Assistance with Challenging Management Issues

Dennis Barket, president of Griffin Analytical Technologies, Inc., Charlene Sullivan, associate professor of the Krannert School of Management, and Dylan Zhou, graduate assistant.

Griffin Analytical of West Lafayette, IN requested help with the valuation of the company during Series A round funding. The Purdue team's work helped Griffin Analytical with a successful negotiation of Series A financing. This resulted in $2.2 million in investments for the company.

We have assisted hundreds of Indiana companies with management issues since 1986. Through TAP, your business can take advantage of the experience and knowledge of Purdue management faculty and MBA students. Up to five days of confidential input is available at no cost for qualifying projects. Extended work can be quoted.

Common projects include:

Evaluation of cost accounting systems
Investigation of markets for new products
Strategic planning processes and analysis of specific strategy issues
Financial modeling for new products
Development of financial models for the analysis of new business proposals
Development of financial models for the valuation of products and businesses
Assessment of compensation systems
Identification of marketing strategies for new and mature products

Management Team:

Charlene Sullivan: associate professor
Adrian Tolman: graduate assistant
Joaquin Yepes: graduate assistant, Krannert School of Management

Please contact us to discuss what assistance might be available for you.