May 2003
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Businesses offered free help

MBA and MA students from the Bradford University School of Management are offering a free service to organisations interested in researching international business or marketing projects.

The students with the OTSS Project Team

The School's Overseas Trade Support for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (OTSS) allocates experienced international Master students to regional firms during the summer as part of its Small and Medium-Sized (SME) Mentoring Programme. OTSS is now inviting companies to take part in this initiative.

Project Manager Gonzalo Shoobridge said: "This initiative provides benefits for both students and organisations. Organisations have the benefit of talented, committed individuals analysing, researching, evaluating and recommending solutions to issues of concern to managers whilst it enables students to apply and further develop the skills acquired on their Master's programme in tackling practical issues."

The MBA students will work on specific international business or marketing projects for three months during the summer period (July until September), tackling a problem of direct concern to the organisation.

The mentoring programme is part of a larger project of research and training to support and promote the export development of SMEs in the region.

The OTSS project is sponsored by the European Social Fund under the objective 3 programme.

• For further information on OTSS logon to www.bradford.ac.uk/otss/

6 May 2003

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