Business Development
Our project is open to individual students or groups. Positions available: 4 individuals Our e-commerce ecosystem connects consumers with their local producers and suppliers of fresh food and other artisanal products. We work with individuals and small businesses to help get their unique, high quality products more known by consumers. Our vision is to make fresh, unique and wholesome local products more available and accessible. We would like to work with students in helping us with business development. We are looking for students who can: Find new small businesses and entrepreneurs that would benefit from our platform Use social media to network with businesses/entrepreneurs (and/or phone & email) Develop strong, ongoing relationships with prospective and existing client businesses Schedule meetings & sessions to explain how our platform works and how it will benefit them Coordinate with other team members to make sure the clients feel comfortable and supported You may be a good fit if you: Value supporting local businesses and entrepreneurs Enjoy helping people and interacting with them Are comfortable speaking/messaging with new people Are organized and can manage communication with multiple people at once Care about health, wellness and the environment What you will get: Experience working with a real-life product/startup References for other engagements you decide to take on Equity options as bonus
Promotional Plan & Materials
Our project is open to individual students or groups. Our e-commerce ecosystem connects consumers with their local producers and suppliers of fresh food and other artisanal products. We work with entrepreneurs and small businesses to help get their unique, high quality products more known by consumers. Our vision is to make fresh, unique and wholesome local products more sustainable, available, and accessible. We would like to work with students in helping us support our businesses to succeed. We are in need of an Integrated Marketing Promotional plan. We are planning to launch more widely across Canada and need assistance with creation of promotional materials in different media (scripts, print ads, press releases) partnerships and sponsorships promotion of our platform to new markets and more widely in existing markets marketing across different channels (digital, physical, social, etc)
Market Research
Our project is open to individual students or groups. Our e-commerce ecosystem connects consumers with their local producers and suppliers of fresh food and other artisanal products. We work with entrepreneurs and small businesses to help get their unique, high quality products more known by consumers. Our vision is to make fresh, unique and wholesome local products more available and accessible. We would like to work with students in helping us support our businesses to succeed. We would like a deeper understanding of how our competitors appeal to consumers & potential customers in our market – and how our offering(s) sits within the range of consumer appeals in this category. Some ways this can be done include identifying/analyzing the key consumer wants & needs that the offerings in our category meet discovering how our competitors attract and retain customers developing ways that this knowledge can be used to build our business Some tasks that would be of assistance Reviewing consumer-facing communications from our company and our key competitors Identifying how each of our key competitors differentiate the features of their offerings to appeal to consumer needs and how they may satisfy the needs of individual segments within the market Developing recommendations on ways to effectively appeal to consumers and/or gain competitive advantage against your competitors via your understanding of consumer-based insights We are looking for students who can provide: Attention to our real-world challenges Practical solutions to address our challenges Regular connections with our team members to understand and adapt to the effects of implemented solutions
User Experience
Our project is open to individual students or groups. Our e-commerce ecosystem connects consumers with their local producers and suppliers of fresh food and other artisanal products. We work with entrepreneurs and small businesses to help get their unique, high quality products more known by consumers. Our vision is to make fresh, unique and wholesome local products more available and accessible. We would like to work with students in helping us support our businesses to succeed. The particular challenge we are facing is improving user experience on our platform for both end users and businesses. Some questions that could be answered in helping us face this challenge include: How can we improve the navigation of our platform? How can we increase our retention rate? How can we better guide end users to make purchases on FreshFind? How can we improve the overall flow of the website on mobile devices? How can we improve the onboarding process for businesses to begin selling on FreshFind? What can be improved in our support processes to retain businesses and ensure their success? What can be improved in our landing pages to retain users and increase purchases through the platform? What can be improved in our outreach and marketing process to attract the types of business we’re looking for? Some tasks that could help us face this challenge include: Assessing the flow of the platform from an end user and business perspective Suggesting design improvements to enhance user experience Experiencing our current business development process and making recommendations for improvements Creating a customer relations process that makes it easier to discover and support customers Analyzing sales and communications strategies and providing recommendations We are looking for students who can provide: Attention to our real-world challenges Practical solutions to address our challenges Regular connections with our team members to understand and adapt to the effects of implemented solutions
