"Student consultants -- typically business school undergraduate or graduate students -- are an overlooked resource for small businesses, especially those looking for an edge during a lingering recession." - Los Angeles Times "In a matter of hours, MoreMarbles connected our marketing research needs with the perfect match. Our partnering professor mobilized his students to provide critical information that we simply did not have the resources to gather on our own." -Managing Director, Swift Languages "I would definitely use your company again. Your projects made it easier for me to teach the students and gave the students an opportunity to experience real clients with real topics to research." - Steve Larson, Professor at USU Jon Huntsman School of Business The value of my MBA education has definitely been increased through the client consulting project. My client has also expressed a deep appreciation for the final product and stated that it will be of tremendous value to their company. They fully intend to implement our plan in the near future. - Christen Pechman, MBA Student "The downturn in the economy has spurred a marked increase in those companies cutting costs by hiring business school students to complete their internal projects. Previously companies would have outsourced these projects to professional, high-priced consulting companies." - The Financial Times "Small businesses throughout the country have discovered the benefits of student consulting programs at business schools or at small-business development centers. These programs can help small businesses identify new sources of funding, tap new markets, improve their marketing strategies and find other ways of doing business more efficiently and effectively." - Wall Street Journal, Feb. 2009 "At business schools across the country, experiential learning programs where students complete projects at real companies, usually for class credit, are seeing increased demand.[University consulting] is good for the businesses that get inexpensive, skilled labor, and good for the students, who get real-world experience." - Bloomberg Businessweek "The marketing data aggregated by the students has been helpful as we evaluate future investments of our marketing dollars. The project provided great value for the cost." Nate Packer, Ivory Homes "We got more than we expected from a fraction of the price that consulting firms would usually charge. The team developed a market research plan that included focus groups and interviews of 150 potential customers. The results allowed us to redefine our growth and pricing strategy. I would definitely recommend MoreMarbles to any small or new business." - Hector Ledesma, Founder, CEO, Nail Expressions What did you enjoy about the project? "New ideas from fresh minds." "5 out of 5 stars" - Bank "The in-depth research and information is more than we would have ever had the resources to manage. The student was sincere and passionate in wanting our input and to ensure the project's eventual success. Thanks to [Plymouth State University], we now have a plan to move forward with an important economic development project." - Grafton County Economic Development Council "New ideas, good energy." - ZanAqua Technologies Inc. "[The project] gave us a chance to corporately review and itemize some things that we talk about but do not usually 'put a number' to." - Orion Wire The knowledge about the industry that I gained during the consultancy will differentiate me from other job applicants. When I graduate from my MBA program, I look forward to using this hands-on experience in the context of a management position at an international accessories company. - Thunderbird MBA Student Participating in 'on the ground' real life consulting project really opened my eyes to how much I enjoyed working as a consultant. Previously, I didn't have this type of work experience, and it was a great way to confirm, while getting my MBA, that this was a career switch I really wanted to make. - MBA StudentBeing able to work with a real company where your work had real-world results on that company has been one of the highlights of my MBA education. It was valuable to me to practice some of the skills and apply some of the concepts in a real-world laboratory while I was still a student. We won, the client won, and the program was a success. - Ben Balden, MBA Student [During the consulting project] I was able to draw from my previous work experiences and MBA toolbox the right combination of tools and techniques to effectively help my client. The pressure to deliver a quality product in a short amount of time and the intense group dynamic contributed immensely to my steep learning curve. - Tavy Long, MBA Student "[My students] really appreciated the hands on approach your projects provided. A number of the students mentioned they benefited from the real world experience. They felt like this gave them an opportunity to use the research practices they were learning in class." - Steve Larson, Professor at USU Jon Huntsman School of Business "I enjoyed the challenge of not having all the elements, knowledge or resources in order to deliver what the client wanted. having to find solutions for this [makes] us better problem solvers" - MBA Student "The real world application and the accountability involved helped me to take [the project] more seriously and to really analyze decisions and recommendations." - MBA Student, Westminster College "The value in a client-based project is that we are dealing with real circumstances and trying to obtain real results that directly affect the company. To be able to apply all our learning into this experience and connect with the market reality of the business was a big take-away from this project." - MBA Student