Covid-19 has impeded many brick-and-mortar businesses, especially the SMEs in Northwest Ontario. The challenging environment calls for change in the business practice to respond to the impact and rejuvenate businesses. Going online is one of the possible solutions supported by technology and market readiness for those businesses. Digital Main Street (DMS), a program and service […]

We’re looking for someone that likes to figure things out! Your mission will be to test and execute activities that increasingly connect users and companies in our platform through marketing and business development techniques. Example activities include but are not limited to: developing and executing innovative ways to launch new task-based challenges (on social media […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed how services at NorWest are delivered. To decrease the risk of transmitting the virus to either patients or health care workers within their practice, providers are, when possible, converting in-person visits to telemedicine visits. Many patients are also avoiding visits because they do not want to leave their homes […]

This research project is being undertaken in partnership with Lakehead University and Superior Strategies, a small private and Indigenous-owned company based in Northwestern Ontario. The outcome of this project seeks to deliver a strategic plan using a research- and solution-based approach to not only address the impacts that COVID-19 has had upon the business, but […]

La pandémie de la COVID-19 a engendré le besoin de repenser la façon dont la performance est mesurée dans un contexte organisationnel. Le projet vise à 1) explorer les solutions/ produits actuellement offertes sur le marché en matière de mesure des résultats et tableaux de bord, de 2) définir les possibilités de déploiement de solutions […]

The project involves analysis of issues leading to excess inventory in certain categories, designing and implementing a system that will optimize inventory.

The intern will analyse the outputs and data collected from pandemic-specific and general programs, use that analysis to create data visualizations to contribute to team members’ understanding of programs’ impact, then work with the VP of Strategy and Growth to assist the implementation of robust data collection and analysis processes across all Leftovers and Fresh […]

We are monitoring government infrastructure stimulus funding as a potential opportunity to generate sales, particularly with traffic engineering customers in US cities. We are also evaluating federal grant programs designed to help states and municipalities address traffic issues at rail crossings and learning how we can leverage these programs to support sales. We are also […]

Throughout my internship at FFUN Group I will learn valuable skills that I will be able to take with me in my future career and studies. I will get to learn and explore various Human Resource functions such as orientation, benefits, day to day paperwork, as well as the recruitment process. All of these different […]

This project aims to provide dedicated research on a variety of projects assessing the impact of COVID-19 to the Saskatchewan economy. Pandemic has already done long term damage to Canada’s economy, and COVID-19 will transform the economy and disrupt every business. The results of this project will support strategic investment direction and basis for new […]

The intern will conduct cost analysis and design the pricing models for the ready-to-launch products with the organization. The intern will also undertake market analysis and identify potential markets for the organization. If time permits, the intern will create customer acquisition strategies with the business partner and participate in business planning and compilation of investor […]

Business has picked up since COVID began, but it is necessary for VOG to continue to build the sales pipeline to ensure long term viability. A large part of this funnel is from several projects being teed up by our largest financial client. These projects are crucial to Vog’s continued success as they would not […]