History
Four Fold Graduate School is an extension of the successful business training programs of Jacquard Associates, a 20+ year executive management consulting firm founded by David Schwartz. The Applied Business Master's Program is the pinnacle of Jacquard’s Pro-bono community giving.
The deliverables of the Applied Business Master's Program result from Jacquard’s specific strengths:
- Responsibility for management development programs for over 250 students in a wide range of positions in the Chicago area.
- A rich proven business strategy, The Four Threads that knits together the functions of a business.
- Relations with over 150 clients and 140 professional advisors from Banks, CPAs and Law Firms. These relationships focus on executives from business and not-for-profit operations.
- A thorough involvement in course design, distance and e-learning and available external material sources.
- Through our clients, every industry being represented in manufacturing, distribution, professional services, retail and not-for-profit.
- Designing Applied Projects used in hundreds of applications with all of Jacquard’s clients.
- A positive and optimistic orientation towards What is Possible, Simplifictaion and Wonder.
Four Fold Graduate School was born out of Jacquard's desire to share their business expertise with those who have a keen desire to take their knowledge to the next level, but lack the means or opportunity to do so. Many candidates in our Veteran and Minority groups need support in getting to the next stage of their careers.
