{"id":44594,"date":"2025-12-29T11:12:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T16:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/?page_id=44594"},"modified":"2026-01-16T11:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T16:02:12","slug":"careers-and-internships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/academics\/undergraduate\/innovation-and-entrepreneurship\/careers-and-internships\/","title":{"rendered":"Careers and Internships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Innovation and Entrepreneurship<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"Innovation and Entrepreneurship\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-innovation-and-entrepreneurship\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-44576\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-44576\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/academics\/undergraduate\/innovation-and-entrepreneurship\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-44592\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-44592\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/academics\/undergraduate\/innovation-and-entrepreneurship\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-44591\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-44591\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/academics\/undergraduate\/innovation-and-entrepreneurship\/beyond-the-classroom\/\">Beyond the Classroom<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-44599\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-44599\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/academics\/undergraduate\/innovation-and-entrepreneurship\/careers-and-internships\/\">Careers and Internships<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Careers and Internships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Often described as \u201ctake a job or make a job,\u201d this course of study will give you the technical and personal skills you need to achieve your career goals. Many launch their own products or services while others join their family business. Others focus on intrapreneurship\u2014adding value to an existing organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Internship Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As an innovation and entrepreneurship major, you can take advantage of a number of internship opportunities while studying here. They can be done in the summer or during the academic year. Many majors intern abroad and earn academic credit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Companies where URI students have interned:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Launch Trampoline Park Corporate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pure Payments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Types of careers in Innovation and Entrepreneurship:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Business Owner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CEO\/COO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mid-level management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consultant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research and Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sales<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><a class=\"cl-button  block-level prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/student-resources\/careers\/\" title=\"\">explore jobs and internships<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/about\/recruiters\/\" title=\"\">recruit and employ uri students<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Innovation and Entrepreneurship Careers and Internships Often described as \u201ctake a job or make a job,\u201d this course of study will give you the technical and personal skills you need to achieve your career goals. Many launch their own products or services while others join their family business. 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