The Ross School of Business and partners around University of Michigan engage organizations in southeast Michigan to advance their strategic priorities and support the local small business and nonprofit community. Below are some featured resources from our partners around campus.
Resources for Local Businesses & Nonprofits
Resources
CAPSTONE MAP
Small businesses, Nonprofits
Semester: Winter
Recruiting: Open September through end of October with Winter term engagements
Description: Undergraduate business course that tackles pressing business challenges and provides data driven recommendations.
Contact: ba453curriculumcoordinator@umich.edu
DETROIT NEIGHBORHOOD ENTREPRENEURS PROJECT (DNEP)
Small businesses, Detroit
Semester: Fall and Winter
Recruiting: Fall and Winter recruiting
Description: DNEP is dedicated to promoting sustainable economic and community development in Detroit by providing technical and strategic consulting services to neighborhood-based entrepreneurs and small businesses. Businesses normally work with a group of students for 3-12 months and DNEP selects about 25 businesses to work with each semester.
Contact: DNEPdetroit@umich.edu
ENTREPRENEURSHIP LEGAL CLINIC
Small businesses, Nonprofits
Semester: Year round (including summer)
Recruiting: Rolling participation with return appointments welcome
Description: Michigan Law’s Entrepreneurship Clinic provides no-cost legal services to University of Michigan student-led startups as well as those from the local community. The clinic also offers weekly office hours where entrepreneurs can get quick answers to their legal questions.
Contact: Barbara Vibbert, bivibb@umich.edu
DNEP DETROIT ACCOUNTING
Small businesses, Nonprofits
Semester: Year round (including summer)
Recruiting: Rolling participation with return appointments welcome
Description: Center for Finance, Law, and Policy and Business+Impact partner to provide free consultations to Detroit small business owners and entrepreneurs who receive personalized 1 on 1 accounting and finance guidance.
Contact: accountinghelp@umich.edu
GINSBERG CENTER – COMMUNITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER
Nonprofits
Semester: Fall and Winter
Recruiting: Fall term projects are sourced June-August, and Winter term projects are sourced June-December
Description: Community Technical Assistance Collaborative (CTAC) is a community-university partnership convened to serve a universal need identified by community partners around data, evaluation, and storytelling.
Contact: ginsberg.ctac@umich.edu
GINSBERG CENTER COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Nonprofits
Semester: Fall and Winter
Recruiting: Ongoing
Description: The Ginsberg Center serves as an access point for social sector partners interested in engaging with the University of Michigan. We seek to cultivate and steward mutually beneficial partnerships between communities and the University of Michigan in order to advance the public good.
Contact: community-engagement@umich.edu
+IMPACT STUDIO
Small businesses, Nonprofits; focusing on local organizations and minority and women-owned businesses
Semester: Fall and Winter
Recruiting: July – August for Fall; December – January for Winter
Description: Graduate business course that engages local businesses and nonprofits to design concepts for tackling challenges and increasing resiliency through the pandemic.
Contact: Lisa Kozlo, kozlolm@umich.edu
ROSS MBA MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACTION PROJECTS
Small businesses, Nonprofits
Semester: Evening & Online – Summer (June-August); Global – Spring (May-June)
Recruiting: Evening & Online – Projects will be accepted and approved on a rolling basis beginning February to April; Global – Projects will be accepted and approved on a rolling basis beginning January to March.
Description: Our largest educational partnership program working with companies and organizations around the world. MAP focuses on actual business projects provided by sponsoring organizations, and educates teams of our MBA students through real-time action-based learning. MAP is not considered an internship.
Web: Evening MBA; Online MBA; Global MBA
Contact: RossActionLearning@umich.edu
SCHOOL OF INFORMATION COURSES & PROGRAMS
Small business, Nonprofits
Semester: Fall and Winter
Recruiting: Fall term projects are sourced June-August, and Winter term projects are sourced June-December
Description: Interdisciplinary teams of students, mentored by professionals, collaborate on semester-long projects for community clients. Opportunities include libraries and archives, website user experience and design, data analytics, health informatics, community engagement and more.