Business Development Representative

Our project is open to individual students or groups.Positions available: 6 individualsOur 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 platformUse social media to network with businesses/entrepreneurs (and/or phone & email)Develop strong, ongoing relationships with prospective and existing client businessesSchedule meetings & sessions to explain how our platform works and how it will benefit themCoordinate with other team members to make sure the clients feel comfortable and supportedYou may be a good fit if you:Value supporting local businesses and entrepreneursEnjoy helping people and interacting with themAre comfortable speaking/messaging with new peopleAre organized and can manage communication with multiple people at onceCare about health, wellness and the environmentWhat you will get:Experience working with a real-life product/startupReferences for other engagements you decide to take onEquity options as bonusThis project is expected to be completed within an 80 hour work period.

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 recommendationsExperiencing our current business development process and making recommendations for improvementsCreating a data visualization of our sales funnelManaging customer relations and making recommendations for improvementsCreating marketing campaignsCreating a customer relations process that makes it easier to support existing customersDiscovering and innovating new revenue streams that fit within our existing businessWe are looking for students who can provide:Attention to our real-world challengesPractical solutions to address our challengesRegular connections with our team members

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 competitorsAnalyzing sales and communications strategies and providing recommendationsExperiencing our current business development process and making recommendations for improvementsCreating a data visualization of our sales funnelManaging customer relations and making recommendations for improvementsCreating a customer relations process that makes it easier to support existing customersDiscovering and innovating new revenue streams that fit within our existing businessWe are looking for students who can provide:Attention to our real-world challengesPractical solutions to address our challengesRegular connections with our team members

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 challengesGenerate a high-quality report and presentation for our senior managementConnect when necessary for consultation and information exchange