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Global Business Projects (GBP) are projects that can benefit from having a team that is familiar with language and culture of the country where the project is focused and also from having the team spend time in that country during the timeframe of the project. GBP projects are conducted by graduate students in business and other related disciplines at the participating schools and are guided by a faculty advisor, who, along with the primary company representative, will advise the team throughout the project period, March 12 - May 28, 2010.

GBP destination countries for 2010 are Brazil, China, Japan, Poland, and Russia. Teams selected for a project will have collective competence in the language of that country as well as in the functional areas that the project encompasses.

This is the client application to participate in Kenan-Flagler's Student Teams Achieving Results (STAR) program. It is important that you have a good understanding of the purpose and process of STAR before you apply. If you have not yet familiarized yourself with the program and what you can expect from your student team, please click here, and come back to this application through the "Apply Now" button on the STAR-DBP page.

If you are chosen as a STAR client, you will be expected to provide:

  • Two or more senior members of your staff to work with the team over the life of the project
  • Relevant financial, market, and competitor data to your STAR team (protected by a confidentiality agreement)
  • $2,500 of the $12,500 needed for faculty oversight and materials for each project, plus team and client rep travel for projects outside North Carolina
    • Note: If you represent a company in a rural county in North Carolina or a not-for-profit anywhere in the U.S. and would like to be considered for a full or partial subsidy for the client fee, you will have an opportunity to indicate your interest at the end of this application.

At the end of your application, you will be asked to confirm with your initials that you commit to the above contribution.

Please provide the information requested below to help us determine if your organization and your project are a good fit with STAR and to give us enough information to find team members whose skills, interests, and experience fit your project.

Applications are due by October 15, 2009; however, applications received by September 30th are more likely to receive a team, since students will be given some sense of the projects received by Sept 30th in a STAR information session in early October.


* Denotes Required Fields

Retrieve a previously entered record.
Organization Name: *
Organization Address: *
Industry category: *
Products and Services: *
Year established: * YYYY
List of major facilities by type and location:
* include locations
* 1000 characters max
Describe your business, including your products and services, with specific attention to the part of the business for which the project will be conducted

* 4000 characters max
Number of employees in this part of the business: *
Revenues expected in FY 2009: *
Over the past three years, revenues have been: *
Category of Problem/opportunity this project would address:
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Please specify other solution:
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Describe in your own words the business challenge/opportunity your Domestic Business Project team would address, what you have done so far to explore this problem/opportunity, and what in particular you'd like to see the team accomplish. Keep in mind that student teams will devote 35 person-hours weekly to the project.

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Name:
Title:
Address:
E-mail:
Phone: (999) 999-9999
Cell: (999) 999-9999
Other project representatives and their role in project:
Name:
Title:
Role with team:
Address (if different from primary rep):
E-mail:
Phone: (999) 999-9999
Cell: (999) 999-9999
Name:
Title:
Role with team:
Address(if different from primary rep):
E-mail:
Phone: (999) 999-9999
Cell: (999) 999-9999

Sponsoring a project also means that you commit to providing relevant financial, market, and competitor data (protected by a confidentiality agreement).

2. Relevant Data:

a. Please indicate what type of industry and market data you can provide at the project outset such as: customer information, competitor information, industry reports and/or internal research reports:

4000 characters max
b. What data will the team have to find from other sources or create through original research?

4000 characters max

Contributions and Subsidy

If you are chosen as a STAR client, you will be expected to provide:
  • Two or more senior members of your staff to work with the team over the life of the project
  • Relevant financial, market, and competitor data to your STAR team (protected by a confidentiality agreement)
  • $2,500 of the $12,500 needed for faculty oversight and materials for each project, plus team and client rep travel for projects outside North Carolina
    • Note: If you represent a company in a rural county in North Carolina or a not-for-profit anywhere in the U.S. and would like to be considered for a full or partial subsidy for the client fee, please indicate your choice in the subsidy check box below.

Before completing this application, please confirm with your initials that you commit to the above contributions:

Subsidy: I represent a company in a rural county in North Carolina or a not-for-profit anywhere in the U.S. and would like to be considered for a full or partial subsidy for the client fee. If selected, someone from the STAR program office will contact you before your application goes to the Selection Committee

Global Business Project

I would like to apply for a Global Business Project team. Find out more about the Global Business Project.
Destination country for this project:
Describe your company's current presence in the destination country:
* Projects that focus on the U.S. market are not appropriate

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What business challenge /opportunity would this GBP project address:

2000 characters max
 
Please provide a sense of scope of the project you envision to show that it can be done in the allotted time, with enough detail to aid us in determining if we have students with the expertise and background needed for optimal results.

