Business Plans, Financial Forecasts, and/or Full-Stack Web Dev

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MekTek Software Solutions & Engineering
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Lead, Software Solutions
(23)
5
Project
Academic experience
60 hours per student
Student
Canada
Intermediate level

Project scope

Categories
Competitive analysis Financial modeling Market expansion Sales strategy Website development
Skills
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 api
Details

The 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
Deliverables

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



Mentorship
Domain expertise and knowledge

Providing specialized, in-depth knowledge and general industry insights for a comprehensive understanding.

Skills, knowledge and expertise

Sharing knowledge in specific technical skills, techniques, methodologies required for the project.

Hands-on support

Direct involvement in project tasks, offering guidance, and demonstrating techniques.

Regular meetings

Scheduled check-ins to discuss progress, address challenges, and provide feedback.

Supported causes
Industry, innovation and infrastructure

About the company

Company
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
2 - 10 employees
Technology, Business & management, It & computing, Marketing & advertising, Travel & tourism

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.