Business Development (Sales) Internship

Selected intern's day-to-day responsibilities include:

1. Identifying, qualifying, and securing business opportunities; coordinating business generation activities; developing customized targeted sales strategies
2. Understanding client needs and offering solutions and support; answering potential client questions and follow-up call questions; responding to client requests for proposals (RFPs)
3. Contacting potential clients via email or phone to establish rapport and set up meetings for senior management with prospective clients to create new business opportunities
4. Creating and maintaining a list/database of prospect clients; maintaining a database (Excel, etc.) of prospective client information
5. Working on cold calling; making multiple outbound calls to potential clients; closing sales and working with the client through the closing process
6. Supporting in writing new business proposals
7. Maintaining knowledge of all service offerings of the company
8. Planning and overseeing new marketing initiatives
9. Collaborating with management on sales goals, planning, and forecasting; maintaining short- and long-term business development plans
10. Appropriately communicating brand identity and corporate position
11. Providing trustworthy feedback and after-sales support

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