Smith Business Consulting
143 Union Street K7L 3N6 Kingston, ON, Canada

Queen’s Business Consulting (COMM 504) is now accepting applications for the Fall 2018 class. This is an opportunity to solve real-world business problems for local businesses and not for profit agencies in Kingston. Past QBC graduates have excelled in leading Consulting firms such as McKinsey, BCG and Bain & Company. If selected, you will work on an exciting project in a team setting, be given support from consulting managers and gain the necessary skill sets employers a...re looking for today. To Apply! Applications are now open! All submissions must be received no later than April 6th, 2018 at 11pm EST. To learn more about this opportunity and application requirements, please visit the Commerce Portal Posting or reach out to Charlie Mignault (Director of QBC) at [email protected]

Queens Business Consulting (COMM 504) is now accepting applications for the Fall 2018 class. This is an opportunity to solve real-world business problems for local businesses and not for profit agencies in Kingston. Past QBC graduates have excelled in leading Consulting firms such as McKinsey, BCG and Bain & Company. If selected, you will work on an exciting project in a team setting, be given support from consulting managers and gain the necessary skill sets employers a...re looking for today. To Apply! Applications are now open! All submissions must be received no later than April 6th, 2018 at 11pm EST. To learn more about this opportunity and application requirements, please visit the Commerce Portal Posting or reach out to Charlie Mignault (Director of QBC) at [email protected]

Winter Class of 2018

Some QBC '17 Consultants were invited to the 2018 Business Forecast Luncheon held by the Smith School of Business at Queen's University today. The future is bright!

The QBC Class of 2017 has been making an extraordinary impact on the Kingston Community. Get to know the Consultants, why they joined QBC and the projects they have been working on!

Awesome #Riyadh Saudi #QBC reunion with QBC #Winter2012 alumni Andrea Gori and former #QBCDirector Robert Peter Woyzbun. #QBC achieving #global ambitions

Make sure to stop by the atrium to grab a Timbit and hear more about our info session tonight! #QBC

Be sure to join us for our Winter 2017 Information session and see how you can become a QBC consultant! https://www.facebook.com/events/215598295532626/

Friends of QBC - are you a home owner or renovator? Or perhaps you own a retail outlet downtown? We're want to hear from you! QBC is looking for participants for a focus group study, happening this Monday Nov 7th, at 7 pm. If you fall into either of the two aforementioned categories, we want to hear your insights on an innovative smart home / "smart space" product. Please contact [email protected] or [email protected] with your availability. Thank you for supporting us, and we hope to keep working for you too!

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca//vancouver-global-tech-hub_b_ Could Vancouver become the San Fransico of the north?

"Not all those who wander are lost" A great reminder to keep pushing through, success can happen at any point in life!

Queen's Business Consulting Alumni Spotlight: Meet Aidan Wilks Aidan took part in the QBC program in the winter of 2014. While here, he created and implemented a strategic business plan for a police force in Ontario. Upon graduation, Aidan found his passion in the area of marketing and advertising, working first with Unhaggle, a centralized automotive purchasing platform, and now with Google. At Google Aidan is working with advertisers to ensure their strategic goals are bei...ng met. Here is what Aidan had to say about his time at QBC and how his experience aided him in his career: "QBC provided one of the best learning experiences I had at the Queen's School of Business thanks to its practical nature and real-world applications. Over three years later, when looking back on the project I worked on, I'm actually able to see the impact of our work on the organization that hired us. They are still following the long-term business plan we created! I never expected I'd be conducting interviews with police officers regarding their job satisfaction, but it's these types of unique experiences that you look back on fondly once you graduate." #qbclove #alumni

Check out how these five Canadian entrepreneurs are re-inventing the saying, 'sharing is caring'. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca//sharing-economy-startups_b_1

Who wouldn't want to chase a virtual monster? Check out how Pokémon Go is changing the social media game with augmented reality. http://www.wsj.com//pokemon-go-why-you-should-play-1468430

Queens Business Consulting Alumni Spotlight: Meet Eileen Heckel Eileen is a driven and ambitious individual who took part in QBC during the winter semester of 2012. During her time in the program, Eileen worked diligently to develop an extensive branding strategy for a non-profit organization in Kingston, Ontario. Today, Eileen is continuing to create positive change in her role as Relationship Manager in Sales Solutions at Linkedin in Toronto. She has been recognized for h...er proactive attitude and her innate ability to lead, earning herself a promotion in her first ten months of employment from her original role as Sales Development Specialist. In her time thus far at Linkedin, Eileen received the Demands Excellence and Rockstar award for her dedication to firm success. Here is what Eileen had to say about her time in the QBC program: QBC helped me validate my strengths and interests as I was able to apply the material I learned in business school in a real world setting. I learned that developing relationships and negotiating came naturally to me, and as a result have pursed a career in client management and sales. Not only did I learn a lot, but I made great friends along the way that I'm still in touch with!

