The main goal of this project is to gather and analyze data from cities in the United States to determine which are the prime targets for expansion. This will involve several different steps for the students, including:

- Gathering data on overall population, number of university age students, level of competition for our services, if the cities cultures are conducive to any of our services, etc.

- Analyzing the data to determine which services we should launch in each city, or if we should not launch in them.

- Researching other variables that can help inform the decision making process.

- Testing the data analysis and making improvements based on additional data.

By the end of the project, students should demonstrate:

- Understanding of the data gathered from cities in the United States.

- Understanding of variables that affect the decision making process.

- Identification of areas for future improvement of the data analysis.

Final deliverables should include:

- A written report explaining the best and worst candidates for US expansion, and what the expected outcomes are.

Students will work closely with the manager who is supervising and available for questions. They will provided with the data LocalStudent has collected so far, and instructed on best practices for gathering more data. This will also include weekly progress meetings where they will update the manager in charge of the areas of research they are targeting, and get criticism and feedback on what they have done so far. Regular communication will be conducted via WhatsApp.

Compensation: Payment by funder C$1,400.00