBA students who will actively contribute throughout various stages, from diagnosing problems and challenges to crafting proposals and executing final project reports and presentations. Likewise, students will gain invaluable firsthand, real-world experiences by collaborating with small businesses.
Learners
Students will collaborate with the small business throughout the Winter 2025 term (a 10-week long term starting on January 13) and will provide the following deliverables:
(1) Organizational diagnosis, (2) project proposal based on the diagnosis as well as the small business' needs, (3) revised proposal, and (4) final project report and presentation.
Instructions to the potential client (small business owner):
1. The business must be a legally registered and ongoing small business.
2. The business must be based in Canada.
3. The business owner should be willing to collaborate with the four student groups (around five or six students per group) throughout the term. Communication can be conducted virtually.
4. The business owner should be willing to dedicate one hour per week to engage with students, respond to their queries, etc.
5. For confidentiality and data privacy purposes, the business owner as well as each student are expected to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). The instructor can provide the NDA form.
6. If the business owner agrees to the aforementioned points, an initial virtual meeting will be arranged with the instructor. During this meeting, the instructor will discuss the course details, expectations, and other relevant information, as well as address any questions or concerns the business owner may have.
Project timeline
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January 13, 2025Experience start
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February 2, 2025Organizational Diagnosis
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February 16, 2025Project proposal
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March 9, 2025Revised proposal
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March 23, 2025Final project report
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March 25, 2025Final presentation
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March 30, 2025Experience end
Timeline
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January 13, 2025Experience start
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February 2, 2025Organizational Diagnosis
This is an individual situation analysis assignment. Based on the business owner's presentation in class and their own research, each student will conduct BMC, PESTELE, and SWOT analyses on the business to identify its challenges and opportunities.
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February 16, 2025Project proposal
This is a team assignment. Building on the findings from the individual assignment, student teams will address the major challenges faced by the business and provide an overview with high-level information about the final project. The overview will include the core issues or challenges addressed, objectives, strategies, financials, and KPIs.
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March 9, 2025Revised proposal
This is a team assignment. Based on feedback from the instructor and the business owner on the project proposal, student teams will revise and resubmit their original proposal.
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March 23, 2025Final project report
Each team will prepare a comprehensive project report that addresses the major challenges faced by the business and provides detailed solutions and recommendations. Teams will share the report with the business (client).
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March 25, 2025Final presentation
Teams will present their project report to the instructor, with the client expected to attend the presentations. They will also share the presentation slides with the client.
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March 30, 2025Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
1. Organizational diagnosis (individual project): Students will learn about the small business and conduct a situation analysis, critically evaluating the internal and external conditions effecting the organization -- a process that is conducted prior to implementing a new initiative.
2. Project proposal (group project): Working in groups, students will use the findings from the organizational diagnosis, as well as the needs of the small business to develop a proposal.
3. Revised proposal (group project): Students will finalize the proposal by incorporating feedback from both the small business owner and the course instructor.
4. Final project report and presentation (group project): Students will submit their final written report and deliver a presentation to both the client and the instructor.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Timeline
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January 13, 2025Experience start
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February 2, 2025Organizational Diagnosis
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February 16, 2025Project proposal
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March 9, 2025Revised proposal
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March 23, 2025Final project report
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March 25, 2025Final presentation
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March 30, 2025Experience end
Timeline
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January 13, 2025Experience start
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February 2, 2025Organizational Diagnosis
This is an individual situation analysis assignment. Based on the business owner's presentation in class and their own research, each student will conduct BMC, PESTELE, and SWOT analyses on the business to identify its challenges and opportunities.
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February 16, 2025Project proposal
This is a team assignment. Building on the findings from the individual assignment, student teams will address the major challenges faced by the business and provide an overview with high-level information about the final project. The overview will include the core issues or challenges addressed, objectives, strategies, financials, and KPIs.
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March 9, 2025Revised proposal
This is a team assignment. Based on feedback from the instructor and the business owner on the project proposal, student teams will revise and resubmit their original proposal.
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March 23, 2025Final project report
Each team will prepare a comprehensive project report that addresses the major challenges faced by the business and provides detailed solutions and recommendations. Teams will share the report with the business (client).
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March 25, 2025Final presentation
Teams will present their project report to the instructor, with the client expected to attend the presentations. They will also share the presentation slides with the client.
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March 30, 2025Experience end