Very happy with the support myself and my business was given via the Student Consultancy Project. Thank you to all involved and the students who were open-minded, engaged and professional at all times.

It was an absolute pleasure to work with a group of third year students from the UNiversity of Sussex. They took my brief, researched carefully and provided thoughtful solutions for the development of my project.

Overall a good experience.

Students working on this far exceeded our expectations. Their ideas were well-thought out and incredibly useful.

We as Brovation were very satisfied with the whole project. The project was very well organised and the communication with the students and their supervisor was quick and efficient. The quality of the project itself was very high and of much value to our brand. We found the project especially useful to have been delivered by students as they better represent our target customer. We also found that communication with students if often easier as well. Besides, it was very useful to us to have an external group of students looking at our work and operations to get a different opinion and view of our brand. The oral group presentation delivered to us at the end of the project was great and helped us to understand the content even better. Overall, we feel very grateful to have been part of this project and are looking forward to implementing the students work and findings to our brand. We have already started doing that and can see that their work makes a difference and has the potential to benefit us a lot further.

We really enjoyed working with the students and were impressed with their hard work and dedication. We wouldn't hesitate to get involved in this programme again.

Well organised and amazing project! We really felt that it was a win-win for both, ourselves and the students. Keep up the amazing work you do for your students!

The team from UoS was fantastic; very enthusiastic, asking relevant questions from the start and keeping communications open throughout. The final presentation was very good, offering us solutions that we had never considered before, but that we will definitely be looking into and hopefully adopting. They put forward a very convincing case for implementing their suggestions, with clear and transparent details of their research. Some team members went over and above, doing further research for us after the project was technically over, following up on questions asked at the final presentation. I would be very happy to work with anyone on this team again. Thank you!

Isaac, Megan, Chloe, Henry, and Tabitha completed the first joint research project with the University and Inspire You. They communicated well as a team, listened to the brief and were really conscientious and enthusiastic about the project focusing on company wellbeing. They had great ideas and used their initiative when considering the questions they wanted to ask. I loved the attention to detail keeping the survey and feedback of the project on brand using my colours and designs. I am really proud of the project and am showcasing it and talking about it with everyone. You have all worked really hard and should be proud of what you have achieved. Thank you so much I have recommended this scheme to many other businesses and wouldn't hesitate to undertake another project in the future. I wish you all the best with your studies. Claire

I really like the format of the short (1 week) intensive summer internship programme. From an employer perspective, it's minimal time and commitment so very convenient, and it gives us a taste of what today's students are capable of and how they approach their work. Thank you for running a programme like this and helping local small businesses be more connected to our universities!

The project was conducted smartly, on time, and with great enthusiasm

The team did a fantastic job of facilitating the project, coordinating with the team and ensuring that the project brief was understood and delivered on. We gained many valuable insights from the final report and would be keen to engage with the team in the future. Thank you and well done!

The project run by the University of Sussex was extremely professional and the level of knowledge and depth of experience that the instructors was vast, having worked in the private sector for many years before working in academia. We felt that this really helped the students understand what our expectation was of their work and the best way in which to provide a high-level and comprehensive strategic plan to meet our business challenge.

We found the programme really useful to us as a business. The students were communicative, reliable and organised and we all really appreciated the thought and effort that they put into the project.

We worked with a group of students from the University of Sussex to explore the topic of female entrepreneurs in the media. The presentation the students gave was exceptional and has a lot of potential to help guide our media business. The students had delved into the data on the topic, uncovering both interesting statistics as well as a range of relevant case studies. their presentation skills were impressive including a well prepared powerpoint and a strong and flowing narrative.

The consultancy programme was very well organised with clear guidelines for employers at the outset and helpful communications throughout. The students were very professional in their approach and provided useful findings and recommendations.

Excellent experience and a fantastic project result. Very pleased that the outcome will influence our business in the future

Another great scheme provided by Careerlab at University of Sussex. It was very well organised and the schedule worked fine. I would say it felt slightly rushed from my end, I wonder if the students would have liked more time, it would also have been my preference to meet the students in person at our office, but I realise this would take up more time. Thanks for including us in the programme.

The IMA team was very impressed by the quality and professionalism of the student consultancy team. The recommendations presented to us will advise further research and help us to strategically develop new relationships in the South East Asia region. We believe that team members have been developing both team working skills as well as individual time management while also working on their University assignments. This is a great achievement to produce a quality work under time pressure while at University! Well done team!

This was the third project we've run together, but I'm afraid that the results were disappointing this time. Of the 5 students, one dropped out before the project began, two never came to any of the weekly meetings, and the other two had to carry the weight. The team leader did a great job in terms of his persistence, curiosity, an eagerness to learn, professionalism, and keeping a positive spirit despite the challenges. The 2 students who did engage were lovely to work with, and it was a good learning opportunity for them, but I'm afraid that the end result of what was produced didn't fulfil our project goals.

Thanks to the students for creating a thorough review of parenting support in the workplace with recommendations. It has been great working alongside the university and enhancing our knowledge on the topic

The UoS team was very helpful at every stage of the programme and made it very easy to participate. In particular, their guidance in developing a project brief that was suitable for the students and met our needs was very helpful. This set the foundation from which everything else flowed. I look forward to working together again. The students were also very well prepared for the programme which is also a credit to the UoS team.

The programme was extremely well organised from beginning to end, with thorough guidance from the University as well as due diligence from the student group leader and stellar focus from each member of the group. The research and development was priceless for our SME, bringing together thoughts, strategies and action plans that covered various pillars across the needs of the business for growth and scaling up. The tech tools were efficient and the timelines were equally effective. Final presentation was uber professional and as someone who has viewed a lot of presentations, theirs ranked 5-star.

It's been an absolute pleasure to work with the students from Uni of Sussex. They delivered a really interesting presentation of their findings on my project regarding social media mental health influencers, followed up by detailed and valuable research. This has been a pivotal catalyst for the way I want to focus my attention and services in my business as well as creating a foundation for more extensive research. I'm very grateful to them all for their hard work and generous attention to my existing content, providing much needed feedback from a demographic that I want to engage with.

Thank you Jasmin, our charity's first involvement with your Student Consultancy Programme and your involvement, communication, flexibility and professionalism was excellent.

The group was brilliant to work with - their different experiences, together with the variety of courses they are currently undertaking, provided a mixed foundation to address the issue given.

As always lovely to work with the university to help with our research. Thanks very much. Claire

I'm very grateful for this fantastic opportunity to interact with students.

IMA International has just hosted the 3rd and 4th group of Student Consultants from the University of Sussex since last summer. This programme helps us to engage young professionals in meaningful research activities that are both useful for them to gain insight into our industry as well as for us to harness ideas and innovative research approach of creative, young students. The programme is very well organised by the University of Sussex and we are proud to be one of their partners in this programme.

IMA International has just hosted the 3rd and 4th group of Student Consultants from the University of Sussex since last summer. This programme helps us to engage young professionals in meaningful research activities that are both useful for them to gain insight into our industry as well as for us to harness ideas and innovative research approach of creative, young students. The programme is very well organised by the University of Sussex and we are proud to be one of their partners in this programme.