Welcome to the DeGroote School of Business' private Advance Ontario experience. This unique initiative enables industry partners to engage DeGroote undergraduate (BCom) and MBA students graduate (MBA, MFin and MSc in eHealth) students in providing solutions for their business challenges. Students dedicate 80-hours per project and receive a $1,400 CAD stipend upon successful completion. Employers provide the projects and Riipen provides the student stipend!

These projects provide students with the opportunity to gain real-world experience by solving a specific social, business, design, or community related problem for an industry partner. These projects typically take place over a 4-6 week period. At the end of the projects students will be asked to present their solution to the industry partner.

Here’s how it works:

• Craft a detailed project description (including supporting documentation) to best attract your ideal student candidate(s).
• Submit your project for our DeGroote team to review.
• Once your project gets the green light, students (individually or in teams) will apply directly.
• Attend a launch event and present your project to the students.
• Provide a “mentor/point of contact” for the duration of the project
• Meet with the students to receive the final deliverables.

Deliverables will vary depending on your unique business needs. When posting projects, be clear in the final deliverables that you want students to submit.

For students: Work must be submitted on the platform to receive the stipend. Project deliverables are required, or if an NDA was required, the redacted deliverables or a sample of non-confidential work.

1. Deliverables should be submitted as uploaded files to validate the completion of your work. These files can encompass various formats such as Word documents, PDFs, JPEG images, presentations, etc. We require tangible proof or an example of your completed work.