Businesses Invited to Submit Proposals for Paul Projects Program
Why Partner with Paul Projects?
- Receive Actionable Deliverables: Receive concrete, high-quality outputs like market research reports, performance dashboards, optimized supply chain analysis, and/or refined business strategies.
- Access Guided Support: Access dedicated, faculty-mentored teams to tackle actionable research, data analysis, or exploratory projects, efficiently supplementing your internal team's bandwidth.
- Discover Future Talent: Connect with and recruit top-tier students with required skills and capabilities demonstrated by delivering results on a project relevant to your organization.
- Gain Innovative Perspective: Benefit from new insights and solutions driven by the next generation of business leaders.
Areas of Expertise
Marketing: Work with a Marketing Workshop (MWS) Capstone Team, our student-run digital marketing agency (Voice-Z Digital), or our Marketing and Advertising Club (MAC). Teams in our marketing programs can:
- Conduct market research and competitive analysis
- Audit your digital presence and optimize social media strategy
- Develop marketing campaigns and provide graphic design support
Business Analytics: Work with an Information Systems & Business Analytics (ISBA) Team or a Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) Team to:
- Develop quantitative models and analyze complex data sets
- Build dashboards and data visualizations (e.g., Tableau, SQL)
- Recommend data management and information system strategies
Supply Chain Management: Our SCM Option Capstone Teams can assist your organization to:
- Analyze supplier spend and present cost reduction initiatives.
- Research sources and recommend qualified suppliers
- Map and improve key supply chain processes
Strategic Consulting (MBA): Full-time MBA students work with clients of the NH Small Business Develop Center on Corporate Consulting Projects (CCP). MBA teams can assist with cross-functional strategic projects such as:
- Comprehensive business plan development
- Market entry and growth strategies
- Larger-scale organizational problem-solving
Economic Research: Clients can work with our Master of Science in Analytical Economics (MSAE) graduate students to conduct:
- Industry economic research
- Analytical forecasting
- Economic impact and policy analysis
Simple Steps to Collaboration
- Submit Your Challenge: Complete our brief ONLINE PROPOSAL FORM with a problem statement or project idea by the submission deadline.
- Faculty Match: Our Paul Projects Coordinator will review your submission and forward to the Faculty Advisor working with the capstone program or student team best suited to address the scope of your project.
- Launch & Deliver: If your project is selected, a dedicated student team, guided by a faculty expert, executes the project during the semester and presents a final report, analysis, and/or solution to your organization.
Ready to Engage?
Deadline for Spring Semester Projects: December 31
Deadline for Fall Semester Projects: July 31
CONTACT
Russell A Miles
Senior Lecturer - Decision Sciences
Email: Russell.Miles@UNH.edu
University of New Hampshire
Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics
Decision Sciences Department
10 Garrison Avenue
Durham, NH 03824
Testimonials
"A team of ISBA students from UNH Paul College worked with us at Global Aquaculture Alliance to analyze and visualize product tonnage data within supply chains. The team created a Tableau dashboard to display the degree to which an importer’s certified aquaculture supply chain capacity is shared with competitors. This visualization was designed to convey how well or poorly the importer is meeting its own goals to fully endorse responsible aquaculture practices."
-Mathew Hofmann
Global Aquaculture Alliance
"In 2018 an ISBA Capstone Team from UNH Paul College worked with NEMO Equipment to create a single data storage point for the operations team to house data generated from various points of the business. Previously data storage was achieved using a blend of Microsoft Access, Excel, and cloud-based ad-hoc reporting. As we grew, this approach became time consuming and prone to error. The student team helped us source and install a server along with the software and licenses that laid the path for us direct data into a new framework. This project allowed us to streamline reporting performance using Microsoft SQL which has reduced the time it takes to run reports and limits opportunity for error."
-Joe Bartlett
NEMO Equipment
Proulx Oil and Propane
Spring 2019 Capstone Project
“The level of understanding of these student team members was remarkable with respect to the availability of advancing technology, online resources, and commercial application to our business challenge. I would welcome any of the team members to become a full-time employee with our company!”
-Jim Proulx
President/CEO, Proulx Oil
“Personally, this experience has given me increased confidence in my ability to communicate, problem solve, visualize problems, and lead others. ”
-Jeff Anderson ’19
Information Systems and Business Analytics
