RALEIGH, NC, September 8 – 31Projects announced today the beta launch of their online marketplace for student freelance projects and crowdsourcing competitions. The platform is the first of its kind connecting talented students and companies through individual or team projects and crowdsourcing-style competitions. Organizations can utilize the platform to gain affordable, high-quality assistance on their projects and innovative solutions to their challenges while students build experience applying their classroom learning to tackle real-world business problems. Through the short-term projects & competitions employers also have the opportunity to “test-drive” students for potential full-time employment.
“As CEO of a quickly growing startup I face challenges on many fronts, and 31Projects enables me to engage highly talented students in working on these challenges,” said Hajo Engelke, Founder & CEO of Custom Choice Cereal. “At the same time I get to try out potential recruits through a real, risk-free project.”
Initial project sponsors on the platform represent a broad cross-section ranging from high-growth startups to large employers to nonprofits. “Especially among startups and SMEs, we have seen a need for the skills and energy which top students can bring to addressing business challenges, at a price that is much more affordable than engaging professional consultants. Connecting students and organizations through these interactions makes sense because it has an obvious benefit for both,” said 31Projects Founder & CEO Jon Reifschneider.
The public beta will focus on business-related projects and will include a growing network of several hundred MBA and graduate students from all of the top universities across the U.S. The company plans to later expand the platform to also include top undergraduate students as well as other disciplines in addition to business.
About 31Projects
31Projects is an online marketplace which connections companies and top students through short-term projects and crowd-sourcing competitions. The company was founded in January 2010 in Raleigh, NC. For more information please visit www.31projects.com.
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