As a startup, the pandemic paused what would otherwise be regular business and product lifecycles. Our timelines were negatively affected. In 2020, we were set back months and prevented from hiring economically. We have moved past design thinking (needs, research, observation, concepts, hypothesis) and prototyping. We are now building a minimum viable enterprise product, entering […]

COVID-19 has impacted the housing, architecture, and construction industry in many ways. On the one hand, it has made affordable and sustainable housing a much higher priority, but on the other hand, it has also made developers more risk-averse. Intelligent City is a technology-enabled housing company that leverages technology to solve these problems. We are […]

The Bay of Fundy is recognized as an area of high ecological importance and is home to a diverse fish assemblage. FORCE, Canada’s leading test centre for tidal energy research and development, is currently assessing the potential for tidal energy development in the Upper Bay of Fundy’s Minas Passage. Since 2009, FORCE’s Environmental Effects Monitoring […]

The Junior Consultant position will be responsible for writing business plans and creating financial forecast projections for Mikel Business Consulting. The intern will be responsible for carefully analyzing organization’s operations, creating high level organizational strategies and implementing a thorough, strategic business plan for our clients. The Junior Consultant will also be responsible for building business […]

Collaborating with healthcare organizations to improve technologies and operational efficiencies.

It is a special experience for newcomers to move to a small urban or rural Canadian community. This study explores what that experience is like, particularly related to work. It also looks at what the community and its leaders see as things that either help or get in the way of new Canadians succeeding in […]

The goal of our project titled Investing in Recovery: Strengthening Employer and Policy Roles in Labour Market Integration of Canada’s Immigrant Women in STEM will be to produce new research rooted in a power analysis around the specific challenges that Canada’s immigrant women in STEM face, including the perspective of STEM employers on the opportunity […]

How much medical knowledge is stored in each of our own family trees? When family members share health information with one another, does this lead to higher rates of genetic health screening and better health outcomes? Do perceptions about the privacy of health information affect the rate at which we share this information? This work […]

Times series freight rates for trucking is notoriously difficult to obtain. The industry is comprised of different kinds of trucks (e.g., vans and flatdecks), serves different traffic lanes and has a very large number of carriers and shippers. Moreover, the data varies with the tempo of the general economy and seasonal variations. Aggregate data is […]

Affinity is expanding it service offerings and developing it’s consulting services division, Covid has enabled more services to be provided online and Affinity is looking to provide these services across Canada and the US. The MBA intern will assist in developing the strategy for the new service. This includes working with the Affinity Partner on […]

• Collaborate with the GTM team to gather insights on current trends in the Microsoft Dynamics 365 partner network • Analyze trends in the ERP market, and research emerging technologies and their application to our key target industries • Recommend strategies for targeting specific industries and help shape our product messaging • Coordinate with key […]

Helping clients rebuild while expanding their internal offering and reach into new industries are the primary challenges facing their company as they move forward. This intern would play a critical role in supporting our clients as they continue to rebuild, restore, and pivot their service offering in this new climate. Client work may include activities […]