Planet Cents, Inc.
Planet Cents, Inc.
California City, California, United States
Description

Planet Cents, Inc., (a DE PBC,) (a seed-stage startup,) will be the global B2B2C/B2C sustainable products and services marketplace, utilizing sustainable purchasing to reverse climate change while giving organizations a way to attract and retain customers, employees, investors, partners, and suppliers. Our platform uses a patented algorithm that displays environmental impact scores for each product. (Video intro.: https://youtu.be/YpiOTWK706A) (www.PlanetCents.us)

Our sellers in our marketplace will include sustainable product and service providers, including existing sustainable marketplaces. Sellers may also license our SaaS to display environmental impact scores for their products on their own websites.

Organizational clients use the offerings in our marketplace as benefits, gifts, incentives, recognition, and rewards, as well as engagement, team-building, and training tools. They may offer these to customers, employees, partners, and/or suppliers, and each may share them similarly. This broad reach ensures the scalability of our model, which is attractive to investors. This rapid ability to scale allows us to cause a significant retreat from our global climate crisis.

Number of employees
2 - 10 employees
Company website
https://www.planetcents.us/
Categories
Market research Product or service launch Law and policy
Industries
Business & management Business services Consumer goods & services Environment Retail
Representation
Women-Owned Disabled-Owned Sustainable/green Social Enterprise Public benefit corporation (pbc)

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Recent projects

Environmental Impact Metrics Research and Analysis

Planet Cents, Inc. is pioneering an innovative environmental impact SaaS that aggregates raw environmental metrics into comprehensive scores for company websites and marketplaces. The project aims to support the onboarding of new clients into the beta launch of this SaaS by conducting thorough research and analysis of environmental metrics such as carbon emissions, water usage, materials, and circularity. The project involves evaluating client products to ensure they meet Planet Cents' criteria for environmental impact. This will require learners to apply their research skills to gather accurate data and collaborate with the Tech Team to integrate findings into the SaaS platform. Weekly remote meetings will facilitate progress tracking and team coordination.

Admin Leslie Sheridan
Matches 0
Category Environmental sustainability + 2
Open

Human Resources Recruiting

The overall goal of this project to yield many quality candidates for our many internship roles. This includes researching sources of candidates, outreach to sources of candidates, managing relationships with source organizations, posting job advertisements, reviewing resumes, writing candidate summaries and recommendations, and more.

Admin Leslie Sheridan
Matches 0
Category Talent recruitment + 4
Open

Virtual/Remote Data Analysis and Database Design/Internship

Main Goal: Integrate comprehensive data analysis with database design and creation to support strategic decision-making and operational efficiency at Planet Cents, Inc. Learning Objectives: Gain practical experience in analyzing data for business insights. Develop skills in database design principles and implementation. Apply statistical methods and SQL queries to derive actionable insights. Understand the impact of data-driven decisions in a startup environment.

Admin Leslie Sheridan
Matches 1
Category Databases + 4
Open

Market Research, Analysis, Strategy and Tactics for Planet Cents

Planet Cents, Inc. aims to enhance its market positioning by understanding the competitive landscape within the sustainable products industry. Our research projects involve any of the following, dependent upon current staff at Planet Cents: Conducting comprehensive competitive market research to identify key competitors, their strengths, weaknesses, and market strategies. This analysis will help Planet Cents to refine its marketing strategies and identify opportunities for differentiation. The goal is to equip Planet Cents with actionable intelligence that can be used to enhance its competitive edge. By focusing on competitors' product offerings, pricing strategies, and marketing tactics, the team will provide insights that can inform Planet Cents' strategic decisions. Conducting comprehensive partner research to identify the various partners, their needs and ours, and partnering potential. The goal is to equip Planet Cents with actionable intelligence that can be used to identify and gauge the viability of partnerships utilizing various criteria. Conducting comprehensive research to identify the various organizational buyers, their needs and ours, to discern our product/market fit, and direction potential. The goal is to equip Planet Cents with actionable intelligence that can be used to identify and gauge the best organizational targets consistent with our initial marketplace launch. Conducting comprehensive grant funding research based upon a specific set of criteria in order to gauge the most viable grant opportunities, and execute on those as needed. The goal of this is to generate a report of actionable opportunities for grant funding. All of our projects will require learners to apply their knowledge of market research methodologies, data analysis, critical thinking, and the ability to follow specific criteria. All projects will provide insights that can inform Planet Cents' strategic and tactical decisions.

Admin Leslie Sheridan
Matches 2
Category Market research + 4
Open

Latest feedback

Vanessa Butler
Student
May 15, 2025
Project feedback
I absolutely love and am completely on board with PlanetCents' mission. This is the kind of company I want to succeed especially in these times,. My only criticism is the manner of communication. Kindness works wonders, specially in the situation of unpaid internships. When an intern makes a mistake, no matter how simple, grace needs to be allowed for them to learn in a way that doesn't discourage them.
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AscentUP - Digital Tech Projects - 2025
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Market Research, Analysis, Strategy, and Tactics for Planet Cents, Inc.
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Brian Epp
Brian Epp
Associate Director of Workforce Education
January 21, 2025
Project feedback
Leslie shared her expertise generously, offering guidance and support that encouraged the intern’s professional growth. While maintaining high expectations, she entrusted our student to lead the social media strategy team, creating a valuable, hands-on experience in leadership and strategic planning.
National University
Strategic Communication Strategy Consultants
National University
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Remote Social Media Apprenticeship/Internship
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Andre Graham
He
Student
October 1, 2024
Project feedback
Overall the project was a great learning experience. Being a HR practitioner herself, Leslie provided important incite into contemporary standards of professionalism and the recruitment process. I found her team to be very responsive, prepared and honest in admitting when they needed to seek clarification. I would highly recommend working with Planet Cents.
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University Canada West
Talent Management - Summer 2024
University Canada West
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Virtual/Remote HR Apprenticeship/Internship
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