This experience is for employers looking to work with senior business students, to build a 10 - 15 page business plan for new or existing enterprises.

For Employers:

1. Learn more on how to get started and post your project.
2. Thoroughly review and agree to the Terms & Conditions.

This is a private experience; students must be invited to join.

Project acceptance doesn't guarantee student applications. 

For Students:

1. Learn more on how to get started and apply to a project.
2. Thoroughly review and agree to the Terms & Conditions.

Students will be tasked with delivering a comprehensive business plan tailored to your business. A business plan can be utilized by startups, Small & Medium Enterprises to raise capital and/or apply for provincial and federal grants. A business plan is beneficial to both for-profit and not-for-profit ventures and organizations. 

Students will work as consultants, and the more time you dedicate to them, the better the information the students will have to produce a comprehensive business plan that can meet the unique needs of your business. We recommend working with the students to book a meeting at least once a week for collaboration, ask thoughtful questions, and provide guidance.

Please find below the business plan outline:

1) Executive Summary (max 250 words)

2)Company Description

3) Industry Target Customer and Competitive Analysis

4) Product/Service plan

5) Marketing Plan

6) Operation and Development Plan

7) Management Team

8) Critical Risk

9) Offering

10) Exit Strategy

11) Financial Plan

Warning: Please be aware that the deliverable is strictly a business plan, as explained above.

The course schedule is as follows (the dates are tentative):

1. Initial screening phase: June - August. The TalentED YYC team will review project submissions.
2. Final approval phase: August 19 - 23. The TalentED YYC team will accept all final projects.
3. In-person onboarding meeting: Friday, August 23. The TalentED YYC & Mount Royal Univeristy will host an onboarding event for all employers with accepted projects. In this meeting, you have a chance to meet with the course coordinator and the course instructors. Details will be sent once your provide successfully matches with the experience.
4. Project matching phase: September 10 - 16. Students will join the experience, review clients’ projects and contact clients that they feel interested in. Student groups and clients plan to meet to discuss the project (it might be online or in person). During these meetings, both clients and students will evaluate whether they want to work together. Students must send their applications to projects by September 16th.
5. Decision-making deadline. September 20: Employers must pick the student group that they think is most suitable for their project by Sep 20th noon. Each employer can only work with ONE group of students.
6. Working phase: September 20 - December 9. Student groups start to work on the project with their clients. During the last week of December, students will present their business plan to the class. Employers can attend those presentations if they want.
7. Delivery deadline: December 10. Students submit their work.