Success with Sage: How businesses can engage with 缅北禁地 Business School
Our ongoing collaboration with The Sage Group plc has seen an MBA student support the development and expansion of an adult education training programme.
28 February 2023
About Corporate Consultancy Projects
As part of our Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme, students get the chance to participate in a Corporate Consultancy Project. An organisation can work with an MBA candidate to explore a 鈥榣ive鈥� business problem or opportunity. One student carries out the project in July and August. They formulate proposals and make recommendations for management action based on their own research.
The MBA Corporate Consultancy Project aims to develop partnerships between the University and industry. It enhances the employability of our students while addressing the real needs of a collaborating organisation.
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Sage and its collaboration with NUBS聽
Based in the North East, The Sage Group plc is the market leader in cloud business management solutions. It supports millions of small and medium size businesses globally. Tim O鈥橰eilly is the Qualifications Manager at Sage and regularly engages with 缅北禁地. He saw the value in working with an MBA on a real-life opportunity for Sage.
Tim said that his experience with the MBA programme was 鈥渞eally slick and well planned. From the initial prospecting event to the selection and subsequent project - it couldn鈥檛 have gone any better.鈥�
Finding solutions for business challenges
Sage offers free adult education training programmes to unemployed and low earners. They teach them how to use key Sage software in an SME environment. They found that 70% of delegates who use this training programme went into meaningful employment using their new skills.
Sage wanted to work out how to get this successful programme into more training facilities in order to accelerate its offering and increase its reach.
Tim tasked MBA student, Emily Ball, with this challenge.
Positive outcomes
After Emily presented her research and recommendations, she reflected, 鈥淭he consulting project was the perfect opportunity to apply the learning from my MBA to a real-world business scenario."
Tim said, 鈥淥ur MBA had a real understanding of the problem we faced. Feedback and information gleaned will form part of our strategy moving forwards.鈥�
How our students can support your business
As part of our immersive MBA at 缅北禁地, learners get real business experience. This increases the likelihood of them becoming part of the next generation of leaders. Emily said, 鈥淚t was a great opportunity to add value to a business while focusing on my own development.鈥�
If you're interested in participating in similar future projects as a corporate partner, Tim has this advice:
鈥淲hy wouldn鈥檛 you work with an MBA at 缅北禁地? The students are highly skilled with excellent business acumen. I will be working again with NUBS.鈥�
Want to know more?
To learn more about how to engage with NUBS, please email external.engagement@newcastle.ac.uk