The University of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Partner with students from ENTP 3501: Business Essentials & Virtual Micro-Internship summer program to tackle real-world business challenges. This 8-week, 3-credit course combines internship reflection with hands-on learning in Excel, marketing, and business analysis . Over approximately six weeks, teams of four to five students collaborate with companies to explore market entry, expansion, and revenue growth strategies . Employers gain fresh insights and actionable solutions while guiding students through a structured, data-driven approach. Organizations must meet the following criteria to participate: Provide a project that fits the duration (Monday, June 30th - Thursday, August 7th) and hour (8 hours per week per student; 48 hours total) requirements Agree to 2 meetings/week with student teams to ensure project progress Consist of a staff of at least three members (start-up founders are encouraged to apply if all other criteria can be met) Appoint a supervisor to support the project and fulfill experience requirements Develop a learning plan and set deliverables before the start of the project Attend the initial kick-off call before the project (Wednesday, June 18th; 4-5pm EDT) Be available to attend the final 30-min capstone presentation (Thursday, August 7th; 10:00am-12:30pm EDT) Complete a short rubric required for the project assessment If your project meets the minimum requirements, a Riipen UVA Admin team member will be in touch to schedule a 30 minute screening call. Once your project is screened, you will be invited to meet with a member of the UVA team before being matched to a student team.