Traction and Marketing Strategy Campaign Development
The Big Leaf has an exciting project for you! Our client in MedTech is revolutionizing safety in the operating room, and they need your help. The company is called SafeStart Medical, and to pilot the platform with surgery centres and hospitals, we need awareness! This is where you come in. Help the SafeStart Medical team and their advisors at The Big Leaf to develop marketing and traction campaigns. This can be digital and traditional media, AI or hand-made, and most importantly, your creative touch matters most!
AI-Enhanced Front-End Reporting Tool
About The Client: We are a cutting-edge technology company providing innovative solutions for the restaurant and hospitality industry. Our products include AI-powered kitchen display systems and real-time reporting tools that enhance operational efficiency. We are now looking to develop a web-based reporting tool that leverages generative AI to provide intelligent, data-driven insights from our ClickHouse database. Job Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled and creative Front-End Developer with experience in designing interactive, intuitive user interfaces for reporting tools. This role will focus on developing a web-based reporting tool using .NET Core, integrating with our ClickHouse backend, and utilizing generative AI to enable dynamic querying of complex data sets.
Branding Upgrade
KnowQuest.net needs a new update to its branding! Our current branding guidelines and media kits are lacking in creativity and flair. We need your help in taking the current version and taking it to the next level. We need to be investor, client, and customer ready by Fall and we need your help.
Graphic Design - Web and Native App
Your role will be to pick up where our previous design student left off. Redesigning KnowQuest.com (the previous students' designs are not yet implemented but you will have access to the figma, etc.). KnowQuest is an advanced feedback platform that is changing the way we get consumer feedback! Learn more at www.knowquest.net (a simple wordpress pitch deck) and contribute to www.knowquest.com (the platform)!
Front End Development (HTML, CSS, Java Script)
Help develop the user interface for users on this exciting new platform that makes research faster, easier, and more effective than ever! The platform is based Odoo, but uses HTML, CSS, Java Script for the front end. Work with experienced professionals on a disruptive new start-up that will change research forever!
Mulitple Projects: Pitch Competition Event (Management and Planning)
We are looking to bring on students to be our learner-consultant in one of many potential roles including but not limited to: project management, marketing, planning, research, etc. We are in the last stages of planning an innovative new Pitch Competition and need your help to make it great. We want this event to be fun, interactive and memorable. The event will take place in Toronto or Niagara falls and we people who can help us turn our vision into reality and produce and execute a great investor conference. The main goal is to create an event that is sustainable financially, and that is in demand for annual recurrence. Let's work together to make it fun, informative, and engaging!
Project Management: Scaling and Operations for a start up
We are looking to bring on students to be our learner-consultant in a project management role. We are an ethical home health care start up and prioritize the proper treatment of our workers so that we can retain staff, have happy customers and in turn grow the business. We're looking to run a pilot and make sure that there are no bugs in our operations as we look to scale. As an operations manager we'll look to you to help us develop processes, analyze our methods, and then come up with solutions and strategies to implement. In this role you'll help with assessing and identifying needs/issues and provide actionable recommendations while performing result based tasks. We want your help to make our Ethical Home Healthcare Start-up a success from day 1. What makes us different? We pay better, we treat care workers better, and we demand better care for clients. It's that easy! Help us determine what works, what doesn't, and how to improve operations so that we can afford to pay our care workers what they deserve!
Mobile App: UI/UX Development
Required: Design a Full UI/UX for a new App that better matches Care Workers with Clients [profiles, manual matching, GPS, scheduling]. Preferred: React Native Background Panion - a Big Leaf project that is in development: It consists of an App-based platform (android/iOS) that matches Care Workers with their Clients. Nurses, PSWs, physical therapists, phlebotomists, companions, etc. create are matched with clients based on key factors, which are customizable for each party. Care Workers create online profiles with Key Factors like Education, Experience, Language(s), Specialties, Certifications, Vaccines, Geographical and Temporal Availability, etc. Clients and their families or caregivers fill out a profile with requirements such as times and days, expertise, experience, language, education, vaccinations, etc. The system matches Client to Care Worker, or manual matches can be made by users, and Panion takes only 15% of revenues per transaction; one-half of what many agencies take. What makes Panion different? We are focused on Care. Quality Care is something that is a result of a concerted and collaborative effort. We know that Care Workers are often underpaid, underappreciated, mismatched with clients, and required to travel great distances without remuneration. We also know that Care Workers almost never have access to Benefits, Insurance, and Pensions from the agencies to looking which they dedicate their life. Panion offers Care Workers benefits, insurance, and pension plans, takes less revenue, and makes better matches. Panion also lets users Rate each interaction for both parties, via our sister company KnowQuest (using KnowQuest's API). How can you help? We need your help in developing, improving, and optimizing our Panion platform! From design to databasing, security to deployment, this is a new endeavour and you can make a real meaningful impact on the project, the company, and the many many caring people in the industry that we will be able to give better lives and opportunities to!
