Field Studies in Entrepreneurship

 

field studies project team

A field studies project team is working on an important business issue with a regional business owner

field studies project team

A field studies project team is working on an important business issue with a regional business owner

The Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation manages a three credit course that offers specific services to community businesses. This course acts as a catalyst and matches small businesses and non-profit organizations with EMU business faculty-led teams of advanced students who participate in specific business problem solving projects as their entire course work. CFE is involved in the execution of the field studies to support this courses. If you are a local business and want to participate during the Winter 2024 student project please complete the form available here 

Typical Project Areas

  • Digital/Social Media Marketing
  • Employee/Organizational Effectiveness
  • Expansion of Business: New Market
  • Expansion of Business: New Products
  • Financial Feasibility
  • Market Research
  • Operations/Supply Chain
  • Technical Feasibility
  • etc
In this 3-credit course, we match small organizations with EMU faculty- led teams of senior and graduate level EMU students who participate in semester long small business projects as their entire course work. Over the years, we have successfully completed numerous projects for small business owners and entrepreneurs in our region. We offer this service is completely free  for the business owners. The student teams are required to meet with a leader of the organization a few times during the four month long semester. If you are a local organization and want to participate during the Winter 2024 Field Studies Project, please complete the form available here.