Students will have two options:

1. Business development/sales role for custom software projects: Focus on acquiring new clients for custom software products, finding proposal opportunities, and applying for grants.
2. Creating business plans & pitch decks for consumer software products: Dive into market analysis, financial projections, and strategic planning.

Tasks:

Business development/sales role:

• Identify potential clients interested in custom software.
• Scout for proposal opportunities.
• Explore grant applications.

Creating business plans:

• Conduct market analysis (competitors, etc.)
• Explore potential revenue streams
• Formulate strategic plans.

Business development/sales role:

• Learn about company software development capabilities at a high level with the company's CTO
• Find and cold-contact potential clients interested in custom software.
• Scout for proposal opportunities.
• Explore and complete grant applications.

Creating business plans:

• Evaluate projects at a very-high-level working alongside the company's CTO
• Conduct market analysis (competitors, etc.)
• Explore potential revenue streams
• Formulate strategic plans.
• Research and plan potentials for growth, finances, and a competitive analysis
• Create a PowerPoint pitch deck
• Create a short Business Plan

Students will be directly supervised by the company's CTO who will hold regular biweekly meetings. As a mentor, the CTO will be available to students when needed to offer support for their current tasks and guide future work for the project. Communication will be open through messaging platforms.