Marketing Consultancy
Our project is open to individual students or groups. Our e-commerce ecosystem connects consumers with their local producers and suppliers of fresh food and other artisanal products. We work with entrepreneurs and small businesses to help get their unique, high quality products more known by consumers. Our vision is to make fresh, unique and wholesome local products more available and accessible. We would like to work with students in helping us support our businesses to succeed. The particular challenge we are facing is how to effectively engage with new customers, and once engaged how we can best communicate our brand and offering to them. Some questions that could be answered in helping us face this challenge include: How do new customers discover us? What messaging works most effectively when reaching out to new customers? Does our digital marketing strategy communicate our brand effectively? What can be improved in our outreach and marketing process to attract the types of businesses and shoppers we’re looking for? What can be improved in our on-boarding and support processes to retain businesses and ensure their success? What can be improved in our sales funnel to improve conversion and increase purchases through the platform? What are some additional up-sell opportunities to increase revenue streams for our business? Some tasks that could help us face this challenge include: Surveying potential customers and talking with focus groups. Identifying and evaluating potential customer profiles and markets. Developing value propositions and use cases for specific market segments. Analyze our social media and website and provide insights on improvements Analyzing sales and communications strategies and providing recommendations Developing a digital marketing campaign (including email marketing, search engine optimization, and social media outreach) Developing a strategic plan to drive online traffic, improve customer leads, and increase online sales Experiencing our current business development process and making recommendations for improvements Managing customer relations and making recommendations for improvements Creating a customer relations process that makes it easier to discover and support customers Discovering and innovating new revenue streams that fit within our existing business We are looking for students who can provide: Attention to our real-world challenges Practical solutions to address our challenges Regular connections with our team members to understand and adapt to the effects of implemented solutions
Shopper Research
Our project is open to individual students or groups. Our e-commerce ecosystem connects consumers with their local producers and suppliers of fresh food and other artisanal products. We work with entrepreneurs and small businesses to help get their unique, high quality products more known by consumers. Our vision is to make fresh, unique and wholesome local products more available and accessible. We would like to work with students in helping us support our businesses to succeed. The particular challenge we are facing is how to effectively engage with new customers, and once engaged how we can best communicate our brand and offering to them. Some questions that could be answered in helping us face this challenge include: How do new customers discover us? What messaging works most effectively when reaching out to new customers? Does our digital marketing strategy communicate our brand effectively? What can be improved in our outreach and marketing process to attract the types of businesses and shoppers we’re looking for? What can be improved in our on-boarding and support processes to retain businesses and ensure their success? What can be improved in our sales funnel to improve conversion and increase purchases through the platform? What are some additional up-sell opportunities to increase revenue streams for our business? Some tasks that could help us face this challenge include: Analyze our social media and website and provide insights on improvements Analyzing sales and communications strategies and providing recommendations Experiencing our current business development process and making recommendations for improvements Creating a data visualization of our sales funnel Managing customer relations and making recommendations for improvements Creating a customer relations process that makes it easier to discover and support customers Discovering and innovating new revenue streams that fit within our existing business We are looking for students who can provide: Attention to our real-world challenges Practical solutions to address our challenges Regular connections with our team members to understand and adapt to the effects of implemented solutions
Communication
