http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com Small Business Consulting Experts Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:49:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2011/05/debt-financing-versus-equity-financing-for-small-business/ http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2011/05/debt-financing-versus-equity-financing-for-small-business/#comments Sat, 21 May 2011 08:03:34 +0000 triumph http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/?p=208 http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2011/05/debt-financing-versus-equity-financing-for-small-business/feed/ 0 Even if you are doing a job now, you can liberate yourself if you start with a business of your own. If your business prospers, you can do away with your job and devote full time to your business. However, the greatest difficulty faced by the business managers is to decide on what kind of [...] http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2011/01/rodel-current-programs-v3/ http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2011/01/rodel-current-programs-v3/#comments Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:23:24 +0000 triumph http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/?p=186 http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2011/01/rodel-current-programs-v3/feed/ 0 Demographics: Demographics of the first-time, full-time freshman retention problem can be broken down into several categories: Table 4:  Persistence Rates of First Time Full Time Freshmen (FTFTF) by Location: * Source:  Office of Institutional Analysis Table 5:  Freshman to Sophomore Retention by Race and Ethnicity: 2001 – 2002 ASU Freshman Retention 76% All Minorities: 77.2% [...] http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2011/01/rodel-current-programs-v2/ http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2011/01/rodel-current-programs-v2/#comments Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:20:17 +0000 triumph http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/?p=185 http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2011/01/rodel-current-programs-v2/feed/ 0 ASU Summer Bridge Program: The Summer Bridge Program is a five-week program that runs from June 27 through July 30 of each year.  The program is offered to first generation college students and students from low-income families.  Students sign up for 7 credit hours during this time period including 1)      First year composition or communication [...] http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2011/01/rodel-current-programs-v1/ http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2011/01/rodel-current-programs-v1/#comments Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:16:51 +0000 triumph http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/?p=183 http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2011/01/rodel-current-programs-v1/feed/ 0 Current Programs: Sun Devil 101 (ASU Welcome Week): Sun Devil 101 takes place, from the Wednesday through Sunday before school begins.  It is an introduction to ASU life.  Included are opportunities to meet ASU faculty and staff, get acquainted with campus life, attend success workshops, participate in ASU traditions, buy books, locate classes, get parking [...] http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2010/12/rodel-current-environment-p4/ http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2010/12/rodel-current-environment-p4/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 01:58:15 +0000 triumph http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/?p=173 http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2010/12/rodel-current-environment-p4/feed/ 0 U.S. News and World Report currently ranks ASU as a third tier school out of four total tiers, a placement that ASU is eager to improve upon.  U.S. News bases its rankings on seven categories of academic excellence: peer assessment, retention, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, graduation rate performance and alumni giving rate. Peer [...] http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2010/12/rodel-current-environment-p3/ http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2010/12/rodel-current-environment-p3/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 01:58:13 +0000 triumph http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/?p=172 http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2010/12/rodel-current-environment-p3/feed/ 0 Regardless of low admission standards at ASU, U.S. News and World Report 2004 rankings show another important area of concern.  U.S. News gathers data for incoming freshman (SAT’s, GPA’s, etc.) and predicts what graduation rates would be appropriate for incoming freshman and then compares them to actual graduation rates.  Penn State, Iowa State and UCLA [...] http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2010/12/rodel-current-environment-p2/ http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2010/12/rodel-current-environment-p2/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 01:58:11 +0000 triumph http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/?p=171 http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2010/12/rodel-current-environment-p2/feed/ 0 It is important to note that ASU’s retention rates may not be directly comparable to the retention rates of all other universities due to its current admissions requirements.  Currently, students in the top 50% of their graduating high school class are ensured admission to one of the three major state universities in Arizona, as mandated [...] http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2010/12/rodel-current-environment-p1/ http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2010/12/rodel-current-environment-p1/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 01:58:08 +0000 triumph http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/?p=170 http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2010/12/rodel-current-environment-p1/feed/ 0 Arizona State University was established in 1885 as a teachers college and is currently one of the five largest public universities in the country, with a freshman enrollment approaching 7,200 students per year.  Additionally, over 5,000 transfer students enroll at ASU annually, more than any other major U.S. university.[5] In 2002, ASU enrolled 5,531 new [...] http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2010/12/rodel-project-university-industry-analysis-22/ http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2010/12/rodel-project-university-industry-analysis-22/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 20:20:04 +0000 triumph http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/?p=157 http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2010/12/rodel-project-university-industry-analysis-22/feed/ 0 20% of the U.S. News and World Report rankings are based on student retention (80% of this is six-year graduation rate and 20% is freshman retention rate).  Studies show that the six-year graduation rate is directly correlated with freshman retention rate (Appendix 3).  For example, first-time ASU freshmen currently have a six-year graduation rate of [...] http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2010/12/rodel-project-university-industry-analysis/ http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2010/12/rodel-project-university-industry-analysis/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 20:19:56 +0000 triumph http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/?p=155 http://www.smallbusinessconsultingco.com/2010/12/rodel-project-university-industry-analysis/feed/ 0 American universities, when viewed through the proper lens, are the equivalent of large corporations.  They share many of the same functional components, goals, constituents, shortcomings, challenges, and opportunities found in large corporations today (See Appendix 1).  Like many corporations, universities are judged heavily on their ability to retain customers.  In the academic world, customer retention [...]