Business Plans, Financial Forecasts, and/or Full-Stack Web Dev
Project scope
Categories
Competitive analysis Financial modeling Market expansion Sales strategy Website developmentSkills
business planning financial strategy financial forecasting application programming interface (api) next.js (javascript library) react.js (javascript library) git (version control system) creative thinking restful apiThe goal of this project is to assist with the start of a new software consumer product. This will be an exciting project for students to be involved in areas such as one or more of the following:
- Developing a business plan, including competitor research, SWOT analysis, etc.
- Creating investor pitch slides
- Creating financial forecasts
- Software developing on a React/Next.js-based platform, including interacting with 3rd party services using REST interfaces
Depending on the students specialty of either business plan development or software development, they will:
Business:
- Research competitors
- Perform a SWOT analysis
- Development a business plan
- Create a financial forecast, including research-backed approximations of costs
- Deliverables: Business Plan & Financial Forecast
Software Development:
- Review the current application, and focus on building/modifying the front end from existing technologies or designs
- Interact with third party APIs as required
- Use Git and GitHub for version control
- Perform basic testing to ensure that the major functionality works as expected
- Deliverables: Codebase changes
Providing specialized, in-depth knowledge and general industry insights for a comprehensive understanding.
Sharing knowledge in specific technical skills, techniques, methodologies required for the project.
Direct involvement in project tasks, offering guidance, and demonstrating techniques.
Scheduled check-ins to discuss progress, address challenges, and provide feedback.
Supported causes
Industry, innovation and infrastructureAbout the company
MekTek is a rapidly growing Canadian conglomerate focused on Engineering, Consulting, and Software Solutions. In our software division, we enjoy creating products with a human-centered approach - meaningful products that people can use to make their lives easier and provide value.