By Kate Peifer, Staff Writer -- peifer14@up.edu
This year in the school of business, seniors are not only presenting their capstone proposals to their professor and fellow peers. They will present them as potential employees to clients.
Seniors Kevin Convery, Hannah Gray, Chris Vennes, Tina Schicchi and Megan Foltz were grouped together and chosen by local client, Gorilla Meatz, to assist them as an authentic business firm.
"We were given a list of clients and he chose us because of our diverse background since we have students majoring in various majors," Convery said.
Convery said he is excited to be working with Gorilla Meatz, which cures sausages and meats. He hopes to be of help to them as they work towards becoming their own business.
"They are a different and interesting company to work with," Convery said. "It's been a lot of fun."
The group began their project in January by administering external analyses of the market and later conducted internal analyses of the company. This helped them evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, also known as SWOT, in a business venture.
The students will present strategies and suggestions to their client, who decides to take or leave the recommendations.
"It's been cool to be an actual consultant and get an actual client," Convery said. "You get to see your strategies implemented with a real business."