Our project is open to individual students or groups. Our e-commerce ecosystem connects consumers with their local producers and suppliers of fresh food and other artisanal products. We work with entrepreneurs and small businesses to help get their unique, high quality products more known by consumers. Our vision is to make fresh, unique and wholesome local products more available and accessible. We would like to work with students in helping us support our businesses to succeed. We face a multitude of challenges around effective communication. These are some of the following areas where improved communication can have a big impact on our business: Effectively communicating our brand to consumers and businesses through digital marketing and outreach Building a community of followers with properly communicated newsletters and community outreach Building stronger and more effective partnerships with improved communication in proposals Improving communication during on-boarding and support processes to retain businesses and ensure their success Effectively communicating bad news so that the audience remains engaged with the platform General communication across the web platform Internal team communication of business and product vision, strategy, roadmap, and day to day priorities Some tasks that could help us face these challenges include: Creating a "Welcome" newsletter & strategy around future newsletters Creating communications for partnership proposals Improving onboarding messaging Improving messaging when there is bad news (no search results, orders cancelled, etc) Creating messaging for how to start and end live chat support Improving messaging across the web platform We are looking for students who can provide: Attention to our real-world challenges Practical solutions to address our challenges Regular connections with our team members
Social Media Marketing
Our project is open to individual students or groups. Our e-commerce ecosystem connects consumers with their local producers and suppliers of fresh food and other artisanal products. We work with entrepreneurs and small businesses to help get their unique, high quality products more known by consumers. Our vision is to make fresh, unique and wholesome local products more available and accessible. We would like to work with students in helping us support our businesses to succeed. The particular challenge we are facing is how to effectively communicate our brand and platform to a wide range of consumers and businesses. Some questions that could be answered in helping us face this challenge include: Does our digital marketing strategy communicate our brand effectively? What can be improved in our outreach and marketing process to attract the types of business we’re looking for? What can be improved in our on-boarding and support processes to retain businesses and ensure their success? What can be improved in our sales funnel to improve conversion and increases purchases through the platform? What are some additional up-sell opportunities to increase revenue streams for our business? Some tasks that could help us face this challenge include: Analyzing sales and communications strategies and providing recommendations Experiencing our current business development process and making recommendations for improvements Creating a data visualization of our sales funnel Managing customer relations and making recommendations for improvements Creating marketing campaigns Creating a customer relations process that makes it easier to support existing customers Discovering and innovating new revenue streams that fit within our existing business We are looking for students who can provide: Attention to our real-world challenges Practical solutions to address our challenges Regular connections with our team members
Customer Discovery
Our project is open to individual students or groups. Our e-commerce ecosystem connects consumers with their local producers and suppliers of fresh food and other artisanal products. We work with entrepreneurs and small businesses to help get their unique, high quality products more known by consumers. Our vision is to make fresh, unique and wholesome local products more available and accessible. We would like to work with students in helping us support our businesses to succeed. The particular challenge we are facing is how to effectively discover new customers, and once discovered how we can best communicate our brand and offering to them. Some questions that could be answered in helping us face this challenge include: How do we discover new customers? What messaging works most effectively when reaching out to new customers? Does our digital marketing strategy communicate our brand effectively? What can be improved in our outreach and marketing process to attract the types of business we’re looking for? What can be improved in our on-boarding and support processes to retain businesses and ensure their success? What can be improved in our sales funnel to improve conversion and increase purchases through the platform? What are some additional up-sell opportunities to increase revenue streams for our business? Some tasks that could help us face this challenge include: Analyzing sales and communications strategies and providing recommendations Experiencing our current business development process and making recommendations for improvements Creating a data visualization of our sales funnel Managing customer relations and making recommendations for improvements Creating a customer relations process that makes it easier to discover and support customers Discovering and innovating new revenue streams that fit within our existing business We are looking for students who can provide: Attention to our real-world challenges Practical solutions to address our challenges Regular connections with our team members to understand and adapt to the effects of implemented solutions
Business
