Consulting
Future of Work: Tech Industry
Claire Dong (’23), Subhash Kantamneni (’24), and Sophie Lockton (’24) explore working from home and recommend a hybrid work model for tech companies.
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Board Education Program
A semester that builds the foundation.
Every new member begins in BEP: a fall-semester program in business fundamentals, the three initiatives, and hands-on project work.
Overview
From invitation to initiative.
When new members are invited to join SBC, they join the Board Education Program (BEP) before becoming general board members. BEP gives new members a foundational background in business and networking.
The program also seeks to provide new members with an overview of SBC and its various initiatives. Further, it prepares new members to join and immediately start contributing toward the initiative of their choice at the conclusion of BEP.
The program begins immediately following SBC Week in the fall, and concludes at the end of the fall semester. Through engaging, case-based learning, new members explore finance, consulting, and entrepreneurship, and complete team and independent presentation projects that let each individual take a deeper look at their own areas of interest.
Curriculum
How the semester unfolds
Business fundamentals
Economics, basic accounting, current events, professional development, and employer hiring processes.
The three initiatives
Case-based introductions to finance, consulting, and entrepreneurship, the focus groups new members will later join.
Deep Dive projects
Teams of two to three research a real business problem and present their findings to the General Board.
Join an initiative
At the end of the fall semester, members join Finance, Consulting, or Entrepreneurship as full general board members.
Community
More than a professional organization.
SBC is a social network with friendships that extend long past graduation. During BEP, new members develop invaluable relationships that shape their time at MIT. BEP works to develop new members as friends and colleagues.
Deep Dives
Deep Dive projects
The Board Education Program culminates in two Deep Dive Projects, in which BEP members work in teams of 2–3 to research real business problems and apply the BEP curriculum in finance, consulting, and entrepreneurship. These projects are presented to the General Board, and they serve as a transition between BEP and full membership in one of SBC’s three initiatives.
Finance
Stock Pitch: Levi’s
Sophie Lockton (’24), Archer Wang (’23), and Haran Nadarajah (’23) present Levi’s strong position for post-pandemic recovery, increased digital presence, innovation, and focus on cutting costs.
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Finance
Stock Pitch: Texas Roadhouse
Daniel Kim (’24) and Miriam Zuo (’24) recommend Texas Roadhouse on the basis of its strong, community-oriented brand, low debt, excellent historic growth, and driven management.
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