Business Development Intern

Hanapin Marketing is an award-winning and fast-growing Internet marketing company, located in Bloomington, Indiana. If you’re a business student thinking about a career in acquisitions, accounting, strategic planning or other related fields – the Business Development internship at Hanapin will give you knowledge and skills that will cultivate success. Hanapin interns are given opportunities to work on resume building projects – you won’t be sent to get coffee or make copies!

We are looking for student interns to work on business planning, strategic planning, and marketing. As Hanapin’s Business Development Intern, your responsibilities will include:

• Working with Hanapin’s President and CEO, Pat East, on writing a business plan for a new website launch.
• Researching business planning, acquisitions, & buying websites.
• Identifying potential industries for acquisitions.
• Researching and identify potential web sites to target.
• Generating comprehensive plan for acquiring the site.

This internship will provide invaluable hands-on experience in Business Development, Marketing fields and Internet/eCommerce industries. Moreover, we’ll provide you with solid experience, as you’ll leave Hanapin having managed a project from start to finish.

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to work consistent hours each week.
• Eagerly willing to tackle unfamiliar problems and research "best practice" solutions
• Ability to prioritize tasks and focus on the vital few instead of the trivial many
• Keen critical thinking skills and problem solving abilities
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and demonstrated ability to "think on your feet"
• Experience in any web-related field (examples include, but aren't limited to, blogging, email marketing, social media, web analytics, and web development)

HOW TO APPLY

1. Send an email to
2. Part One: Write a short but sweet bio/intro with the position you're applying for in mind. Here’s your chance to shine and show off your writing skills!
3. Part Two: If you were an entrepreneur starting a business, what business would you start? In less than a page, tell us about the business and why you would choose that industry over others.
4. Attach your resume as a PDF. Please, no Word docs or anything other than a PDF.