Marketing Centers of Business and Economic Research: AUBER

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Marketing Centers of Business and Economic
Research AUBER

• Presented by
• Dr. Soumen Ghosh
• Office of Business Economic Research, College
  of Business,
• Tennessee State University
• Oct. 19, 2004

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Clear well crafted vision and mission statement
For example

• OBERs Mission To provide high-quality applied
  research and technical assistance services in all
  areas of business, economics, and urban
  development to Tennessee's private and public
  sector organizations through the combined
  expertise of faculty, staff, and students from
  the College of Business at Tennessee State
  University.

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Easily navigable but attractive website
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Brochures
Samples Provided
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Community involvement

• Chamber of Commerce
• Projects Impact of International Business on
  the Middle Tennessee Area
• Nashville Health Care Council Healthcare
  Roundtable
• Greater Nashville Black Chamber of Commerce

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Community involvement (Contd)

• Government Agencies
• Metropolitan Development Housing Agency (MDHA)
• United Way of Metropolitan Nashville
• Tennessee Commission on Children Youth (TCCY)
• Douglas Cherokee Economic Authority
• Dept. of Mental Health Developmental
  Disabilities
• Metropolitan Government of Nashville Davidson
  County
• Tennessee Advisory Commission on
  Intergovernmental Relations
• Jacobs
• Mayor's Office of Affordable Housing

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Community involvement (Contd)

• Private Business
• Christian Community Services Inc. (CCSI)
• K. S. Ware Associates

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Promotional Efforts

• Key Reports
• Publicity within the university
• Within the community
• Regional and national

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Grant Activities

• Grant Applications
• Continuous proposal writing

• Grant Awards
• United Way
• TSU Impact Study
• TCCY
• Immigrant Community Assessment
• TTC Economic Impact Study
• Impact Study of Lottery Scholarships on TSU

• HOPE VI - Preston Taylor Evaluation Study
• HOPE VI - Sam Levy Evaluation Study
• Impact Study of Lottery Scholarships on TSU
• Impact Study of International Businesses on the
  Middle TN Area
• "Nashville Area Business" Publication
• Southern Appalachian Economic Development
  Partnership

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Conferences/ Workshops

• For examples International Symposium on Urban
  and Regional Economic Issues
• Co-sponsors
• Publication of Proceedings/Journal

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Chair Professorship

• Fund Raising

Others
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• Thank you .
• Any Questions???