Our project is open to individual students or groups. Our e-commerce ecosystem connects consumers with their local producers and suppliers of fresh food and other artisanal products. We work with entrepreneurs and small businesses to help get their unique, high quality products more known by consumers. Our vision is to make fresh, unique and wholesome local products more available and accessible. We would like to work with students in helping us support our businesses to succeed. The particular challenge we are facing is how to effectively communicate our brand and platform to a wide range of consumers and businesses. Some questions that could be answered in helping us face this challenge include: Does our digital marketing strategy communicate our brand effectively? What can be improved in our outreach and marketing process to attract the types of business we’re looking for? What can be improved in our on-boarding and support processes to retain businesses and ensure their success? What can be improved in our sales funnel to improve conversion and increases purchases through the platform? What are some additional up-sell opportunities to increase revenue streams for our business? Some tasks that could help us face this challenge include: Developing a market analysis of competitors Analyzing sales and communications strategies and providing recommendations Experiencing our current business development process and making recommendations for improvements Creating a data visualization of our sales funnel Managing customer relations and making recommendations for improvements Creating a customer relations process that makes it easier to support existing customers Discovering and innovating new revenue streams that fit within our existing business We are looking for students who can provide: Attention to our real-world challenges Practical solutions to address our challenges Regular connections with our team members
Employee Training & Development
Our project is open to individual students or groups. Our e-commerce ecosystem connects consumers with their local producers and suppliers of fresh food and other artisanal products. We work with entrepreneurs and small businesses to help get their unique, high quality products more known by consumers. Our vision is to make fresh, unique and wholesome local products more available and accessible. We would like to work with students in helping us support our business to succeed. The particular challenge we are facing is how to enhance the performance of both new and experienced employees. Some questions that could be answered in helping us face this challenge include: Where are the main gaps in training and development that can lead to improved performance? What can be done to improve new team member on-boarding and job-related skill training? What can be done to improve integration times for adopting new processes and procedures? What methodologies can be put in place to assist with succession planning? How do we assess the key development goals for existing and future employees and what can we do to assist them in achieving those goals? How do we improve alignment between employees' personal development goals and organizational goals? How do we develop an employee life-cycle journey map for existing and future employees? What new and disruptive training programs are being used in other organizations that may be a good fit for adoption at our organization? We are looking for students who can provide: Attention to our real-world challenges Practical solutions to address our challenges Regular connections with our team members when necessary for information exchange
Business Strategy & Development
Our project is open to individual students or groups. Our e-commerce ecosystem connects consumers with their local producers and suppliers of fresh food and other artisanal products. We work with entrepreneurs and small businesses to help get their unique, high quality products more known by consumers. Our vision is to make fresh, unique and wholesome local products more available and accessible. We would like to work with students in helping us support our businesses to succeed. The particular challenge we are facing is how to effectively communicate our brand and platform to a wide range of consumers and businesses. Some questions that could be answered in helping us face this challenge include: Does our digital marketing strategy communicate our brand effectively? What can be improved in our outreach and marketing process to attract the types of business we’re looking for? What can be improved in our on-boarding and support processes to retain businesses and ensure their success? What can be improved in our sales funnel to improve conversion and increases purchases through the platform? What are some additional up-sell opportunities to increase revenue streams for our business? We are looking for students who can provide: Attention to our real-world challenges Practical solutions to address our challenges Regular connections with our team members to understand and adapt to the effects of implemented solutions
Supply Chain Consulting
Our project is open to individual students or groups. Our e-commerce ecosystem connects consumers with their local producers and suppliers of fresh food and other artisanal products. We work with entrepreneurs and small businesses to help get their unique, high quality products more known by consumers. Our vision is to make fresh, unique and wholesome local products more available and accessible. We would like to work with students in helping us support our businesses to succeed. The particular challenge we are facing is how to effectively optimize our logistics network to minimize costs, travel time, travel distance, and environmental impacts, while maintaining high product quality when moving our suppliers goods to our markets and end consumers. Some questions that could be answered in helping us face this challenge include: Should we be building out more of our own logistics systems? Or should we be partnering with 3rd party logistical networks? Does this strategy change when dealing with suppliers in certain geographical areas? (eg. rural vs urban, US vs Canada vs EU) What considerations need to be made for temperature controlled logistics? (eg. frozen food products) What considerations need to be made for live products? (eg. flowers, seedlings, plants, etc) What key performance indicators should be measured to ensure we are optimizing logistical networks? Are forecasting improvements needed to effectively manage logistics? If so, how can we improve forecasting? What disruptive logistics practices should we be paying attention to and considering for future logistical models? We are looking for students who can: Provide practical solutions to address our challenges Generate a high-quality report and presentation for our senior management Connect when necessary for consultation and information exchange
