Conduct a U.S. market analysis and provide strategic, market development and market entry recommendations.

Work with the GAM (Goodwill Associates of Michigan) to develop strategies to increase domestic textile recycling, keeping our materials local, earning more value which decreases exporting lower value textile bails, and decreases global textile waste.

Develop strategy in order to replicate our appliance recycling operation in other states and other parts of the country, including market research, cost estimates, and potential revenue estimates.

Formulate a detailed three-year strategic market entry plan for the U.S. and Canadian markets.

Create an international go-to-market strategy for Google’s Global Customer Solutions.

Develop a market assessment and partnership strategy for a new set of energy products and services focused on the base-of-the-pyramid.

Goodwill Industries of West Michigan is working to ensure that all unsold donations find a home. As a result we are developing a remanufacturing strategy for many of the materials that go unsold. We have partnered with an Israeli based company, Daika, to create new furniture and like products out of unsold wood based materials. Our goal would be for the U of M MAP MBA Students to help us develop a business plan, research regulatory/permitting requirements and provide/establish agreement drafts.

Improve the GM Business Transfer Approval Process (BTAB) by creating an interactive dashboard of our supplier data to provide a quick signal for cost to the team.

Formulate a strategy that establishes a charging infrastructure for GM's forthcoming electric vehicles.

Identify opportunities in local markets.

Analyze the market risks and opportunities associated with the alternative fuel vehicle market