Participate in one of Deakin Business School's business consulting programs and work directly with our students.
Business Development Clinic eight-week program
The Business Development Clinic is a unique no-fee consultancy program that bridges the gap between business theory and business reality while helping small businesses grow. In an eight-week program, business owners work directly with a small team of student consultants to identify growth opportunities for their business, and develop a practical, ready-to-implement roadmap for increasing their revenue.
Program outcomes and benefits
In the first week, your student coaching team will conduct a complete ‘health check’ to assess how your business is faring across each of the 7 Levers. For the next seven weeks, you’ll meet with your team of student consultants to discuss opportunities to drive profit across each of the 7 Levers. When the course is complete, you’ll receive a detailed 5000+ word project brief with specific, ready-to-implement ideas to set you up for ongoing profit growth.
How businesses can participate
To participate in this unique consulting opportunity, you will need to be available to:
- Attend a pre-set 90-minute session to meet your student consultants.
- Be available over 4–5 weeks for mutually beneficial calls and email correspondence with the student consultants.
- Attend a 30-minute final pitch presentation.
- Businesses aren't required to provide a profit and loss statement, but this may assist the student consultants in providing a more detailed and effective brief.
Learn more and register for your business at the 7 Levers website
Australian Business Consultancy trimester program
Businesses involved benefit from having a multidisciplinary team develop a strategic solution to a specific challenge or business problem. Students engage with the client through a virtual collaboration platform and a series of regular meetings to clarify project deliverables and gather any data required from the business.
Find out about getting involved as an employer