From February 2001 CBIA News 

Help from the halls of ivy

Central Connecticut State University
Entrepreneurship majors do business plans, often to meet a specific business request. Active internship and co-op program. Senior marketing research projects assigned in response to business requests. Incubator space for technology start-ups. Faculty consulting at no cost or low cost. 
Contact: 
Sharon Braverman
Central Connecticut State University
1615 Stanley St.
New Britain, CT 06050
860-832-2305
braverman@ccsu.edu

Eastern Connecticut State University 
Places student interns in spring and fall. Professors provide strategic planning help on a one-on-one basis. Houses the Chase Institute of Free Enterprise to promote entrepreneurship. Houses branch office of the Connecticut Small Business Development Center. 
Contact: 
Ron Lowy
Dean
Department of Business Administration
Eastern Connecticut State University
83 Windham St.
Willimantic, CT 06226
860-465-5254
lowy@easternct.edu

Sacred Heart University 
Undergraduate business intern program. Links graduate students with companies with specific needs. Emphasis on forecasting business conditions and international business. 
Contact: 
Lucjan Orlowski
Chairman
Department of Economics and Finance
Sacred Heart University
515 Park Ave.
Fairfield, CT 06432
203-371-7858
orlowskil@sacredheart.edu

Southern Connecticut State University
Focuses on helping start-ups develop business plans and find financing. Houses state office of ACE-NET (www.ace-net.org) to help link investors with entrepreneurs. 
Contact: 
Dan Mitchell
Southern Connecticut State University
501 Crescent St.
New Haven, CT 06515-1355
203-392-5633
mitchell_d@scsu.ctstateu.edu

University of Bridgeport 
Class projects addressing specific business requests. Internship and co-op programs to provide skilled part-time help to businesses. Houses chapter of SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives, a program of the U.S. Small Business Administration). 
Contact: 
Glenn Bassett
Dean
School of Business
University of Bridgeport
230 Park Ave. 
Bridgeport, CT 06601
203-576-4384
gbassett@bridgeport.edu

University of Connecticut 
Main office of the Connecticut Small Business Development Center, providing a wide range of services to businesses. Special programs in export assistance and e-commerce. Projects assigned to graduate students each fall (export marketing) and winter (digital marketing). 
Contact: 
Maureen Gallo
Conn. Small Business Development Center
University of Connecticut
2 Bourne Place - Unit 5094
Storrs, CT 06269-5094
860-486-1577
maureen.gallo@uconn.edu

University of New Haven 
Organizes teams of students in response to business requests. Houses the Small Business Institute to provide free consulting to small businesses using students and faculty advisers. 
Contact: 
Abbas Nadim
Chairman, Management Department
Director, Small Business Institute
University of New Haven
300 Orange Ave.
West Haven, CT 06516
203-932-7122
anad@charger.newhaven.edu

Western Connecticut State University
Matches management students with small businesses. Assigns class projects on management, technology and other areas of business concern. Maintains an advisory council for small-business networking. 
Contact: 
Allen Morton
Dean 
Ancell School of Business
Western Connecticut State University
181 White St.
Danbury, CT 06810
1-877-837-WCSU
mortona@wcsu.edu

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