Businesses get Affordable University Consulting by Teaming With Students on Real-World Projects

KAYSVILLE, UT, December 19, 2010 (Press-News.org) Today's business environment is fast-paced and highly-competitive. MoreMarbles.com offers business owners and managers the solution they need to continually innovate, quickly solve challenges, and make data-backed decisions to stay ahead of the game. It is called University Consulting ( http://www.moremarbles.com ).

MoreMarbles.com offers small business consulting to businesses. A business presents a problem or a question they are facing. MoreMarbles connects them with a team of business students and their professor. The university team spends 12 weeks carrying out a 300-hour project for the business, to help find a solution to their challenge. The students do the work for credits, making the project affordable to even small businesses. University consulting teams ( http://www.moremarbles.com/staticpages/studentproject ) answer a problem that many small businesses face âEUR" the lack of time and resources to be able to do this on their own and the lack of budget to afford outside consultants.

How it Works: Businesses and non-profits can go to MoreMarbles.com and post a project for free. They describe their specific need and submit it to the website. Professors can also enter the website and create a free profile, describing the types of projects offered through their program. So, when a business posts a project, they will instantly see a list of professors with the expertise needed to find solutions to their problems. The two parties agree to a project scope and begin the project. Professors set a price for their project, usually ranging from $1,500 - $7,500. Businesses make a small up-front payment and pay the remainder upon project completion.

Types of Projects: MoreMarbles.com works with over 25 universities, who offer projects in a wide variety of topics, such as: market research, social media, marketing messaging and strategy, innovation, business plan and feasibility studies, process improvement, supply chain optimization, financial and cash-flow analysis, business valuation, fundraising strategies, mission development and impact evaluation.

According to Andrew Allen, MoreMarbles' Founder, "Tapping into a university consulting project is like getting four interns for the price of one. And don't forget that the team is guided by a faculty adviser, someone who brings 20-30 years of practical industry experience to the project. It's a simple way to solve your business challenges, at a price tag that most any business can afford."

Businesses and nonprofits can post their projects for free. Additionally, MoreMarbles offers a free consultation to discuss the client's goals and to help create an effective project description.

For more information, visit our website: http://www.moremarbles.com or call 801-893-1003.

About MoreMarbles:
MoreMarbles is the first and largest online marketplace that connects businesses and nonprofits directly with course-based university consulting teams. Founded in January, 2010, the company consists of a network of 25 universities in the US, the Middle East and Asia, and has facilitated dozens of projects with startups, nonprofits and large corporations. MoreMarbles was conceived by Andrew Allen, after seeing the win-win affects of university consulting, both from the student and the business perspective.