Project Management and Operations Support 2024
This project is an Umbrella project that covers many real-world Operations Management and Project Management opportunities at The Big Leaf and our partners/clients. The Goal: Support our team of expert consultants in Operations and Project Management on a given project Additional/Optional Goals: Support our team in any of the following areas/ways: Marketing (including management, planning, campaign development, branding, research, etc.) Operations (including management, planning, etc.) Strategy (including planning, development, research, etc.)
Application Development - Build an MVP
Project Overall into : We are seeking a team of diligent students to help us build a comprehensive reservation application aimed at simplifying restaurant operations and enhancing customer experiences. This app will offer a live view of the restaurant's floorplan, enabling customers to book available tables and pre-order their meals. Upon arrival, their orders will be relayed directly to the kitchen, ensuring efficient service. Furthermore, the application will allow restaurants to manage seating statuses and streamline their day-to-day operations. An intuitive pre-order system will include a dynamic menu, a user-friendly cart feature, and a secure payment gateway. Requirements: User Authentication: The app should support secure user registration, login, and profile management features. Real-time Floorplan View: Users should be able to view a live, simplistic representation of the restaurant's floorplan, showing the current status of tables (available, occupied, needs cleaning, etc.). Reservation System: Users should be able to reserve available tables, with their reservation reflected in real-time on the floorplan. Pre-order System: An intuitive interface should allow users to view the restaurant's menu, select items, add them to a cart, and pay in advance. Upon the customer's arrival, these orders should be automatically sent to the kitchen for preparation. Restaurant Management Interface: Restaurants should have a separate interface allowing them to update table statuses, manage the menu, and view incoming orders and reservations. Secure Payment Gateway: A reliable and secure system should be implemented for handling transactions. Notifications: Users should receive confirmation and reminder notifications for their reservations and updates on their pre-orders. Front End: For the front end, we suggest using ReactJS. Its component-based architecture will enable the team to build a highly interactive user interface. React Native can be used if a mobile application is also planned. Back End: Node.js is recommended for the back end due to its efficient handling of asynchronous requests and good performance in real-time applications, which will be critical for the live floorplan feature. Express.js can be used as the server framework.
Cybersecurity Plan and Execution
The Assessment: Assess the current cybersecurity status of KnowQuest, an advanced consumer and academic feedback platform. The Solution: Recommend policy changes, new technologies and solutions, and any other required resources, tasks, or strategies to get the Cybersecurity capabilities of KnowQuest up to (and if possible) above industry best practices. Execution: Implement new solution and ensure our CEO is an integral part of the entire process. KnowQuest uses ReactJS with MongoDB and Java Script, HTML, CSS, and is hosted on a VPS (Linux w WHM and CPanel [CENTOS 7.9.x]) and also used AWS/EC2.
Project Management and Operations Support 2023
This project is an Umbrella project that covers many real-world Operations Management and Project Management opportunities at The Big Leaf and our partners/clients. The Goal: Support our team of expert consultants in Operations and Project Management on a given project
Business Strategy Consulting
The Big Leaf is running several projects that can use your students' consulting skills: 1. The Big Leaf itself - a Management Consulting firm looking to expand its reach and customer base 2. KnowQuest.net - an evolution in online feedback that is relaunching in May 2023 and needs a new Business Plan, including Industry Analaysis, Market Analysis, Opportunity Analysis, Marketing Plan, Operations Plan, and Financial Plan 3. MyPanion - an Ethical Home Healthcare start-up that will focus on bringing dignity and respect to care workers. MyPanion also needs a new Business Plan, including Industry Analaysis, Market Analysis, Opportunity Analysis, Marketing Plan, Operations Plan, and Financial Plan 4. Events - from our Italian Luxury Conference outside Milan, Italy in May, to our Investor's Conference in the Fall, or our Healthcare Worker and Educators' Awards, we have several events that students can contribute to, in terms of consulting: competitive analysis, opportunity spotting, etc.