Business Development & Sustainability
Our project is open to individual students or groups. Our e-commerce ecosystem connects consumers with their local producers and suppliers of fresh food and other artisanal products. We work with entrepreneurs and small businesses to help get their unique, high quality products more known by consumers. Our vision is to make fresh, unique and wholesome local products more available and accessible. We would like to work with students in helping us support our businesses to succeed. The particular challenge we are facing is how to effectively communicate our brand and platform to a wide range of businesses. Some questions that could be answered in helping us face this challenge include: Does our digital marketing strategy communicate our brand effectively? What can be improved in our outreach and marketing process to attract the types of business we’re looking for? What can be improved in our on-boarding and support processes to retain businesses and ensure their success? We are looking for students who can provide: Practical solutions to address our challenges A pragmatic report including root causes of our issues, possible action plans, and a functional timeline to mitigate the challenge One-to-one weekly or bi-weekly consultation
Client Success Management
Our project is open to individual students or groups. Positions available: 4 individuals Our e-commerce ecosystem connects consumers with their local producers and suppliers of fresh food and other artisanal products. We work with entrepreneurs and small businesses to help get their unique, high quality products more known by consumers. Our vision is to make fresh, unique and wholesome local products more available and accessible. We would like to work with students in helping us support our businesses to succeed. We are looking for students who can: Help our businesses (vendors and markets) to succeed and grow Onboard new businesses onto our platform and help them get set up Support existing businesses on our platform by receiving feedback and providing assistance - being the liaison between our clients and our product development team Come up with new and creative ways to help our businesses serve their customers better and grow their business You may be a good fit if you: Enjoy interacting with people and building relationships Get excited by the idea of helping people Value community and supporting local Able to figure things out and learn independently Care about health, wellness and the environment What you will get: Experience working with a real-life product/startup References for other engagements you decide to take on Equity options as bonus This project is expected to be completed within an 80 hour work period.
Automated Testing & Quality Assurance
Our project is open to individual students or groups. Positions available: 2 individuals FreshFind is an e-commerce ecosystem that connects consumers with their local producers and suppliers of fresh food and other artisanal products. We work with individuals and small businesses to help get their unique, high quality products more known by consumers. Our vision is to make fresh, unique and wholesome local products more available and accessible. We would like to work with students in helping us develop software that will improve the lives of our stakeholders. We are looking for students who can: Write automated test scripts (experience with tools such as Selenium or Rspec is not required, but is desired) If unable to write test scripts, must be able to follow instructions very carefully to do manual testing You may be a good fit if you: Value community and supporting local Enjoy thinking about how to make things better Like freedom and creativity in your work Care about health, wellness and the environment What you will get: Experience working with a real-life product/startup References for other engagements you decide to take on Equity options as bonus This project is expected to be completed within an 80 hour work period.
Business Analyst
Our project is open to individual students or groups. Positions available: 2 individuals Our e-commerce ecosystem connects consumers with their local producers and suppliers of fresh food and other artisanal products. We work with entrepreneurs and small businesses to help get their unique, high quality products more known by consumers. Our vision is to make fresh, unique and wholesome local products more available and accessible. We would like to work with students in helping us with analyzing the market and identifying opportunities. We are looking for students who can: Explore and research the business landscape/opportunities using the internet (search, social media, forums, other online networks) Contribute to our larger picture of the market landscape and analyze to find trends and opportunities Discover potential growth opportunities for our business development team Coordinate with other team members and departments to optimize growth efforts You may be a good fit if you: Value community and supporting local Enjoy thinking about how to make things better Like freedom and creativity in your work Able to figure things out and learn independently Care about health, wellness and the environment What you will get: Experience working with a real-life product/startup References for other engagements you decide to take on Equity options as bonus This project is expected to be completed within an 80 hour work period.
