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E-Business Development Center

E-Business Development Center. Dr. Jon Storslee. Problem. Local Businesses Need to Make the Transition from Bricks & Mortar to Bricks & Clicks Local Businesses Don’t have the Expertise or Time to make the Transition. Problem. Students Can’t Obtain Jobs Without Experience

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E-Business Development Center

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  1. E-Business Development Center Dr. Jon Storslee

  2. Problem • Local Businesses Needto Make the Transition from Bricks & Mortar to Bricks & Clicks • Local Businesses Don’t have the Expertise or Time to make the Transition

  3. Problem • Students Can’t Obtain Jobs Without Experience • Students Can’t Obtain Experience Without a Job!

  4. Solution • Have Students Develop Websites for Local Businessas Homework • Pay Advanced Students to Consult with Local Business • Have Students Review Sites

  5. Everyone Wins • Business Gets the Help they Need • Students Get Experience • PVCC Gets Civic Exposure • Federal Gov gets Tax $ from Students & Business

  6. Paid for by Grant • US Dept of Education $250,000 (Title VI b) • International Business Promotion • Small Business Consultation • E-Commerce Support

  7. Our Promise to Feds • Meet Objectives for 2 Year Program • Continue Program after 2nd Year • Train Workforce • Give Credit to Gov

  8. Our Promise to Business • Businesses Will at Least Get What You Pay For, Nothing • Student Consultants Polish Websites • Seminars to “Get Up to Speed”

  9. Our Promise to Students • Resume Builder • Real World Portfolio • Taste of Real World • Customer Service Skills

  10. Our Promise to the MCCD • Exposure to Classes Taught at District • Positive Exposure for Future Bond • Federal Grant $ to Expand Programs

  11. Students Doing Homework • CIS 233 Web Design • CIS 235 E-Commerce • CIS 298 Special Projects

  12. CIS 233 Web Design • HTML Basics • Simple Web Presence • Creation of Graphics • Web Consultant Prospects

  13. CIS 235 E-Commerce • Create Complete Site • Search for Hosting & Merchant Service • Web Usability • Web Consultant Prospects

  14. CIS 298 Special Projects • Develop from Scratch a Site • Search for Hosting Service • Recommend Merchant Service

  15. Program Promotion • Newsletter • E-mail • Radio • Newspaper Add • Seminars & Workshops

  16. E-Commerce Seminars • Why Make the Jump to E-Commerce • Tricks & Tips • Student Project • Inform about EBDC

  17. Web Design Workshops • Hands on Training • Student Support • Promote the Student Program

  18. Security Seminars • Promote Good Practices • Security Policy Creation • Firewalls • Virus Advice

  19. International Business • NAFTA, Far East & Europe • Cultural Differences • International Law

  20. E-Law Seminar • Legal Consultation • E-Law Seminar • Exposure to “Dynamic Law” • Legal Advice

  21. Student Consultants • 4 Hours of Free Help • Grant Pays For “Jumpstart” • Students Obtain Real World Experience • Possible Pay for Job

  22. Web Resources • E-Commerce • E-Law • International Business

  23. The Grant Helped • 3 Non-Profit Organizations • 60 Local Business • 1 International Author • 2 International Business • Over 150 Students • Create 5 New Businesses

  24. Type of Businesses Helped • High Tech (Data Hand & Sierra Scientific) • Low Tech (Pastry & Books) • Non-Profit Organizations • Campus Organizations

  25. Student Problems • Too Much Work • Businesses Didn’t Provide Needed Material • Lack of Confidence

  26. Company Problems • Students Drop Out! • Not Enough Time to Make the Transition • No One Wants to Design Site

  27. District Problems • State Budget Crunch • 9-11 Hurt Enrollment • Future Funding of Commitment to Feds

  28. Future Funding? • City Block Grant • SBA Grant • Title VI b Grant • MCCD Grant • Profit Center

  29. Grant Possibility • City of Phoenix Block Grant with SBA • District Wide EBDC Grant from SBA • District Wide EBDC Grant from Dept of Ed • Internal Grant from MCCD

  30. Profit Center • Start Charging for Services • Seminar Fee • Workshop Fee • Consultant Fee

  31. Future Direction • City Wide Program • More Consulting • Charge for Seminars • Charge for Workshops • Add New Seminars

  32. Sites Online • http://www.stairliftsofarizona.com • http://www.collectiblestop.com • http://www.bobmayer.org • http://www.azpaintball.com

  33. Sites Online (cont.) • http://www.riveroftimemuseum.org • http://www.yspep.org • http://www.sierrascientific.com • http://www.datahand.com

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