Business, Entrepreneurship and Finance
"Through the JCU Center for Career Services, I obtained an internship with the University’s Institute for Entrepreneurship. I worked on an eleven-week mentorship program held at a startup company called WDA. Their professionals work with JCU students to help them develop their Elevator Pitch idea." Evan Holly - Finance Major
Read the internship testimonials.
Activities:
- Support the Head of Seed Investment on the analysis of active seed funds in EU and in the UK
- Keep our investors’ database updated
- Engage with investment managers and investment associates to deliver promotional activity for startup/scaleup coming from one of our accelerator programmes
Requirements:
- An interest in the investment fundraising process
- Good organizational skills
- An interest in entrepreneurship and early-stage businesses
- No specific background or academic skills are required. However, a degree in Economics, Marketing, Business Law, or Social Studies might be preferable
Activities:
- Be the primary point of contact and build long-term relationships with international customers
- Ensure the timely and successful delivery of our solutions according to customer needs and objectives
- Communicate clearly the progress of monthly initiatives to internal and external stakeholders
- Enhance department and organization's reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests
- Identify potential clients in the target market and complete appropriate research on the prospective client's business and equipment needs
- Partner with sales teams to create contract-winning proposals for current and prospective clients
- Monitor and analyze customer's usage of our service
- Liaise between the customer and internal teams
Requirements:
- Knowledge of the required languages: perfect Italian with good English
- Ability to manage multiple projects at a time while paying strict attention to detail
- Deep digital understanding
- Self-motivated and able to thrive in a results-driven environment
- Critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Expert at Microsoft Office Suite
Activities:
- Transforming from prospects into customers, the major American study programs in Rome
- Perform phone calls, make appointments, create opportunities to meet for presentations and promotions
- Develop public relations with key influencers
- Lobbying amongst target communities
- Study effective commercial actions
- Customer recruitment
- Prepare reports and projections
- Participate in internal and external meetings
- Discover and identify new business opportunities
- Maximize the business
Requirements:
- Fluency in English and knowledge of standard computer tools are required
- Good organizational, analytical and problem solving skills
- The ideal candidate should be a team player and have excellent interpersonal skills and flexibility
- The ability to meet deadlines is mandatory
- The knowledge of the Italian language is preferable
Requirements:
- Preferred Majors: Business Administration, Economics & Finance, International Business
- Language Requirements: fluent in English and Italian
Activities:
- Data entry
- Filing
- Digitization of hard documents
- Back office daily activities support
These are just a few of the opportunities available: contact us at [email protected] to learn more.