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Feasibility Study 

Do you have an idea for a new business but are unsure of the feasibility of your idea?

Let the Denver Metro SBDC at Johnson & Wales University develop a feasibility study for you! A team of students enrolled in an Small Business Consulting class at Johnson & Wales University will research your business idea and provide you with a feasibility report.

Under the direction of a faculty member, the students will work with entrepreneurs to assist them with:

• Concept development
• Operational tasks
• Market research
• Customer demographics
• Initial financial planning

The students will meet with the client, evaluate the business, apply available resources, and develop a score of work (including timelines for accountability). The students will require access to proprietary personal and company information such as operational procedures, patents or intellectual properties, financial reports, tax reports, marketing strategies, etc. All information will be confidential and secure. The outcome will be a completed feasibility study, including a written report and oral presentation.

ELIGIBILITY

• Start-up business concepts only; no existing/operational businesses
• Client should not have any previous ownership experience; must be client's first venture as an entrepreneur
• Client should not have completed any formal business planning - having written a business plan, marketing plan, financial plan, or feasibility study would compromise the efforts of the students
• Retail, wholesale, or manufacturing concepts are preferred, but virtual and service concepts will also be considered

COMMITMENT

There is no cost to participate in the Feasibility Study. However, you will be required to invest one to three hours per week during the course of the semester.

APPLICATION PROCESS

The Feasibility Study application is now closed and will reopen in June of 2013. For questions, please contact Alea Kilgore at Alea.Kilgore@denversbdc.org or (303) 620-8076.