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Business Development Intern

MOSAIC is a not-for-profit organization that provides settlement and employment services to immigrants, refugees, and mainstream communities (via WorkBC Employment Services) primarily in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. As a part of the Business Development Team, the Intern would
assist the team by conducting market research in identifying opportunities for growth. They will also assist with researching, ways to expand the current customer base, labour market trends, identifying other sources of funding such as grants, contracts, and improving business operations for more cost-effective and efficient solutions.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Helsley

Student:

Partner:

MOSAIC

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Other services (except public administration)

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Marketing Coordinator

Become a key member of Virtus Groups’ marketing and business development efforts. Key responsibilities include assisting the current Virtus team with the ideation of new marketing strategies, developing collateral and digital content, coordinating Virtus’ weekly startup newsletter, and managing the company’s social platforms.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Helsley

Student:

Partner:

Virtus Services Group Inc.

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Digital Marketing Coordinator

The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade (GVBOT) is a member?based organization looking at embarking on a digital transformation, in particular, with improving their SEO and SEM activities. I will be responsible for running an SEO audit on their website, suggest and implement changes to increase organic traffic. They also need assistance in evaluating their current activities and presenting a plan that will lead to improved results and an increase in leads.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Helsley

Student:

Partner:

Greater Vancouver Board of Trade

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Project Analyst Intern

Channel Gate Technologies Inc. (Cymax Group) achieved record revenue growth in 2020 and exceeded planned budget by 50%. The COVID-19 Pandemic has posted both risks and opportunities to Cymax Group and to the eCommerce industry in general. As one of the market leaders in the eCommerce space in the US, Cymax Group has experienced elevated growth, and more recently step change increase in volume that can be attributed to COVID-19. As part of the company’s strategy to drive sustainable growth in this new industry dynamics, the engagement of an intern will contribute to ensuring successful execution of key strategic projects and playing an integral role in collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.

Project Activities Overview:
o Key strategic projects: ERP and Finance system migration, CRM Implementation, Project management Process improvements
o Key responsibilities: business analysis, requirements gathering, project coordination, and monitoring of key strategic projects

Significance of the Project:
o Fresh perspective with current learnings from Sauder
o Ability to accelerate Key Strategic Projects such as ERP system
migration and CRM implementation are critical to the company’s
success and growth in the next 5+ years.
o Challenges address: Upgrade key system infrastructure to more
scalable and robust platforms

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Helsley

Student:

Partner:

Cymax Stores Inc

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Retail trade

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Accounting Specialist/Business Manager

ATL is a company that provides services and accommodation to seniors. We are opening our newest Seniors Retirement home in 6 months and with the vaccines becoming more available to the seniors’ population, we are expecting more and more seniors to move into our facility by our August opening date. The intern’s primary role is to oversee the accounting department by managing accounts payable, receivable and tenant contracts. This is a new property that is set to open in August but the property management starts building in May, up to opening, and ongoing.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Helsley

Student:

Partner:

ATL Senior Living

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Marketing Coordinator

COVID?19 has led to unprecedented change for Flywheel. As an agency that has always served ‘digital?first’ clients, we are in a unique position to support businesses as everything has become digital?first. We previously served just a small niche of businesses, but now have a much larger target audience. Our business has more than doubled in the last 6 months, but our market positioning hasn’t kept up ? a marketing intern will help support us in updating our own marketing and sales materials, as well as learn the ropes of executing digital marketing campaigns for our clients.

Support in execution of digital marketing campaigns (SEO, CRO, digital advertising and email)
Support in analysis and analytics setup for all campaigns
Support in the growth of the brand through the company social, blog, and newsletters
Facilitate in the project management process throughout the company

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Helsley

Student:

Partner:

Flywheel Digital

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Co-op Marketing Strategy Intern

With having to delay our commercial launch yet again due to covid restrictions, we can use as much help as possible in developing a strong well-researched marketing and globalization plan so we can hit the ground running as soon as travel is a possibility. On the other side of the coin, developing an alternative launch strategy should we continue to be delayed would also be very beneficial.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Helsley

Student:

Partner:

Onecup AI

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Artificial Intelligence; Agriculture and Food

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Digital and Content Marketing Specialist

CSN Pharma is a growing company meaning each one of us will be dealing with different business-related challenges on daily basis. Often these challenges require everyone’s contribution from different functions and departments which in fact encourages teamwork and collective decision making. The internship also requires highly effective communication skills as there are multiple reports and presentations needed to be generated throughout the program.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Helsley

Student:

Partner:

CSN Pharma Inc

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Staff Accountant Co-op

I will be assisting with the tax preparation and tax filing of individuals and corporations either remotely or in-person. With the increase in customer volume during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, I will help alleviate the workload the current full-time staff are experiencing during the tax busy season. My assistance will help boost employee morale as they will not have to work additional hours to complete work for their clients.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Helsley

Student:

Partner:

AC Income Tax

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Sales and Marketing Intern

The internship I have accepted is a 4 month position where I will be working on various projects to help in “ShapeMeasure”’s growth, focusing on sales and marketing. Some of the tasks I will be doing this summer include: Website content creation and maintenance, Email or print marketing campaigns, Event organization (if allowed), Answering phones, taking orders, upselling, Market research, Implementing key metric tracking, and meeting targets for: clickthroughs, conversion rates, A/B testing, NPS, sends/saves, followers, etc, Assisting with invoicing/accounts receivables and other duties as assigned.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Helsley

Student:

Partner:

ShapeMeasure

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure; Manufacturing

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Business Development Coordinator

TTT Studios is an award-winning digital innovation studio focused on empowering businesses through technology.

The role of the business intern is to help our Sales and Marketing teams execute our strategy to grow our nascent accounts sales channel, with a specific focus on supporting our account-based marketing strategy. This is an opportunity for the business intern to gain firsthand experience in the software development industry, execute a real?life marketing and sales strategy while receiving mentorship from our Sales and Marketing team, executives, and other advisors.

The Business Development Coordinator will support the Business Development Manager in advancing our marketing and sales capabilities, with a focus on executing our 2021 account-based marketing strategy. Our ABM strategy identifies accounts in key industries, develops targeted content, and engages with key stakeholders with the goal of expanding the number and type of enterprise clients.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Helsley

Student:

Partner:

TTT Studios

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Sales and Marketing Coordinator

As a sales and events based company in the high growth fashion industry, COVID-19 impacted Vancouver Fashion Week Inc. as it halted and slowed their show production. As a Sales and Marketing Coordinator, I will be supporting the sales and marketing division by working on research projects for a series of purposes; sponsorships, sales, school partnerships, and influencer research. I will also be the point of contact for designers all over the world.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Helsley

Student:

Partner:

Vancouver Fashion Week Management Inc.

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Business Strategy Internship