Projects to do

Map the client journey and a fee model for a small architecture and design studio

Design studios can lose money when a project grows without a clear link between the work done and what the client pays.

~6.5 hrs🔒 Details

Redesign a college admissions office process and model the time it saves

Admissions offices handle forms, document checks and queries in bursts, and students lose days to steps that wait on one person.

Create a facilitator kit for a half-day workshop and run a trial session

Workshops that depend on one confident person collapse when someone else must run them, so firms write kits that anybody can follow.

Write a one-year business plan for yourself as a solo student consultant

Students who want to freelance often skip planning who will buy, how they will be found and how much work they can actually deliver.

Build a launch model and risk view for a new weekend coaching class

A graduate wants to start weekend coaching but cannot tell how many students, how much space and how much preparation time make it worthwhile.

Write a market-entry note for a new homestay-management service in Goa

Homestay owners often juggle guests, cleaning and bookings alone, and a service firm must judge whether enough of them would pay for help.

~7.5 hrs🔒 Details

Plan how a small law firm could organise and find its past work safely

Firms keep years of drafts and notes, yet juniors waste hours searching for a similar document, while confidentiality makes sharing risky.

Study where free AI tools could help a small accounting firm, and where they should not

Small firms are curious about AI but worry about mistakes and confidentiality, so they need a sensible view of tasks, benefits and limits.

Write a full proposal and a ten-minute pitch for a neighbourhood restaurant

A restaurant owner will only hire an outsider who clearly understands the business and explains the plan in a few minutes.

~7.5 hrs🔒 Details

Compare how three global firms describe themselves in their public material

Firms like Deloitte, PwC and Accenture all sell advice, yet students struggle to say how their messages differ or what each wants to be known for.

Diagnose why a neighbourhood pharmacy is losing regular customers

A neighbourhood pharmacy owner has noticed regulars drifting away, and needs a structured explanation rather than a guess about prices or apps.

Explain how an audit works end to end through a fictional company

Audits are seen as dull box-ticking, yet the logic of testing a sample to judge a whole set of records is something every student can learn.

Cut the time a tax and accounts office spends chasing clients for papers

Staff in tax and accounts offices lose many hours a week reminding clients to send documents, which delays work for everyone.

~6.5 hrs🔒 Details

Draft a plain-language AI use policy for a small advisory firm

Staff at small advice firms are already pasting work into free chatbots, often without knowing what is safe to share.

~5 hrs🔒 Details

Run a feedback survey on a group project and present findings like a consultant

Firms measure client satisfaction to improve, but few students practise turning raw replies into a clear story with a recommendation.

~5.5 hrs🔒 Details

Compare how accountants, lawyers and consultants charge, and who bears the risk

Clients are often surprised by bills because hourly, fixed, retainer and results-linked fees shift risk in ways nobody explains upfront.