2000-2001 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705
The Eberly College of Business and Information Technology
Service Units
The Management Services Group is a confederation of consulting units instituted in 1991 by the Eberly College of Business and Information Technology in support of ongoing and start-up businesses in the Indiana county region. An integral objective of the group is to provide educational opportunities through an ongoing schedule of seminars and workshops for local businesses.
The Indiana County Small Business Incubator was established in 1986 as a joint effort between IUP, the Indiana County commissioners, and several county and state agencies. The Ben Franklin Partnership has provided operational capital and other support services since the incubator's inception. The incubator provides small start-up business with consultation, services, and space.
The Small Business Institute (SBI) was established to assist existing small businesses with various types of problem resolution. Through the SBI, undergraduate and graduate business students work under close supervision of faculty members to assist clients with accounting systems, market studies, computer system installation, business planning, and operations management.
The Government Contract Assistance Program helps area businesses identify and respond to federal and state requests for bids for products and services. The program is funded by the Department of Defense. Contract sales generated through this program add to the vitality of the local economy.
The Center for Family Business was designed to serve the unique needs of family-owned businesses. Issues such as performance compensation, establishment of an effective corporate board, conflict resolution, management of siblings and cousin teams, succession, and estate planning are critically important and virtually ignored by other educational forums. The center provides an educational program consisting of four meetings per year which focus on the topics outlined above.
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