Carlson School Enterprises offer unparalleled opportunities for second-year
MBA students to apply classroom theories in real-world business situations. Each Enterprise is a student-led business, directed by a team of top business and academic leaders.
Students address brand and marketing challenges faced by some of the world's leading corporations, including Fortune 500 companies, newly formed entrepreneurial businesses, and nonprofit organizations. Projects include conducting market research, developing brand architecture, and formulating integrated marketing strategies.
Students provide clients with targeted strategic and management support. Focusing on strategy, supply chain and operations, and technology, students research client companies, analyze data, and provide bottom line-driven recommendations.
With 2 funds under management, students manage more than $15 million. In addition to conducting comprehensive analyses of firms, students analyze the industries in which the firms operate and make portfolio recommendations to an investment oversight committee.
Students facilitate the creation of world-class, high-growth firms and sophisticated corporate projects for spin-outs and divisional developments. Students evaluate new business ideas, including scientific and technological advancements and deal opportunities from venture capital and corporate partners.
