Welcome to the Sparks Bureau of Business and Economic Research (SBBER) at the University of Memphis. The Bureau consists of several research divisions that provide professional assistance to the business, government, and academic communities.

The mission of the SBBER is to conduct economic and labor market research and service activities that complement the teaching, research, and public service missions of the Fogelman College of Business & Economics at the University of Memphis. The objective of the SBBER is to maintain its status as one of the nation’s largest and most successful applied research, technical assistance, and outreach divisions of a college of business. Performance measures include the following:

• Number of contracts received.
• Total contract funding.
• National recognition by peers.
• Outreach and public service activities.
• Technical assistance and training activities.
• Faculty and student involvement.
• Interdisciplinary research activities.

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