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Enterprise Solutions

Tomorrow's innovative business minds -- at your service today.

Enterprise Solutions is a partnership between the Daniels College of Business and the business community in which organizations receive high-caliber consulting services and students gain valuable real world business experience.

Under the guidance of our faculty, small groups of highly motivated MBA students work with your organization for 10 weeks to analyze information, apply current business concepts and deliver executable recommendations. Whether you're seeking to enter a new market, explore financing options or tackle other challenges facing today's businesses, you can be assured that each student participating in the Enterprise Solutions program is eager and able to create innovative and well-researched solutions tailored to your business.

Project Requirements and Expectations

The Enterprise Solutions guidelines ensure actionable results for your organization and a robust learning experience for students.

Enterprise Solution projects must:

  • Address a real and valued opportunity or challenge, in addition to being rigorous and challenging.
  • Concern at least two core business disciplines such as finance, marketing, management or accounting and ideally one of the concepts from our Compass curriculum (ethics, globalization/innovation and sustainability).
  • Be achievable in a 10-week period.

Participating organizations must:

  • Be committed to the success of the project.
  • Provide access to all necessary resources, people and information for project completion.
  • Avoid involving students in a project that is highly political, controversial, unethical or illegal.
  • Stay in contact with the students on a weekly basis to give feedback and guidance.
  • Maintain realistic project expectations and recognize time limitations.
  • If possible, provide workspace for the students to conduct their project.

Application Process

For your project to be considered, please complete the Enterprise Solutions application form found below. A Faculty Advising Committee will review your submitted proposal, evaluate its viability as a project and select those most appropriate for the upcoming quarter. Once the evaluation is complete, you will be contacted by the Graduate Programs Office.

Application Deadlines

  • March 1st for Spring Quarter (project begins in mid-March)
  • May 15th for Summer Quarter (project begins in June)
  • August 15th for Fall Quarter (project begins in September)
  • December 1st for Winter Quarter (project begins in January)

Questions? Contact Natalie Mattern at Natalie.Mattern@du.edu or 303.871.4546.

  • Enterprise Solutions Company Form











  • Preferred Dates





  • Organizational Type





  • Which business disciplines apply to your project? (Please check all that apply)








  • Which Daniels Compass acumen applies to your project? (Please check all that apply)





  • Which industry sector does your organization belong to? (Please check all that apply)









  • Do you require a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)? Please advise: Any projects requiring an NDA need a minimum of six weeks before the deadline to process.



  • Please be as brief and concise as possible for each section in 100 words or less.

  • Please provide a consice description of your organization's mission and/or purpose.

  • Provide a historical overview of past revenues and what you project for future revenues.

  • Give a thorough description of your organization's proposed project. Explain why you would like a student group to help you with your challenge.

  • You may send additional materials about your organization or project if you think they would be helpful in reviewing your application. Materials may be sent by email, fax or mail to:

    Natalie Mattern
    Manager, Experiential Learning
    Daniels College of Business
    University of Denver
    2101 S. University Blvd
    Phone: 303.871.4546
    Natalie.Mattern@du.edu

  • In bullet form, etail the outcomes you expect from the project.