On average, GAP students are 31 years old, fully employed, multi-talented and have an average of seven years of professional experience.
Global Access Program
Access U.S. Markets, Accelerate Global Expansion
Each year, the Global Access Program (GAP) sends teams of talented professionals around the world to work with select technology companies. These final-year, Fully Employed MBA students invest thousands of hours in research with one goal in mind: to find new growth opportunities in the United States market to take a company to its next level of development. With a focus on new-market entry, GAP helps cross-border companies with their U.S. launch.
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“The ability to get a cross section of feedback within the market we are hoping to enter was the biggest benefit of participating in GAP. The program provides a point of reference to the U.S. market that is really important. We are already looking for a reason to come back to GAP again next year.”
Nathan Rothschild
Co-Founder, Genius Tech Group, Melbourne, Australia
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“We assigned the students a native plant extract that boasted a high level of scientific evidence, but with low market awareness in the U.S. The team narrowed the opportunity to a sports recovery food in a novel format and formulated a concise market entry strategy for the product. GAP's consult empowered PFR to raise funds to launch a new product in the U.S.”
Brendan Vercoe
Commercial Development Manager, Plant and Food Research (PFR), Aukland, New Zealand
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