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KeyCorp Gives $100,000 to OSU Fisher College of Business"
CLEVELAND -- KeyCorp today presented a $100,000 grant to the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University for the rollout of new academic programs designed to help minority students and aspiring entrepreneurs turn their ideas into businesses.Fisher College and Key officials will use the grant to jointly establish an interscholastic case competition for minority students and launch a workshop series held among world-class extracurricular activities hosted by the Business Builders Club, an entrepreneurship student organization affiliated with the Center for Entrepreneurship at Fisher College.Fisher College's Office of Minority Student Services will host the inaugural KeyBank Interscholastic Case Competition for Minority Students on March 4-6, 2005. Key will supervise selection of a real-life never-before-used case topic addressing business issues with diversity implications at either a national or international level. Teams of three from invited colleges will compete, with each student benefiting from the opportunity to develop important professional skills such as analyzing and responding quickly to often-complex business issues. These students also will hone their communication and teambuilding talents while learning fromthe expertise of business executive judges and moderators."With the ever-changing complexity of global business, it is important for business leaders to have an understanding and appreciation of diversity," says Susan Josephs, associate dean for educational and professional diversity, Fisher College. The KeyBank Business Builders Workshop Series kicks off in fall 2004, with area business leaders addressing all aspects of business development over quarterly sessions. First-session topics will cover how to identify opportunities, refine ideas, build teams, research, and assemble resources for starting a business. Remaining workshops will cover early stage marketing, business plan writing, financing strategies, initial costs, business budgets, breakeven points, launching a business, and basic financing options."Our work with Ohio State's Fisher College of Business reinforces inclusive educational environments where individuals of diverse backgrounds are welcomed and encouraged to realize their full potential," says Margot J. Copeland, executive vice president and chair of the Key Foundation, who also serves as director of corporate diversity at KeyCorp. "New exciting programs such as these are an invaluable way to broaden the scope of the kinds of experiences students must be able draw from to pursue successful careers, which helps drive workforce inclusion and further diversity's overall benefit to society."The Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business is one of the few business schools with both its undergraduate and MBA programs ranked in the top 20 by U. S. News & World Report. KeyCorp is one of the nation's largest bank-based financial services companies, with assets of approximately $84 billion.Visit KeyCorp: www.key.comVisit the OSU Fisher College of Business: http://fisher.osu.edu"