Business Development Representative
Our project is open to individual students or groups. Positions available: 6 individuals Our e-commerce ecosystem connects consumers with their local producers and suppliers of fresh food and other artisanal products. We work with individuals and small businesses to help get their unique, high quality products more known by consumers. Our vision is to make fresh, unique and wholesome local products more available and accessible. We would like to work with students in helping us with business development. We are looking for students who can: Find new small businesses and entrepreneurs that would benefit from our platform Use social media to network with businesses/entrepreneurs (and/or phone & email) Develop strong, ongoing relationships with prospective and existing client businesses Schedule meetings & sessions to explain how our platform works and how it will benefit them Coordinate with other team members to make sure the clients feel comfortable and supported You may be a good fit if you: Value supporting local businesses and entrepreneurs Enjoy helping people and interacting with them Are comfortable speaking/messaging with new people Are organized and can manage communication with multiple people at once Care about health, wellness and the environment What you will get: Experience working with a real-life product/startup References for other engagements you decide to take on Equity options as bonus This project is expected to be completed within an 80 hour work period.
Video Content Creator
Our project is open to individual students or groups. Positions available: 4 individuals FreshFind is an e-commerce ecosystem that connects consumers with their local producers and suppliers of fresh food and other artisanal products. We work with individuals and small businesses to help get their unique, high quality products more known by consumers. Our vision is to make fresh, unique and wholesome local products more available and accessible. We would like to work with students in helping us create digital content that showcases our mission and progress. We are looking for students who can: Help craft our video content strategy (ie. What kind of video content will resonate with our users and community?) Create video content (for both our website and social channels) Curate video content You may be a good fit if you: Enjoy creating and editing videos (Using the tools of your choice) Love the freedom to be creative Value community and supporting local Care about health, wellness and the environment What you will get: Experience working with a real-life product/startup References for other engagements you decide to take on Equity options as bonus This project is expected to be completed within an 80 hour work period.
Software Development
Our project is open to individual students or groups. Positions available: 4 individuals FreshFind is an e-commerce ecosystem that connects consumers with their local producers and suppliers of fresh food and other artisanal products. We work with individuals and small businesses to help get their unique, high quality products more known by consumers. Our vision is to make fresh, unique and wholesome local products more available and accessible. We would like to work with students in helping us develop software that will improve the lives of our stakeholders. We are looking for students who can: Write front-end or back-end software for our web platform using HTML, CSS, JS, Ruby Write SQL queries that will provide platform users better access to their information You may be a good fit if you: Value community and supporting local Enjoy thinking about how to make things better Like freedom and creativity in your work Care about health, wellness and the environment What you will get: Experience working with a real-life product/startup References for other engagements you decide to take on Equity options as bonus This project is expected to be completed within an 80 hour work period.
Digital Content Creation
Our project is open to individual students or groups. Positions available: 4 individuals FreshFind is an e-commerce ecosystem that connects consumers with their local producers and suppliers of fresh food and other artisanal products. We work with individuals and small businesses to help get their unique, high quality products more known by consumers. Our vision is to make fresh, unique and wholesome local products more available and accessible. We would like to work with students in helping us create digital content that showcases our mission and progress. We are looking for students who can: Help craft our digital content strategy (ie. What kind of content will resonate with our users and community? Which channels make sense?) Create/curate written & visual content (Blog articles & social media posts) You may be a good fit if you: Value community and supporting local Enjoy thinking about how to make things better Like freedom and creativity in your work Care about health, wellness and the environment What you will get: Experience working with a real-life product/startup References for other engagements you decide to take on Equity options as bonus This project is expected to be completed within an 80 hour work period.