4000 characters max
It is our intent to choose a team with language and cross-cultural skills consistent with the needs/scope of the project. How important will it be for the team to communicate in the destination country's language?
Check all that apply
Very Important: Most of our executives and employees speak little English
Very Important: Our customers and competitors with whom the team might interact, speak little English
Important: While other senior executives speak English, many people with whom the team will interact do not
Somewhat Important: Almost everyone with whom the team will interact speaks English, but understanding the destination country's language should improve the quality and quantity of data collection and improve interaction with staff and general public

Client's Commitment

If your organization is chosen as a Global Business Project client, the students chosen for your project will not be paid for their service to you; they will be participating in an academic, action - learning experience for which they will receive a grade. We are asking organizations whose projects are selected to contribute the following to the success of each project:
  • At least two project representatives to work with the team throughout the life of the project. One of these representatives will be the primary contact and will be expected to spend several hours with the team and faculty advisor on Saturday, March 13, during the GBP the kick-off meeting in Washington, D.C. ; be available for bi-weekly remote meetings during March and April; and work with the team when the team is on the ground in the destination country.
  • Relevant financial, market, and competitor data (protected by a confidentiality agreement).
  • Meals, accommodations and project-related travel in the destination country for team members from May 17 - May 28, 2010 in the destination country

The following five sections relate to each of the items above that are to be provided by your company, should this project become a Global Business Project. Your thoughtful consideration and commitment to these contributions is vital to the success of your project.

1. Your organization's project representatives:

Primary contact: List below the name, title, and location base of the company representative who will be the primary person to develop the Scope of Work with the team, to provide access for the team to contacts and data within and outside the company necessary for strategic problem analysis, and to generally oversee the project. This person should plan to meet with the team and the faculty advisors during the project kick-off meeting in Washington D.C., March 12 - 14, 2010.
Name:
Title:
Address:
E-mail:
Phone: include country code if not U.S.
Cell: include country code if not U.S.
Other project representatives:
List below the name, title, and location base of the one or two additional company representatives who will work with the team during the in-country session from May 17 - 28, 2010. If your company does not as yet have a presence in the destination country, but you do have partners (such as distributors) in the country who would be involved to some extent with the team, please list a person (or title/role, at this point) that would be engaged with the team in the country on your company's behalf.
Name:
Title:
Address:
E-mail:
Phone: include country code if not U.S.
Cell: include country code if not U.S.
Name:
Title:
Address:
E-mail:
Phone: include country code if not U.S.
Cell: include country code if not U.S.
2. Attendance by Primary Representative to GBP Kick-off weekend in Washington, DC:
Please affirm below with your initials that your company will absorb the transportation costs associated with
having the primary contact at the kick-off meeting March 12 - 14, 2010 in Washington, DC. The GBP program will provide meals and lodging for that person:  
3. Accommodations from May 17 - 28, 2010 for your GBP Team while in-country:
Please indicate below what kind of housing you are likely to provide:


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Other:
If you are unsure exactly what you can provide, please check this box and someone from the Global Business Project CIBER Consortium will follow up with you.
4. Meals for your GBP Team while in-country:
Please affirm with your initials that your company will cover all meals from May 17 - 28, 2010.  
If you are unsure if you can meet this commitment, please check this box and someone from the Global Business Project CIBER Consortium will follow up with you).
5. Project-related travel for your GBP Team while in-country:
Please affirm with your initials that your company will cover project-related travel for the team from May 17 - 28, 2010.  
If you are unsure if you can meet this commitment, please check this box and someone from the Global Business Project CIBER Consortium will follow up with you.
For companies who do not have an established presence in-country, for a small administrative fee, UNC-CIBER can make arrangements for your team's travel, accommodations, and food while they are in the destination country from May 17 - 28, 2010. Please check here that you would like us to contact you to discuss terms of the invoice.

Person completing this form
Name: *
Title:
Address:
E-mail: *
Phone: * include country code if not U.S.
Cell: * include country code if not U.S.
Have you applied for a project team before?
If you applied for a team before, did you received one?  
Enter specific questions you would like us to address and/or qualifying information:

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How did you hear about this program?
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