I am a rising senior at the The College of William and Mary in

Virginia who is thrilled to apply for the chance to conduct research

in Hungary during 2010/2011via a Fulbright grant. I have come to the

understanding that the better my connections by the application due

date, the better my chances are of receiving the grant. Furthermore, I

certainly deserve to receive the grant as I bring an important and

relevant research topic to the table.

My research proposal focuses on the changing business environment in

Hungary since it's separation from communism in the late 80s and its

trouble with capitalism in the early 90s. More specifically, I want to

focus on small to medium sized businesses/entrepreneurs because that

will give me a greater chance to interact more directly with the

owners and managers to see how they use technology to reach their

target markets and how their employee/customer satisfaction ratings

compare with other well established capitalist nations.

I am looking for several things:

1. I would like to find a host (family) in Budapest, Szeged, Debrecen,

Miskolc, Pecs, or other cities you may recommend. Preferably the host

will be an entrepreneur or a business owner as this will greatly

benefit my research

2. I think this is where you can help me most: I would like to find

business professors with whom I can meet and whom will support my

research and help me develop more contacts. I would not require much

of their time, but maybe a few meetings, and regular contact via phone

or email.

3. I would like to find a small business association or group that I

can join to increase my network and use to collect data

If you can help me out with referrals for any of those four items, I

would greatly appreciate it. I am glad to have found your organization

and I am eager to see how you may be able to help me out. Please

forward this message to members you think may want to help. Also, if

you would like more info on my proposal, please ask!

Thanks!

nralex@wm.edu

Sincerely,

Nick Alexander

The College of William and Mary,  Class of 2010