Message-ID: <000501be98c3$35a05fe0$976e86a5@default> Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 14:52:59 -0500 From: Jerome Katz <mailto:katzja@SLU.EDU> Subject: What services could be provided over the internet? To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
Dear Devel-l participants,My question today is a simple one. Are there any kind of services that MBA students could provide via the Internet to you as consultants with and development specialists for SMEs and microbusinesses?
I can imagine creating a service program to provide such assistance for free, but I really don't think I know well enough what kind of help might be useful to you or your clients AND handled via the Internet. I suspect the kinds of services are fairly specific (prepare this market study, detail requirements for importing, etc.), but I am at a loss to know what could help you in your daily work.
The MBA students would likely be a mix of students from the USA (around 70%) and the rest of the world (30%). They will have access to a fairly complete business library, and a set of faculty with skills in the different business disciplines as well as SME experience in the USA. There would be 2 or 3 faculty with SME consulting experience in other countries.
When describing the service, if you could include a brief description of the clients you see using this service, and the kind of work you do, it would be most helpful in giving me a context for your ideas.
Please feel free to respond to me directly (mailto:katzja@slu.edu) or to the list. As always, I will summarize the responses and feed them back to the list.
Thanks for your time, Jerry
Jerome (Jerry) Katz, Murray Endowed Professor, Saint Louis University, 3674 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108 USA, mailto:katzja@slu.edu, 314-977-3864w, 314-275-8721h, 314-275-7513fax, www.slu.edu/eweb