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.