Not all funding must come from traditional sources, check out how these entrepreneurs creatively kickstarted their businesses! https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/241022

Queens Business Consulting Alumni Spotlight: Meet Aleem Dhanani Aleem was a part of the Queens Business Consulting team in the winter semester of 2012 when he earned himself the Consulting Leadership Award for his devotion and team spirit. After graduating from Queens in 2012, Aleem moved on to work at BMO as an Investment Banking Analyst. Today, Aleem has continued his career with BMO working as a Senior Manager in Corporate Development and Mergers and Acquisitions. Aleem... took the time to explain to us the impact QBC had on him and his career: "Queen's Business Consulting provided a practical outlet to apply and integrate knowledge from other courses and extracurricular activities towards solving real issues that exist within organizations. It afforded an excellent opportunity to share insights with intelligent and driven peers and make a valuable contribution to clients in the local community while honing my interpersonal, leadership and problem-solving skills." #QBCAlumni #QBClove

When training is a full-time job, these Olympic athletes haves found an innovative way of funding their dreams. Who's excited for the summer 2016 games?! https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/277957

This wheel barrow invented by two South Africans may revolutionize the way water is collected in developing countries, innovation at it's finest! https://www.youtube.com/watch

How Shannon Hosford, creator of the #WeTheNorth campaign improved the Raptor's brand recognition in the most Canadian way possible: "The thing that I love about We The North is that its authentic, its about who we are as Canadians."

How to 'gamify' your workplace and attract innovative employees http://www.theglobeandmail.com//training-/article29957848/

Did you know that speaking in the present tense may identify you as an underperforming candidate? Even in the case of interviews, the little stuff matters. https://www.thestar.com//subtlejob-interview-red-flags-tha

"All of us are people. All of us are in the workplace. All of us have to work together and get along." Great read highlighting myths about millennials and creating a flexible workplace for all age groups. Happy Victoria Day from QBC! ... http://www.theglobeandmail.com//myths-ab/article30098615/ See more

Getting ready for Summer 2016 QBC Kick Off. Classic business agenda: > summer objectives > summer client pipeline / prospects > summer management process > logistics / contracts and office!... #bringit See more

This is #qbcapproved content - great advice!

Starting a new "value add" to our social media feeds. When something has been reviewed by the Director or critically screened by the Queen's Business Consulting team it will be #QBCapproved

QBC gets our new "Smith Correct" advertising banner. Graphic progress!

Queen's Business Consulting is thrilled to announce Franziska Wilhelm as the recipient of QBC's Winter 2016 Consulting Leadership Award. This peer-selected award, recognizes the student consultant who best exemplified the values and culture of QBC: true professionalism, engagement and commitment to all aspects of our program and a positive attitude. Congrats to Franziska!

Wow, last day of classes, and the final project phase for all our QBC consultants! It has been amazing - another semester of hard work, continuous learning and dedication to high quality outcomes! QBC is thrilled, and wishes everyone at Queens a strong finish of this semester, everyone can do it!!!

SO thrilled what a great week that has been! QBC is so thankful for anyone coming out to the booth, to listening to our class talks and for joining our QBC Info session! Everyone have a LONG weekend, take some time to consider joining QBC, consultant Anna shares again her experience with you!

Congrats and well done to the Winter 2016 Team and a shout out to our Info Session organizers and all presenting consultants - I would want to apply!

Our QBC consultants are getting excited for our QBC Info session tonight! 5:30 PM in Goddes Hall Room 305!!! Here's a link on how to find the classroom ;-) ... http://www.classfind.com/queens/room/GDS305 See more

QBC connects YOU with business people from all over the world! Our consultant Franzi had the chance to meet 2 Alumni this weekend at the Career Mashup 2016 in Kingston. James Jun and Aidan Wilks both graduated from Queens a few years ago, and developed with QBC skills and knoweldge they can use in their jobs at Google and Cisco Systems today. TOMORROW at the QBC Info session, we will hear from other past consultants, from Canada and Overseas, about how QBC had an impact on th...eir careers and what fun and exciting things they are currently involved with. STOP BY on Wednesday at 5:30 in room 305 to hear their stories and about how YOU can get involved next year.

QBC monday thoughts for this week: (1) SUNNY START Everyone who did not go out today yet, should- the weather is awesome and gives us some motivation for the week, as we find!... (2) QBC INFO SESSION This wednesday 5:30 PM, Goodes 305. Free PIZZA!!! QBC is a course for business and non business students, gives both real life working experience with a client and credits at the same time. (3) NOT SURE IF YOU WANT TO DO QBC? Look at what Chaz Legge has told us about his experience and path! Your QBC team!