Virtual Internship LEVEL UP Entrepreneurial Business Funding

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Funding Essentials Inc.
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Kelly Comeau
Kelly Comeau She / Her
CEO
(31)
4
Project
Academic experience
200 hours per student
Student
Canada
Advanced level

Project scope

Categories
Data analysis Market research Competitive analysis Financial modeling Grant writing
Skills
marketing strategies environmental analysis presentations process improvement sales prospecting communication go-to-market strategy quality assurance employee performance management branding
Details

The primary focus for the student will be: Identifying and creating grant funding application packages for Canadian entrepreneurs, start-ups, and not-for-profits/charities.

Other duties the student may complete could include: (indicate other duties as exemplified below)

  • Create presentation decks and assist with presentations to key stakeholders.
  • Develop a step-by-step action plan, including timelines and an estimated budget for implementing any new model(s).
  • Begin implementation of any new model(s) within the available internship timeframe.
  • Ensure the tasks are transitioned back to the company with complete instructions regarding deliverable activities and next steps/
Deliverables
  • Strategy - Develop an implementation plan for entering a new market; develop a go-to-market strategy for new products or services; identify new funding and grant opportunities and write proposals.
  • Operations - Recommend process improvements or redesign processes; develop improvements to supply chain processes to be more responsive to changes in demand; introduce quality assurance into our internal processes; redesign incentive structures to improve employee performance and engagement.
  • Marketing - Complete a full customer, competitor, market, and environmental analysis; complete a marketing strategy review; design a new marketing strategy (product, place, price, and promotion); conduct overhaul of our branding or communication strategy.
  • Sales - Design a new/improved prospecting process for our sales team; design a new/improved pricing or service structure.
  • Finance - Design new/improved accounting processes; identify opportunities to streamline costs.
Mentorship

Our mentoring plan can start with a meeting to develop and formalize a working relationship. In the meeting, we can outline the specifics of each role and define the timelines. We will develop the overall goals and objectives, then break them down into weekly deliverables. We can meet weekly to discuss the process and any outcomes. We are happy to discuss the employee's long-term career goals and incorporate skills they would like to learn during the internship.

  • Remote instruction
  • Flexible timelines
  • On-the-job training/instruction
  • Weekly status meetings
  • One-on-one mentoring

About the company

Company
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
2 - 10 employees
Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society, Business & management, Trade & international business, Business services, Government

Funding Essentials Inc. is a professional services company that helps Canadian businesses, not-for-profit, and charitable organizations navigate the government funding opportunities within their industry.

We are creating a subsidiary company called "The Art of Grant Writing" and are starting to build out the platforms.