Project Management and Operations Support 2023
This project is an Umbrella project that covers many real-world Operations Management and Project Management opportunities at The Big Leaf and our partners/clients. The Goal: Support our team of expert consultants in Operations and Project Management on a given project
UI UX Development
We have two projects that need a UI/UX Intern. 1: KnowQuest - Advanced Feedback Platform for academia (the only academic feedback platform in the world!), and Movies/TV/Video Games (superior to IMDB/IGN/Netflix ratings and more informative!). 2: MyPanion - Ethical Home Healthcare. Both platforms are using React. Both platforms are being developed by Arizona State University's and Humber College's students in the January-April semester, but we want them to focus more on the back end. We want you to focus on the front end, so you can all shine! Develop or improve the wireframe, graphics, interface, user experience, and imagery!
Ethical Home Healthcare DBA Consulting Opportunity
MyPanion will be the next evolution in home healthcare: Ethical! It's motto is: Better Access to Better Care How can you help? Build a foundation of Knowledge in home healthcare, ethical home healthcare (including best practices), and help our startup in one of the following two ways (we can accept up to two DBA students - one for each): 1. Web Development of our simple platform. Work alongside Arizona State University and Humber College students who have already started the platform's development (they only contribute 1 semester), and take the platform to the next level. (built w React) 2. Help our executive team as a consultant in determining the best start-up launch strategy: Acquisition or Organic Growth...including opportunity spotting, industry/market analysis, validation, and business planning.
Conference Interpreter Needed (Italian-English)
The 2nd Annual Italian Luxury Conference is taking place this May in Piacenza (Lomardia) Italy at the Universita Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore! We need an interpreter to help our English speaking guests (and our future online viewers [highlights]) with an interpreter, as the conference will take place in Italian! The 2023 Italian Luxury Conference is a luxury-focused, market-driven annual event that brings together global brand leaders, researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, retailers, policy makers, and innovators in Luxury and Fashion. The themes for this year’s conference are Sustainability, Innovation, and Technology The conference will leverage research, experience, collaboration, and cooperation to empower attendees, promote innovative approaches, open a dialogue, and foster Sustainability and Technology to create meaningful value and new opportunities.
UI UX Development
We have two projects that need a UI/UX Intern. 1: KnowQuest - Advanced Feedback Platform for academia (the only academic feedback platform in the world!), and Movies/TV/Video Games (superior to IMDB/IGN/Netflix ratings and more informative!). 2: MyPanion - Ethical Home Healthcare. Both platforms are using React. Both platforms are being developed by Arizona State University's and Humber College's students in the January-April semester, but we want them to focus more on the back end. We want you to focus on the front end, so you can all shine! Develop or improve the wireframe, graphics, interface, user experience, and imagery!
Marketing Strategy Development
Students will have the option of two projects: 1. The Big Leaf - A management consulting firm that needs to increase its sales, key sales/marketing metrics, and maximize its value. This will require advanced analysis, plenty of research into consulting, and a focus on value maximization matched with internal capabilities and adherence to our code of ethics and conduct. www.thebigleaf.com Students can choose either one!
Machine Learning App - Automatic Photo Cropper (APC)
To create and deploy a simple webb/mobile app that carries out the following: crop out images from screenshots. Most screenshots of a computer screen and cellphone screen contain vast amounts of material that is unwanted. This app attempts to determine what is 'wanted' (or photo) and what is 'unwanted' (or to be cropped). Users' inputs will help correct mistakes and facilitate the machine learning.
Project Management and Operations Support
This project is an Umbrella project that covers many real-world Operations Management and Project Management opportunities at The Big Leaf and our partners/clients. The Goal: Support our team of expert consultants in Operations and Project Management on a given project
Ethical Consulting Marketing Internship
Help a small consulting firm stand out! We are an Ethical Management Consulting firm located in Toronto and Niagara Falls Ontario. We are a diverse team of inter-professional subject matter experts. www.thebigleaf.com is our website and has lots of great information. The goal: Help our team reach our target audiences, get our message across, communicate our value proposition, and garner new opportunities!
CryptoCalculator - Market Research Project
To identify the ideal target market, value proposition, and marketing mix for our Crypto Calculator. The Crypto Calculator is our work in progress that empowers users to gain real insight with respect to Crypto Currencies and Coins. Users enter a coin, at which point current data regarding that coin is populated on our site. Users then give their opinion on each data point, as well as a 'weight' (i.e., how important is this data point to ME?). The calculator then gives the user a 'risk analysis' based on their input, and adds Insight to their experience. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to carry out the necessary market research that will drive our strategy moving forward, as well as the CryptoCalculator feature set, and value proposition.
