Business Expansion Research Pt 2

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Equivesto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ryan Correia
Managing Director
(3)
4
Project
Academic experience
120 hours of work total
Learner
Ontario, Canada
Advanced level

Project scope

Categories
Operations Financial services Market expansion Sales strategy
Skills
marketing strategies environmental analysis process improvement revenue stream sales prospecting business expansion go-to-market strategy quality assurance employee performance management sales
Details

The primary focus for the student will be:

  • Strategy - Develop an implementation plan for entering a new market (USA or UAE); develop a go-to-market strategy; identify new funding and grant opportunities, write proposals.
  • Operations - Recommend process improvements or redesign processes; develop improvements to supply chain processes; introduce quality assurance into our internal processes.
  • 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);
  • Sales - Design a new/improved prospecting process for our sales team; design a new/improved pricing or service structure.
  • Key Talent - What are the key team members we would need to operate in this new region.
  • Compliance - Identify the regional compliance requirements needed to operate in this geography.
Deliverables

Our goal at the end of this experience

Develop us a complete report about expansion to a new region that includes the following:

  • Strategy - For the student(s) to help us capture increased market share; for the student(s) to help us capture new revenue streams; for the student(s) to help us secure new funding.
  • Operations - For the student(s) to help us implement more efficient and effective processes that maximize employee performance/customer satisfaction.
  • Marketing - For the student(s) to help us reach more customers, effectively promote our brand, mission, and story.
  • Sales - For the student(s) to help us roll-out better prospecting that increases conversion rates and boost our sales.
  • Key Talent - For the student(s) to help us identify the team needed for this expansion.

Other duties the student may complete could include:

  • Competitor Analysis
  • Cost Requirements
  • Compliance Requirements
  • Technology Requirements
Mentorship

Students will work closely with the primary project manager who is supervising and available for questions. This will also include occasional progress meetings where adjustments to the students' tasks and duties can be made if necessary.

We will plan to communicate with our virtual intern using these communication tools: Microsoft Teams

Student's primary contact: Ryan Correia, Managing Director

Secondary contact: Alexander Morsink, Managing Director

About the company

Company
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2 - 10 employees
Technology, Banking & finance

Equivesto is a licensed Exempt Market Dealer and Equity Crowdfunding portal in Canada that enables everyday people to invest in vetted startups, small businesses, and real estate opportunities, starting at only $100 CAD. Through our service, founders can raise up to $1.5M from their customers, fans, followers, and extended community members and any amount from traditional Angels and VCs.