Corner Bakery - Ireland Project

The SIBC team broke up into four groups for The Corner Bakery each focusing on a different stage of business analysis. The team traveled to Ireland to meet the client and presented at the end of the semester via zoom. 

The four teams were responsible for one of the following prompts:

• Suggesting tech which better predicts production schedules using past sales data.

• Coming up with ways to improve the 'polish' of the brand with better looking or more sustainable packaging and comparing what the Corner Bakery offers to local competitors or to similar businesses in the United States.

• Researching and suggesting strategies to attract, train and maintain staff.

• Preparing the business for sale and other entrepreneurial aspects of the business. 

“Being part of SIBC for the past four semesters has taught me so much. This semester, during my work on the Corner Bakery business valuation, I had the opportunity to work with an amazing team to prepare financial statements for our client and evaluate her business. We were able to give advice and help her to decide whether it would be beneficial or not to keep her business. This project allowed me to take all that I have learned in my classes and apply it to a real world scenario.” - Grace Sousa

"I had the privilege of traveling to Dublin, Ireland as part of the Corner Bakery project. I helped source the project by reaching out to the Corner Bakery offering to do a business consulting project. I lead the team that focused on marketing, sustainability, and comparing her bakery to local US bakeries. My main role was leading the bakery visits and typing up a report comparing local US bakeries to her’s. Throughout this project I learned so much about conducting international business. It was incredible to see SIBC’s vision of “Peace Through Commerce” in action during our travels to Ireland and in the connections we made through our business consulting project." - Sam Bartoszek

“Working on this project I gained a better understanding of employee turnover and management processes by working closely with my team members, and the business owner Cara. I had the opportunity to research and learn about how to effectively manage a business on the human resource side which is immensely helpful for my major. As a member and group leader of the Ireland team, I was able to develop my skills working with and managing a team, including time management, delegation of tasks, and communication.” - Regan Engle