2019 Seed Internship Program Opportunity (Black Park Ltd)

Company name: Black Park Ltd

Website: www.blackparkgh.com

Project type: Operations

Project Location: Accra, Ghana

Project sub-categories: Operations, Engineering

Internship eligibility requirement: Stanford Undergraduate and Graduate students (MBA, MSx, MA, MS, PhD) may participate

About the company: For more than two decades, Black Park has been a trendsetting company in Ghana’s industry of home furniture and fittings. The company is sectioned into retail, furniture cutting and edging services, and furniture manufacturing. We focus on finding innovative ways to maximize customer satisfaction while contributing to our society’s development.

Project Description: Black Park is looking to incorporate technology into our daily operations. The intern will study our current flow of work and come up with a self-service solution for our clients that will eliminate human error and its associated cost. This ties in with our goal of reducing customer dissatisfaction while increasing foot traffic and sales exponentially. The project will be the first of its kind in Ghana. Once the project is completed, the technology will be tested and the company will work with the intern in implementing and troubleshooting its functions.