Strategic Expansion Blueprint: Ignite Your Business Growth

University Canada West
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Naji Yazdi
MBA Instructor
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Timeline
  • October 25, 2023
    Program start
  • December 11, 2023
    Program end
Program
5/4 project matches
Dates set by program
Preferred companies
Canada
Sole proprietorship, Small to medium enterprise
Business services, Cosmetics & beauty, Energy, Environment

Program scope

Categories
Market research Operations Competitive analysis Market expansion Product or service launch
Skills
business analysis treatment planning blueprinting
Learner goals and capabilities

Working in a team, students will prepare a Business Analysis report as well as a treatment plan for the expansion/ improvement of the business.

Learners

Learners
Graduate
Intermediate levels
7 learners
Project
50 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Individual projects
Expected outcomes and deliverables

1- Full Business Analysis report and treatment proposal

2- Summary of the report and the proposal

3- Presentation (20 minutes) in-person or via recording

Project timeline
  • October 25, 2023
    Program start
  • December 11, 2023
    Program end

Project Examples

Requirements

1.     Executive summary

o  Exec summary of your client's business

o  Main goals and objectives that you plan to pursue during this project

o  Main steps you plan to take to pursue the objectives and find the solution within a clear and structured timeline.

o  Explain your methodolgy of gathering the information of your client (ie. Interview, questionnaie, GEMBA etc.)

o  A short description of the potential solution you might offer to the company

2.     Busines Analysis

o  SWOT analysis along with suggested solutions for each item of the SWOT

o  PESTEL analysis

o  Business model and business structure

o  Their CRM

o  Their presence on social media (You can include Google Analytics)

o  E-commerce features of the business

o  Their operational issue that is detected by your team or the business owner

o  Their branding and marketing strategy

o  Their competition (who, what, how much?)

o  Their competitive advantage / their competition and differentiation strategy

3.     Solutions

o  Gantt chart/time frame for the modifications

o  Budget for changes and the financial forecast for your clients after implementing the suggested solutions

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this program:

  • Q1 - Text short
    Are you currently facing any operational issues in your business?