Internships
Thanks to the generous support of donors, the HATCH intern program provides interns from Science, Applied Science and the Sauder School of Business to ventures in both the later stage incubator and to HATCH ventures to work on technology and business development.
- Tech interns learn business processes such as understanding how technology development impacts business plans and financial models.
- MBA interns learn about the technology and its impact on financial models (e.g., an inexpensive material may have taken years to develop, which needs to be reflected in product pricing).
The internship program represents a highly unique knowledge cross-pollination opportunity for students. It is also an enormous benefit to ventures, who often recruit interns into full-time positions.
- HATCH staff interview intern candidates and make hiring recommendations.
- Subsidies are available from the Government of Canada’s Career-Ready Program, and facilitated by HATCH.
- ICICS and the Faculty of Applied Science provide funding for tech interns, and entrepreneurship@UBC provides funding for the business interns.
- Professional development lunch-and-learn sessions offered by Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, mentors and guest speakers cover topics such as business development, communication, investing, and more.
- Progress meetings are held once a week to help interns resolve technical and business issues.