Who We Are

About Project LIFT

Empowering Maryland's small businesses through student-driven technology solutions.

Our Mission

We are a student organization at UMD catered towards helping local small businesses use technology to capitalize on new opportunities and optimize operations to boost their growth and presence.

Our Vision

We envision a self-sustaining engine for community growth, powered by interdisciplinary students who deliver lasting, creative solutions to Maryland's small businesses and develop into future leaders.

Our Core Values

The principles that guide everything we do.

Quality

  • •Use modern technologies
  • •Customer-centric approach
  • •Industry standard practices

Personalization

  • •Work directly with clients to highlight opportunities
  • •Tailored solutions per business need
  • •Active collaboration

Community

  • •Serve the people who serve us
  • •Help UMD students
  • •Give back through tech-driven initiatives

How We Operate

Our systematic approach to delivering exceptional results.

1

Connect

Connect with a prospective client who we think we can help

2

Plan

Develop a design document highlighting deliverables, timelines, expectations, etc.

3

Build

Build out the projects with lean, interdisciplinary teams

4

Review

Review with clients to ensure alignment with their vision

5

Iterate

Modify as needed based on client feedback

6

Deliver

Present final output and ensure successful implementation

7

Showcase

Share a creative showcase of our latest client via social media

Our Priorities

What matters most to us and our community.

Low Barrier To Entry

Whether it be for small businesses or for student talent, we prioritize equity and accessibility in order to help our community grow.

Promote Creativity

The nature of our work allows us to stretch the horizons for both the capabilities of the students and the client – the more creative the solution, the better.

Connectivity

We want to bring students with all kinds of passions, interests, and capabilities to collaborate with small businesses with no limitations.

Support

Not only do we strive to support clients who directly impact us, but we strive to put their priorities and way of operations at the forefront of our work.

Lean Teams

  • Team size range from 5-6
  • Building a full system

Direct Work

  • Talk directly to C-Level small business owners
  • Take things from 0 to 1
  • Convert technical to non-technical

Interdisciplinary Applications

  • Work on + around software
  • Support a business as a whole