Ethical Home Healthcare - Long Term Care Project
MyPanion is the next evolution in home healthcare: Ethical Home Healthcare! 1. We make better matches: using a granular approach, with Client’s needs driving decision factors such as Language, Expertise, Experience, Education, etc. 2. We treat Care Workers the way we want our family members to be treated; with Respect and Dignity. We foster an environment that encourages them to grow and thrive by rewarding them for great work. The main Goal of this project is to assist our start-up team in better understanding the unique needs of Long Term Care and Retirement Homes, as a potential client of MyPanion. This is your opportunity to demonstrate what you have learned and make a meaningful impact on the lives of those that need it most!
Defensibility Calculator
Defensibility refers to the Entrepreneur's ability to defend their business idea or plan. Starting a business is HARD, so a defensibility score can help the entrepreneur and potential investor by pointing out strengths and weaknesses. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to take Dr. Agostino Menna's Defensibility calculation (he is our team member) and deploy it into a simple website/webapp in React / Python or similar. We bought www.defensibility.ca for just this purpose!
IT Management: Servers and Websites Oh My!
Thank you for considering our project! The Big Leaf is managing several entrepreneurial endeavours as well as its own website: Thebigleaf.com: Management Consulting Firm KnowQuest.net: World's Only Academic Feedback Platform! KnowQuest.com: (splitting from .net) - Advanced Feedback Platform with an initial launch feature of misinformation/disinformation busting. Handlers.ca: an event management/planning web-app. All these sites are/will be hosted on our own VPS that we have with Hostinger. We have setup the VPS, however our web developer is NOT an IT Management expert, nor is he a server setup wizard. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to demonstrate to us: what did we do wrong, what did we do right, what needs fixing, and what needs changing? ... and we need you to implement your recommendations!
Italian Conference Planning -Luxury, Sustainability, Technology
Thebigleaf.com is planning for our second annual Italian Conference to be held in September of 2023. We seek students to help our project manager and team to plan, prepare, research, and execute the required milestones for the upcoming conference. See details of last year's conference at www.thebigleaf.com/italia2022 for more information. This year, we aim for the event to be held at a reputable University in Italy, and include more corporate and academic speakers, sponsors, and students (who can take part in a case/pitch competition!).
Italian Conference Planning -Luxury, Sustainability, Technology
Thebigleaf.com is planning for our second annual Italian Conference to be held in September of 2023. We seek students to help our project manager and team to plan, prepare, research, and execute the required milestones for the upcoming conference. See details of last year's conference at www.thebigleaf.com/italia2022 for more information. This year, we aim for the event to be held at a reputable University in Italy, and include more corporate and academic speakers, sponsors, and students (who can take part in a case/pitch competition!).
Web / App Development (React)
Students have two options: 1. Build on the work completed by Humber College students on the KnowQuest.net React-based webapp to complete the project. KnowQuest is the world's first Academic Feedback platform, and one of the most advanced feedback platforms in general. KnowQuest combines Credibility of users with Anonymity of ratings and Security (no personal information collected or sold) and Homogeneity (ratings are layered, not just 5 stars - thus, they are highly informative, powerful, and easily comparable). 2. MyPanion.com - Ethical Home Healthcare startup. MyPanion is bringing dignity and respect back to the home healthcare industry. By charging the customer a little less, and paying care workers much more, we ensure higher quality, better value, and better matches. Your job will be to create the MyPanion App. The App is a glorified scheduler with a GPS function built it. More details about the functionality of both options are available.
Multiple Real-World Web/App Development Opportunities!
Students have the choice of working on the Web/App development needs of any of the following projects for which we are either directly responsible, or part-owners: - MyPanion: Ethical Home Healthcare - Better Access to Better Care. React(JS or Native) = iOS/Android/WebApp versions. The app is simple: Care Workers & Clients create profiles, are manually matched with & a GPS Tracking function & the app is complete. - Crypto Calculator: The Big Leaf's Crypto Calculator is designed to add insight to the average investor. We have worked with a number of schools on this project already. It will be your job to: Help us Implement and Perfect or Improve it. WordPress integration. - Handlers.ca: A basic Wordpress website for our sister company - High End Event Planning & Staffing - KnowQuest.net: Feedback Evolved: React (JS/Native) - Academic & Non Academic Feedback with Advanced Feedback platform. Existing Firm - lots of potential!