Project Title: Instant-transfer Industry Analysis
FLEX Payment Solutions
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| Project Title | Instant-transfer Industry Analysis |
| Project Topics | Growth Strategy Marketing Operations |
| Skills & Expertise | Business Analysis & Strategy Market Research Qualitative Research Quantitative Research |
| Project Synopsis: Challenge/Opportunity | This project is with Flex Payment Solutions, and the corporate partner is Mike Biegalski, Vice President of Sales and Operations for the organization.
Company Information: Since 2015, Flex Payment Solutions has been focused on being your safety net in the ever-changing world of payment processing. We understand the challenges of adapting to regulations in the financial industry because we have been operators ourselves in this space for over 20 years. Because of this, we have sought out an array of unique banking relationships that specialize in alternative payments to help keep your business cash flow working for you. Our corporate office is located in the St. Louis, MO market but our sales team is throughout the United States. Flex offers a variety of innovative proprietary solutions that are designed to increase speed, and decrease frustration during the payment process. Some of the industries we specialize in are consumer finance, online, and CBD businesses. New industry placement for instant fund transfer programs; FLEX is one of few companies in the country with such a deep instant transfer product suite and the team wants to find new verticals (most opportunity, least headwind) to work into with this differentiating attribute. For more information about the organization, please visit the following link: https://www.flexpaymentsolutions.com |
| Project Synopsis: Activities/Actions Required | The student team, with the support of the faculty advisor, will work on tasks/deliverables related to:
Preferred Skills:
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| Project Synopsis: Expected Results | Industry suggestions to sell instant-transfer programs for 2024 with both qualitative/quantitative reasoning for suggestion + high level action plan for FLEX team.
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Project Timeline
| Touchpoints & Assignments | Date | Type |
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Initial Onboarding Information |
Jan 02 2024 EST (UTC-05:00) | Other |
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First Day of Classes & Academic Calendar |
Jan 17 2024 EST (UTC-05:00) | Event |
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Stevens Brand Guidelines |
Jan 17 2024 EST (UTC-05:00) | Other |
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Industry Capstone Program Webpage & Resources |
Jan 17 2024 EST (UTC-05:00) | Other |
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Student Pre-Kick-off Self-Assessment Form |
Feb 10 2024, 23:59 PM EST (UTC-05:00) | Evaluation |
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Student Temperature Check |
Feb 23 2024, 23:59 PM EST (UTC-05:00) | Evaluation |
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Midterm Presentation Information |
Mar 18 2024 EST (UTC-05:00) | Other |
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Midterm Presentation Submission |
Apr 01 2024 EST (UTC-05:00) | Action Item |
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Final Presentation Information |
Apr 01 2024 EST (UTC-05:00) | Other |
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Student Temperature Check |
Apr 05 2024, 23:59 PM EST (UTC-05:00) | Evaluation |
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Final Presentation Submission |
May 14 2024 EST (UTC-05:00) | Action Item |
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Student Post-Engagement Self-Assessment Form |
May 14 2024, 23:59 PM EST (UTC-05:00) | Evaluation |
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Industry Mentor Post-Engagement Team Assessment Form |
May 17 2024, 23:59 PM EST (UTC-05:00) | Evaluation |
Program Managers
| Name | Organization |
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| Kate Marsden | Stevens Institute of Technology, School of Business Industry Capstone Program |
Teams
| Team Name | Project Name | Team Members |
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| Flex Payment Solutions | Instant-transfer Industry Analysis | |
| Flex Payment Solutions: Spring 2024 | Instant-transfer Industry Analysis |
