Sponsor a Summer Internship for Talented High School Students
Looking for a summer intern?
Our teens are special. All of them have launched and tested one or more business ideas for social good. They bring entrepreneurial and business training and experience, plus skills in customer service, professionalism, accountability, collaboration, and teamwork.
Sponsor an intern
All of our teens come armed with some level of entrepreneurial training and experience. They’ll be ready to contribute to your organization from day one.
- Internship period: July 26, 2023 – August 25, 2023
- Deadline to request an intern: May 6, 2023
- Intern match notification: May 20, 2023
- Internship sponsor orientation: June 6, 2023
- End of Internship Celebration showcase: August 25, 2023
Hear from former business internship sponsors
My intern was reliable, observant, open-minded, and a quick learner. She was well-grounded and focused on the goals of the internship. CEOs of Tomorrow did a great job connecting us and from my conversations with my intern, the program gave her a good foundation in what to expect and how to add value to a business.
Jenie G.
Of the various internship programs we’ve worked with CEOs of Tomorrow has been the best, even with the younger than normal interns. We already have programs in place to identify and train interns on the skills they will need to work with us and provide the opportunity to use those newly developed skills, and the intern was more responsive to both the training and the opportunity.
Alnisa A.
I actually enjoyed sharing my experiences with my intern, I showed him what and what not to do and how to save money! I pushed him at networking events, he was nervous but he did it. I even gave him many pointers on how to start conversations with random people. I had a great time, I felt like the intern was my own child and I wanted them to succeed!
Eder V.
We are always looking for ways to encourage and empower young women to be strong leaders. Having an intern through CEOs of Tomorrow provides this opportunity. The things that we had our intern work on this summer are all items that would have taken time away from my other work, so having someone I can trust to do the work and work with me to find best solutions makes everyone’s job easier and more beneficial for the organization and for the community.
Heather W.
Need a reason to sponsor a summer internship for teens?
When you participate in our internship program, you provide the opportunity for a teen to develop skills, make connections, strengthen their resume, and experience entrepreneurship first-hand. Here are five other reasons why you should consider joining the program.
Our teens come armed with entrepreneurial experience
Teen interns often lack experience in the field in which they’re hired. However, our teens have first-hand experience designing, piloting, and testing at least one revenue-generating business idea. Some have even gone through multiple business iterations based on product or service testing.
An intern can free up your staff to pursue higher-level tasks
Bringing on an intern will provide an extra set of hands. This offers more freedom for professional staff to accomplish or pursue tasks that require higher-level, strategic thinking.
You’ll directly contribute to a teen’s financial and educational future
When teens complete our internship program, they receive a paid stipend plus earned high school and college credits. These benefits are significant for our teens, who are largely students of color from low-income families without college experience.
You’ll positively impact a teen’s immediate and long-term future
Hiring a teen intern is an excellent way to give back to your community. It not only helps a teen in your community enhance a career opportunity, but also builds an entrepreneur talent pipeline in the city, and gives your business access to a diverse future talent pool.
You won’t be alone
As an internship sponsor, you’ll have the support of a dedicated Internship Coordinator to help you and your intern make the best of the experience.
Meet our past interns
Meghan
Working at the Spark building this summer was amazing. I was exposed to all sorts of different start-up companies, from IT-focused app designers to lab grown diamond companies. I think this opened up my eyes to the possibility of starting my own business at a small scale.
Dante
My time at Hope & A Future was definitely a perspective-changing internship. Although I was there to learn and help with business aspects, I broadened my outlook on how the world and generations interact. Not only did I learn so much about the reality of business, but I saw firsthand the social change in intergenerational work.
2022 Internship Sponsors
Encourage young entrepreneurs
Give a tax-deductible full or partial scholarship to allow a deserving teen to participate in one of our These Teens Mean Busine$$ programs.
Bring our youth entrepreneurship programs to your school or organization
We can offer customized These Teens Mean Busine$$ programming to community organizations and schools looking to launch youth-run businesses within their facilities. Get in touch to learn more or download the information packet below.