Other subjects are covered by managers and business professionals in the area. In addition, consulting experiences are gained with entrepreneurial firms and community organizations in the inner city. Problem-focused consulting studies are completed that assist these firms and organizations in finding ways to improve their business operations. Specific projects depend upon the needs of the client firms and interest of students. The learning experience makes it possible for graduate students to gain consulting, problem solving, feasibility analysis, management audit and other analytical skills based on work with entrepreneurial business clients in the inner city.
Major emphasis is on the analysis of key problems and issues that the firms are facing.
Opportunities are also provided for students to interact with professional consultants, alumni and other outside the classroom and campus environment. This course will help you learn from an entrepreneur how to grow a business while exploring the challenges faced by business owners in the inner city. Client and project activities are defined prior to the start of the quarter so that a maximum among of student-client interaction can occur. This compilation of essays and commentaries provides a comprehensive perspective on urban enterprise development. Extensive use is made of handouts to identify sources of information and ideas as well as to address topics in greater detail than the textbook provides.