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Taylor Community Consulting Program
The Taylor Community Consulting Program (TCCP) was endowed by the employees of Enterprise Rent-A-Car in honor of company founder Jack Taylor, his son, Andy, and daughter, Jo Ann Taylor Kindle. Enterprise and its employees have a long-standing tradition of helping local communities, children in need, and a wide variety of charitable organizations, causes and events. TCCP was founded at Olin in 1992 to serve the St. Louis community by helping these organizations operate more effectively.
Olin students form teams of two to four members and put their professional expertise to practical use serving as temporary consultants for not-for-profits. Projects of past participants have included marketing research and advertising materials, feasibility studies for expansion, infusing technology into billing and reporting activities, and strategic plans for the long-term success of organizations. Students have had the opportunity to demonstrate a wide variety of personal and professional skills while organizations have correspondingly received assistance "Taylored" to meet their needs.
Olin alumni and current consultants at Deloitte complete the assistance process by supporting students and challenging them to maximize their own learning process and the effectiveness of their recommendations to the not-for-profit organizations. These volunteer consultants generously donate their time and provide an extra resource for the program.
In the spring, students who participate in the Program are invited to a luncheon graciously provided by Enterprise Rent-a-Car at the company's headquarters, attended by members of the Taylor family and other company executives. This gives the students an opportunity to learn the importance of the program to the Taylors and to Enterprise employees, and gives the Enterprise representatives the opportunity to learn about the projects which have benefited from their generosity.
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