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SKEMA Conseil opens new office in United States
SKEMA Conseil, the Junior-Enterprise of SKEMA Business School, has opened a new branch in Raleigh, USA: SKEMA Consulting United States. With this new office, the Junior-Enterprise is now officially present on three continents – Europe, North America and South America.
SKEMA's Junior-Enterprise (JE) continues its growth. In April, SKEMA Conseil officially became a member of the National Confederation of Junior-Enterprises of the United States (a body founded in 2016 and which, together with SKEMA Conseil, will have 7 JEs in 2022) under the name of "SKEMA Consulting United States". The JE currently has 57 members worldwide and branches in Brazil and France.
"We are the first Junior-Enterprise to be part of three different confederations – in Brazil, France, and now in the United States. We are the first JE present on three continents," says Marie Trüb, president of the SKEMA Conseil group, who adds: "Our positioning is based on SKEMA's SKY25 strategic plan. We want to be at the forefront, glocal, in that we want to understand the ecosystem of the countries where we are present as well as possible. We want to enable the members of SKEMA Conseil to obtain an international experience."
Global BBA student at the helm
On the Raleigh campus, Luca Temst, a third-year student in the Global BBA programme, is the director of the branch. The bachelor's student had the honour of signing the documents that make SKEMA Conseil a full-fledged legal entity in the United States. "With the help of SKEMA Conseil's international development team, we were able to launch SKEMA Consulting, which is a source of pride. Now that the administrative opening phase has been completed, we can enter the second phase: recruitment. This will begin in August," he explains.
Legal support
To enable the Junior-Enterprise to enter the American market, SKEMA Conseil will engage the services of a law firm. "We want to know what is feasible for students holding a student visa in the US law and see what the latter allows us to do. That's why we decided to hire a law firm to help us," says Luca. A few weeks ago, the student took part in a summit of American JEs near Indianapolis, where the arrival of the JE made in SKEMA was noticed. "Some JEs expressed their interest after we presented them with our experience and achievements. We will certainly accompany some of them," reveals Luca.
A good year for SKEMA Conseil
Good news has been aplenty for SKEMA Conseil in 2022. In April, SKEMA's JE surpassed €100,000 in revenue, a net increase in revenue compared to the same time last year. Recently, SKEMA Conseil was also selected as one of the six best JEs in France for 2022, among 200 structures. It is now competing for the Excellence Award, the winner of which will be announced in May.
