Fibrilex - Marketing + Research

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: As a young start-up we are looking for assistance from intrapreneurs to validate our business assumptions around value proposition, target customer, and impacts through secondary research and customer interviews. This will help us to achieve important business milestones and to refine our business model. The intrapreneurs will search online from relevant sources (literature, industry associations, company websites, annual reports,...) for answers to specific questions, collect, and analyze their findings. Relevant information can be extracted and used for social media posts and newsletter content. They will also communicate with candidates for customer discovery interviews and assist in the execution of these interviews by minute taking. Fibrilex is envisioning a world where we source our raw materials more sustainably and with the least impact to the environment and future generations. We are working towards providing alternative sand sources to the construction industry to mitigate global sand shortages brought about by overexploitation. We care about sustainability, circular economy and gender equality. As a female-founded and led B2B company, we know firsthand what it means to be an underrepresented group in almost every meeting. HOW MANY STUDENT INTRAPRENEURS WILL THIS PROJECT ACCOMMODATE? 2 TIME COMMITMENT PER STUDENT: 70 hours KEY PROJECT ACTIVITIES: Online research and data collection Literature review Data analysis/visualization Content writing for social media IDEAL ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES: Market & Research Analyst Marketing Coordinator FINAL PROJECT DELIVERABLES: Written summary of findings, with graphs/maps where appropriate (max 2 pages) PROJECT MENTOR NAME: Mirjam Mai

Web Developer

We are seeking a Website Developer for the ImmiCan project, with a focus on creating a user-friendly and informative online platform that effectively communicates ImmiCan's mission and products. This project offers students a real-world opportunity to gain valuable experience in software development methodologies, including Agile and Scrum, and develop skills that are highly relevant to future careers in the industry. Project Description: In this project, students will have the opportunity to: 1. Understand Agile and Scrum: Students will research and understand Agile and Scrum methodologies, which are widely used in the software development industry. They will apply these methodologies to the development process, gaining practical experience in agile project management. 2. Develop Workflows: Students will create development workflows that ensure a systematic and organized approach to website development. This includes planning, design, implementation, testing, and deployment phases. 3. Comprehensive Documentation: Students will be responsible for creating comprehensive documentation that outlines the project's goals, scope, requirements, and development process. Clear and detailed documentation is essential for future reference and knowledge transfer. 4. Testing and Quality Assurance: Quality control is a crucial aspect of software development. Students will test their work rigorously, identify and resolve any bugs or issues, and ensure that the website functions smoothly across different devices and browsers. 5. Real-world Problem Solving: The project will present students with real-world challenges that they will need to solve creatively. This experience will prepare them to tackle complex issues they may encounter in their future careers. 6. Mentorship and Support: Throughout the project, students will receive mentorship and support from the project lead. They will have the opportunity to join team meetings and industry sessions, enabling them to learn from experienced professionals. The mentor will guide students in creating their schedules and provide access to valuable resources. 7. Deliverables and Timeline: While specific deliverables and the project timeline will be discussed in detail during project initiation, students can expect to create a fully functional ImmiCan website that aligns with the organization's mission and goals.

Programming Projects: Python, Liquid/CSS/HTML, VBA, APIs - Level UP

12 Positions Available We're looking for students with solid experience in one or more of the following technology areas to tackle technology projects on our list of priorities: Python Liquid/CSS/HTML Visual Basic (VBA/ Advanced Excel Formulas/Marcos) Graph QL and/or REST API Integrations You bring solid technical experience and enthusiasm to code business solutions. We'll help you build your portfolio of coding accomplishments to talk about in future interviews. We have a pending list of interesting programing projects that we want done and will match candidates to a subset of the following priority projects.

Website Landing Page

Create a landing page for Clubs and Organizations that is in keeping with our brand, drive traffic, set up testing and analytics to prove efficacy.

Market survey

We are looking for an intern to help us gather and organize specific market information related to a Canadian exports. Specifically, the intern will: Identify enterprises residing in Canada who currently produce a selected list of commodities (names of the enterprises, location, address, contact person, export status, etc.). Collect information on the prices, quantities exported, and the main export markets of a selected list of commodities (period covered is the past five years).

Design UI/UX and front-end development

We are looking for a student to help us refine a new solution our company has developed and which is currently being tested. Key responsibilities of the intern will include: Communicate with project manager to understand the business objectives and the user requirements. Identify design and UX problems and suggest elegant solutions. Design new screens for both mobile and desktop devices and develop code for front end implementation. Test the application and suggest solutions to optimize speed and performance.

