Small Business Consulting

Course Opener

August 25, 2011

Outline

• About me

• About the course

• About my expectations for you

About me

• PhD strategy and entrepreneurship, University of Texas at San Antonio

• MBA finance and entrepreneurship, University of Maryland

• BS chemistry, Kent State

• US Army officer• Environmental

consultant• Consultant to green

tech start-ups• Doctoral student and

professor

Courses I’ve taught

At U of Alabama• MGT 386,

Foundations of Entrepreneurship

• MGT 482, New Venture Development

• MGT 491, Entrepreneurship Italy

Everywhere else• Strategy capstone• Finance• Accounting• Business management• Intro to management• Entrepreneurial

strategies

Milestones

• Students have entered Alabama’s elevator pitch competitions and business plan competitions

• One 386 (50 students) course earned close to $10,000 from their own businesses

About the course

• First-timer for this course

• But…17 years of consulting experience

• Focus on consulting skills, team function, role of opportunities, small business needs

• Course wiki: profcraigarmstrong/wikispaces.com

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