(updated 01/16/09)
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Graduate Student Teams Available for International Consulting Projects: Monterey Institute of International Studies Seeks Partnerships with Silicon Valley & Monterey Bay Exporters
Does your firm need help with an international business development project that might benefit from an innovative, high-energy, creative MBA graduate student consulting team?
The Fisher Graduate School of International Business at the Monterey Institute of International Studies recently received a two-year, $183,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to establish a Center for the Globalization and Localization of Business Exports (GLOBE) at the Fisher School. The Center will provide research, education and consulting to assist companies in adapting their products and services for foreign markets. Partners to the GLOBE Center include the U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center – Monterey Bay, The Monterey Bay International Trade Association and the Marina Technology Cluster.
One focus of the GLOBE center is to provide consulting to businesses. Students and faculty advisors from the Monterey Institute will conduct studies for clients to address their specific globalization/localization needs. The Fisher School has already conducted over 200 similar consulting projects; clients have ranged from Hewlett-Packard to Ernest and Julio Gallo to Pebble Beach Corporation. The grant funds will allow GLOBE to conduct a limited number of free or low cost studies dealing specifically with globalization and localization issues.
Interested in participating? If so, contact the GLOBE center at globe@miis.edu. A prerequisite to the application process will include a short 4-minute survey on your company’s localization needs. For more information on the GLOBE center, please click the following link: Globe Center