Dating App

There were a lot of dating apps coming out but it seems like there is nothing new but yet more people complaining. Bumble came out with a new feature called Bantr - it only happens at 7 pm local time on Thursdays (you can check it out) and its for an hour. I find that both parties who participate in this have a desire to actually speak rather than take forever to reply. This new app would be speed dating anytime you log in. You will have criteria you can check off and it will match if someone within these criteria is online. It would be a 5 min discussion. This app will also provide a feature around me, which will show people around you who are on this app. Maybe you passed by someone you like and you can message them. (name pending)

Cooking app or website

There are so many recipes on the internet but each recipe you choose you might not have the right ingredients. This app/ website allows you to enter the ingredients you have and will show you can you do for your meal.

Data Analysis and Visualization

We're a Canada-based start-up, but we have a global vision and mission: To create the world's most comprehensive and valid dataset on employee motivators.  To empower workers and companies to identify and fulfill their top motivators. At Motivators.io, we provide HR Consulting, Talent Assessments, and Career Coaching Services. On the assessment side, we collect insights on the top reasons why employees choose to join, stay with, or leave a job or company. These insights enable companies to make smarter investments in the programs and services that truly matter to their employees. Our dataset also provides real-time insights into workplace motivator trends by region, job function, seniority, etc. We would like to collaborate with students to analyze and visualize our raw datasets. This will involve several different steps for the students, including: Familiarizing themselves with our dataset objectives and analysis procedures. Checking for and correcting inconsistencies in the dataset. Calculating important results and plotting data in graphs and charts using Looker Studio and other visual data tools. Creating a repository of aggregate data with filterable fields. Identifying interesting trends and recommendations of market opportunities based on the data insights. Telling a story and insights based on your data analysis of motivating factors.

Website Development

Our company advertises thousands of products online. We hope to update and revamp our existing website to attract more customers. We would like to work with students to develop a new website that is easy to maintain while providing an appealing interface for users. This can be achieved through common site building tools such as Shopify. This will involve several different steps for the students, including: Find different templates. Conducting a needs analysis to determine which platform is most suitable. Building a website, with our assistance in providing the content. Providing training on updating and maintaining the website. Bonus steps in the process would also include: Testing prototypes with customers and refining ideas with feedback.

Redesign Emails for Haletale Inc.

The goal of this project is to redesign the emails going out of Haletale platform. These are mostly notifications. The backend technology is Ruby on Rails. Team will support in walking thought this the code base. Expertise in HTML and CSS is needed in order to make changes to the emails.

Website Development : Image selection and manipulation

The goal of DesignBot is to provide industrial designers with variations of their product design ideas. In such, we want to use the SVG image format since this format is already standardized and widely used by designers. We would like to collaborate with students to improve the UI of our website by improving the current functionalities as well as including functionalities that will allow the user to select and manipulate parts of images. This will involve: Working 10-15 hours per week. Show you progress in a weekly meeting. Learn what the SVG format is Work with Typescript/React Work with D3js

Mobile App UI / UX Design & Prototype

Our company would like to explore designing a prototype for a native mobile application version of our current web based product. We currently have a lot of traffic to our product via the web and we would like to start to attempt to capture some of that user activity via a mobile application. Tasks may include: Conducting background research on our existing web application for the product. Identifying key areas of our current product and how they might translate to a mobile application. Learning and using various software design tools. We strongly recommend students learn how to use Figma as this is the latest and greatest tool currently available. Creation of a screen by screen UX / UI prototype of a native mobile application which can be used on both iOS and Android Conducting UX / UI testing with real potential users potentially involving paper prototypes or other software tools to support this

Website Development

Our company advertises thousands of products online. We hope to update and revamp our existing website to attract more customers. We would like to work with students to develop a new website that is easy to maintain while providing an appealing interface for users. This can be achieved through common site building tools such as Wix, Webflow, and WordPress. This will involve several different steps for the students, including: Researching different site-building tools and their associated advantages / disadvantages. Conducting a needs analysis to determine which platform is most suitable. Building a website, with our assistance in providing the content. Providing training on updating and maintaining the website. Bonus steps in the process would also include: Testing prototypes with customers and refining ideas with feedback.

Website UI / UX Design & Prototype

Our company would like to explore re-designing our current website with a prototype. We are always on the lookout for innovative and fresh UI and UX ideas that will help our users. This will involve: Conducting background research on our existing web application for the product. We are happy to provide a walkthrough and other resources to help bring them up to speed. Identifying key areas of our current website and what areas of focused might return the best results in a redesign. Learning and using various software design tools. We strongly recommend students learn how to use Figma as this is the latest and greatest tool currently available. Creation of a screen by screen UX / UI prototype of a web application which can be used on all major browsers and be mobile friendly Conducting UX / UI testing with real potential users potentially involving paper prototypes or other software tools to support this