An Information Session for the International Consulting Project (ICP) Asia will be held at the Boston College Carroll School of Management on March 31, 6:00pm - 6:30pm, in Fulton 245.  You will have the opportunity to learn details about the upcoming trip (including travel dates and estimated costs), course requirements, as well as financial aid options that are available to those who enroll in ICP Asia. 

Details on the application process will be sent out just prior to 3/31, and applications for the Fall 2014 ICP Asia class will be accepted following the Information Session.  Enrollment in the course is limited and is subject to faculty approval, in consultation with the clients.

INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING PROJECT - ASIA

Have you ever dreamed of climbing the Great Wall of China?  How about consulting to a Chinese firm in Beijing?

We are in the process of planning the Fall 2014 International Consulting Project Asia, a 3-credit course that involves consulting work during the fall semester on campus, with a trip to Beijing in January, 2015 to deliver the team's recommendation personally to the client, at their offices.  This is the 13th year in a row that this program has been offered, and the 12th with our current client.

A new, informational ICP Asia web site is available at http://bcicp.weebly.com/, including student testimonials, videos, pictures, published articles in Chinese and English, and past project descriptions.

Depending on the client's project pipeline, we are looking for potentially up to 14 outstanding students to be part of this class working in separate teams, and comprised of students from the full-time and evening MBA, MSF and MSA programs.  Space permitting, students from the Boston College Law School and the Graduate School of Social Work will be invited to apply.  We are starting the planning process now, as we hope to choose the projects, in part, based around the students' academic and professional backgrounds.

Of course, if you have any questions beforehand, please contact Professor Gregory Stoller via email (gregory.stoller.1@bc.edu) or telephone (617-233-5666).

Daniel Wolff has a new product shortly being introduced which prevents tick bites.  It's the latest company to be launched from the BC Business Planning and Entrepreneurship course. Learn more about him and other ideas in this Radio Entrepreneurs' segment.

Melanie Calzetti-Spahr has worked in investment management for 30 years, as the head of 3 different divisions. Beyond her outstanding financial skills, much of her success comes from effectively hiring and managing her team.  But will these tried-and-true communication skills work with millennials? Find out on the next edition of the Language of Business, airing soon.  (Photos reprinted below with permission).

Someone's giving you $100,000 but you must invest it in a single nation. Would you still do it, if it wasn't your own country? Watch a special Language of Business TV segment with footage shot both in France and in the US.

Continuous business improvement for start-ups, and established ventures: The Language of Business.

My guest is Dr. Camille Baulant from the University of Angers and this is her LinkedIn profile.  On a recent trip to France, I connected with her, and spoke in depth about the French political and economic situation. We invited her back to our studio to share some of that insightful conversation.

The New York Times recently published a contrarian article about entrepreneurship in France on this link.  What are your thoughts?

Thanks to writer Sean Hennessey for a great article in the BC Chronicle.  Students are hard at work preparing for UNC's global finals in the Venture Capital Investment Competition.  Two conference calls with VC's this week alone to mock present and discuss strategies for drafting & negotiating Term Sheets.  Go BC!

Either as a rookie, or as a seasoned professional, Bill Kenney's company, Test My Pitch, gives entrepreneurs real-time feedback on their business presentations.  Bill is one of four guests we filmed today for the next episode of the Language of Business, on Business Communication.

The Language of Business: Continuous improvement for start-ups and established ventures. 

Screen shot reprinted below with permission.

An Information Session for the International Consulting Project (ICP) Asia will be held at the Boston College Carroll School of Management on March 31, 6:00pm - 6:30pm, in Fulton 245.  You will have the opportunity to learn details about the upcoming trip (including travel dates and estimated costs), course requirements, as well as financial aid options that are available to those who enroll in ICP Asia. 

Details on the application process will be sent out just prior to 3/31, and applications for the Fall 2014 ICP Asia class will be accepted following the Information Session.  Enrollment in the course is limited and is subject to faculty approval, in consultation with the clients.

INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING PROJECT - ASIA

Have you ever dreamed of climbing the Great Wall of China?  How about consulting to a Chinese firm in Beijing?

We are in the process of planning the Fall 2014 International Consulting Project Asia, a 3-credit course that involves consulting work during the fall semester on campus, with a trip to Beijing in January, 2015 to deliver the team's recommendation personally to the client, at their offices.  This is the 13th year in a row that this program has been offered, and the 12th with our current client.

A new, informational ICP Asia web site is available at http://bcicp.weebly.com/, including student testimonials, videos, pictures, published articles in Chinese and English, and past project descriptions.

Depending on the client's project pipeline, we are looking for potentially up to 14 outstanding students to be part of this class working in separate teams, and comprised of students from the full-time and evening MBA, MSF and MSA programs.  Space permitting, students from the Boston College Law School and the Graduate School of Social Work will be invited to apply.  We are starting the planning process now, as we hope to choose the projects, in part, based around the students' academic and professional backgrounds.

Of course, if you have any questions beforehand, please contact Professor Gregory Stoller via email (gregory.stoller.1@bc.edu) or telephone (617-233-5666).

As the #1 person in your company, you’re expected to know it all, except when you don’t.  When do you use a business consultant?

Episode #11 (Using Business Consultants) is now on-the-air. The full 30-minute episode is here, featuring John Thomas, Julie Marcus, Adam Averback and Sean Sanker. Click on their names below for the individual interview segments.

Continuous business improvement for start-ups, and established ventures: The Language of Business.

John Thomas. John Thomas is a Managing Director, and a member of the Global Leadership Team at L.E.K. Consulting. John also heads L.E.K.’s global Aviation & Travel practice and is also active in our Private Equity practice. John has more than 23 years experience in strategy, financial, commercial, operational and organizational consulting to the aviation industry and has worked with most of the leading airlines around the world on a broad range of major issues.  Here's his profile. 
 
Julie Marcus. Julie Marcus provides management direction through market research and business intelligence to executive search firms, Fortune 500 companies and private organizations for competitive intelligence, talent recruitment and executive search on a global level. Click here for her LinkedIn profile. 

Adam Averback. Adam Averback Your Party. Our Excitement. Your Ideas. Our Creativity. Your Guests. Our Talent. Together we’ll make it happen.  Party Excitement brings innovative ideas, outstanding talent and amazing energy to every event. Our goal is to meet and exceed all of your expectations. Here's his business profile. 

Sean Sanker. Sean Sanker Bay State IT offers IT consulting, network and desktop support, and managed IT services both remote, and onsite. We pride ourselves on providing a superior level of IT support extending throughout every facet of your organization. Whether your needs are basic network - desktop support, or you're looking to implement large networks, data backups, disaster recovery, virtual environments, and network monitoring Bay State IT is here to offer a truly comprehensive IT support solution for your business.  You can learn more about Sean on his business profile.