C2C: The Close to the Customer Project

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C2CThe Close to the Customer Project
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Who We Are

• The Close To The Customer Project is housed in
  the College of Business at Oregon State
  University and is part of the Austin
  Entrepreneurship Program (AEP).

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Specialists

• Our Core Team
• Director Jim McAlexander, Ph.D.
• Assistant Director Hal Koenig, Ph.D.
• Project Director Stephen Kim, Ph.D.
• Project Director Keven Malkewitz, Ph.D.
• Manager Nikki Brown, M.A.
• Graduate Assistant Rachel Nelson

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Our Mission

• Build partnerships among students, faculty and
  the business community, that create insights and
  understanding of markets and customers, through
  the application of appropriate research methods,
  in an experiential learning environment.

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Our Location in Weatherford
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How We Help Businesses and Organizations

• Serve as an educational hub for marketing
  research.
• Assist with the identification and assessment of
  business opportunities.
• Improve decision-making capabilities of
  organizations.

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What We Do Services

• Assist in the design and implementation of market
  research studies
• Survey Research (telephone, internet, mail)
• Quantitative Modeling
• Qualitative/Ethnographic Research (In-depth
  interviews, focus groups)
• Secondary Data Research

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How We Help Students

• C2C Provides
• Academic and professional mentors
• Development of research design skills
• Experiential learning opportunities
• Scholarships and internships
• Professional training in market research
• Networking opportunities

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How Is C2C Funded?

• C2C is funded by revenues from projects done for
  private and public partners.
• C2C is currently supported by funds generated by
  the College of Business at Oregon State
  University through other educational activities.
• Additional support comes from grants and
  donations.

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How To Contact Us

• Phone Number [phone]
• Mailing Address The C2C Project College of
  Business Oregon State University 200
  Bexell Hall Corvallis, OR 97331-2603
• Office Address D102 Weatherford
  College Oregon State University Corvallis,
  Oregon
• On the web http//oregonstate.edu/c2c/