Virtual Internship Opportunity: Business Administration/Development

Our organization is able to offer a virtual internship opportunity for 1-3 students.The primary focus for the student will be: Identifying and creating grant funding application packages for Canadian entrepreneurs, start-ups, and not-for-profits/charities.In addition, there will be opportunities along the way to research improvements in our processes, such as:Strategy - Develop an implementation plan for entering a new market; develop a go-to-market strategy for new products or services; identify new funding and grant opportunities and write proposals.Operations - Recommend process improvements or redesign processes; develop improvements to supply chain processes to be more responsive to changes in demand; introduce quality assurance into our internal processes; redesign incentive structures to improve employee performance and engagement.Marketing - Complete a full customer, competitor, market, and environmental analysis; complete a marketing strategy review; design a new marketing strategy (product, place, price, and promotion); conduct overhaul of our branding or communication strategy.Sales - Design a new/improved prospecting process for our sales team; design a new/improved pricing or service structure.Talent - Design a new/improved recruitment process; develop a diversity and inclusion strategy; design a new/improved employee engagement program with survey mechanisms.Finance - Design new/improved accounting processes; identify opportunities to streamline costs.Our goal at the end of this experience is: Help Canadian businesses and organizations navigate the income-generating options within their industry.Experience gained in: Research, Data Analysis, Client Interviews, Business Consultation, Revenue Strategies, Grant Research, Grant Writing, RFP/Proposal Writing, Industry Research, Business Plans, and Project Claim Management.You can suggest improvements in our processes, such as:Strategy - For the student(s) to help us capture increased market share; for the student(s) to help us capture new revenue streams; for the student(s) to help us secure new partnerships and funding.Operations - For the student(s) to help us implement more efficient and effective processes that maximize employee performance and customer satisfaction.Marketing - For the student(s) to help us reach more customers and effectively promote our brand, mission, and story.Sales - For the student(s) to help us roll-out better prospecting that increases conversion rates and boost our sales team's performance.Talent - For the student(s) to help us build and maintain a productive, diverse, inclusive, and engaged team.Finance - For the student(s) to help us streamline costs.Other duties the student may complete could include: (indicate other duties as exemplified below)Create presentation decks and assist with presentations to key stakeholders.Develop a step-by-step action plan, including timelines and an estimated budget for implementing any new model(s).Begin implementation of any new model(s) within the available internship timeframe.Ensure the tasks are transitioned back to the company with complete instructions regarding deliverable activities and next steps.We will plan to communicate with our virtual intern using these communication tools: Riipen messaging, email, and Google Meet/Zoom calls.Student's primary contact: Kelly Comeau, CEO

Funding Essentials - Recurring Revenue Business Ideas (Implementation)

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Recurring Revenue Business Ideas (Implementation)Focus: Research and Implement Recurring Revenue Projects for Existing Business GrowthWe have some great ideas on how to create passive or semi-passive income and would like to work with entrepreneurial-minded students to begin the implementation process. We will begin with an analysis of research completed, make any adjustments, then begin to implement the various projects to transition to a recurring revenue model.Funding Essentials is a professional writing services company that offers research, writing, and business consultations (https://www.fundinginc.biz/our-services). We are moving towards a business model that includes coaching other writers and offering advice (industry expert) vs. actual writing services. A few ideas we are considering:1. Create Service or Retainer Plans (10/hrs worth of services for $xxx per month).2. Offer Product/Service Subscriptions (Grant Research Reports or Search Options, Newsletters, Training, etc.)3. Coaching/Sell Grant Writer Training Services (Trusted Advisor, Grant Writing Consulting)4. Referral Service 5. Develop Online Courses on the Art of Grant Writing6. Build an Online Membership Program (Grant Writers sign-up to access my lead generation, and/or Clients can gain access to vetted grant writers.)7. Affiliate Marketing8. Competition Funding/ContestFINAL DELIVERABLES:Complete research and a comparative analysis of recurring revenue models to determine which model(s) best suit our company.Develop a step-by-step action plan, including timelines and an estimated budget for implementing any new model(s).Begin implementation of any new model(s) within the available internship timeframe.Ensure the tasks are transitioned back to the company with complete instructions regarding deliverable activities and next steps.RESOURCES:We can provide any additional internal materials to ensure a complete understanding and smooth collaboration.

Website Evaluation and Refresh

Our company, Funding Essentials, is a boutique business consultancy firm that currently has two websites (WIX and WordPress). We would like them consolidated into one site and then updated appropriately. We also have multiple domain names we want to be evaluated for potential usage as lead generators.https://www.fundinginc.biz/ (WIX)https://www.fundingessentials.ca/ (WordPress)We would like to collaborate with students to enhance the existing content and create new pages that help users navigate the site and find up-to-date information. Students will also need to consider integration with other software such as Mailchimp, Tableau, etc.This will involve several different steps for the students, including:Reviewing and updating old web pages to ensure consistency of information.Recommending potential upgrades or features that can be included in the websiteCreating new pages for the website, with our assistance in providing the content.

Firestitch - Digital Content Marketing

PROJECT DESCRIPTION/DESCRIPTION DU PROJET:We would like students to help us with creating content that is aligned with our vision, mission, and sector. We will ensure the student has a clear understanding of what these elements are for our organization. Firestitch designs & builds tailored business applications for our clients.If you like the sound of our culture, and are ready to tackle this challenge with us, then we'd love to hear from youHOW MANY STUDENT INTRAPRENEURS WILL THIS PROJECT ACCOMMODATE?/DE COMBIEN D’ÉTUDIANTS AVEZ-VOUS BESOIN POUR EXÉCUTER CE PROJET?1TIME COMMITMENT PER STUDENT/TEMPS DE TRAVAIL PAR ÉTUDIANT:30, 50 or 70.KEY PROJECT ACTIVITIES/TÂCHES ASSOCIÉES AU PROJET:Content creation (Canva/Photoshop)Write blog articles, email newsletters/sequences and other content pieces on assigned topicsAssist with a social media video launch to promote our organizationEvaluate recent successful user-generated campaigns, preferably in our sectorIdentify media outlets that are most beneficial to share our storyIDEAL ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES/RÔLES/RESPONSABILITÉS:A student or team with excellent writing and video skills would be the ideal candidate for this project. Ultimately, you will be working on content creation for our organization, including video, social media, and other collateral that we can use as go-to marketing tools.FINAL PROJECT DELIVERABLES/LIVRABLES DU PROJET:Digital Marketing Strategy IN WHAT LANGUAGE WILL THIS PROJECT BE PROVIDED/DANS QUELLE LANGUE CE PROJET SERA-T-IL FOURNI: (English/Français)English PROJECT MENTOR NAME/NOM DU MENTOR DU PROJET: Adam LeMaitre