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Established in Nashville, Tennessee in 1855, Southwestern/Great American, Inc. today is a diversified, growing, international, sales-driven, employee owned corporation. Its flagship is the Southwestern internship program.

College and university students from all over the world participate in Southwestern’s summer program. From these students, companies are started using the capital, support and resources of our business incubator.

Supported by shared corporate services and led by former Southwestern student dealers, some of the many industries include:

Direct Selling • Customized Publishing • Insurance and Financial Services
• Real Estate • Fine Art Consulting • Executive Search and Recruitment
• School Fund-Raising • Work and Travel Sponsorship • Sales Consulting and Sales Training