Partner with Friars Consulting Group, a student-led organization that prepares future consultants for successful careers. Our members bring fresh ideas, research skills, and problem-solving abilities to help businesses and non-profits improve operations, engage customers, and develop effective marketing strategies. With guidance from a faculty mentor, teams take on real challenges and provide valuable recommendations for your projects. Working collaboratively, our members are ready to support service improvements, develop marketing strategies, or create social media plans to increase online presence. Friars Consulting Group helps students build practical skills in process analysis, strategic planning, market research, and digital tools. Partnering with us offers your organization fresh perspectives while fostering the growth of future consulting professionals.

Providence College’s Marketing Management in Competitive Environments MBA course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of strategic marketing principles, focusing on consumer decision-making and the creation of marketing plans aligned with organizational goals. Through this collaboration, learners will strengthen their analytical skills in customer, competitor, and company assessments, and develop strategic marketing recommendations in product, pricing, communication and distribution. Employers are expected to engage in regular communication, provide pertinent information needed for project success, and attend the final presentation. Constructive feedback on students' work through the Riipen platform will be invaluable to help learners grow professionally and understand real-world expectations in marketing.

Providence College’s  Business Analytics Consulting  course seeks to connect learners with organizations to tackle real-world data challenges. The students are skilled in data processing and problem-solving, using tools such as Excel, Alteryx, and Tableau.

Providence College invites you to collaborate with our Operations Management students. This course is designed to cultivate expertise in operations management, emphasizing the quantitative and qualitative fundamentals of the subject to enhance decision-making processes. Students are rigorously trained in using project management and quality management tools to solve real-world problems. Our learners come prepared with a robust understanding of operations management, including Leadership, Organizational Culture, Forecasting, Process Control, Quality, Inventory and Supply Chain Management. They are prepared to dissect complex issues and devise strategic solutions for data-driven decisions.