Join Intern Abroad HQ, the world’s most affordable international internship organization, and invest in your future with a Start Up Entrepreneurship Internship in South Africa.

A great internship in entrepreneurship for those wanting insight into being an entrepreneur and starting new businesses. Interns gain valuable and transferable skills, working alongside owners of innovative new ventures across a broad range of industries. Learn about challenges and creative solutions to prepare your exciting career in business!

Internship placements are spread throughout Cape Town’s main city center and surrounding suburbs. Accommodation is based in the Observatory district (known affectionately as “Obs”). The area is best known as a student neighborhood (most of the students in the area attend the University of Cape Town) and there is great access to cafes, restaurants, and supermarkets that are within walking distance of the accommodation. Interns are accommodated in guest houses or at a hostel, all of which are close together, making it easy to connect with others and share social time.

Eligibility requirement

Suitable for participants with an undergraduate degree (or currently enrolled) in a related field, such as business management, marketing, communications, etc.

Language requirements

This internship is conducted in English.

What's Included

This program ranges from 2-24 weeks. Your fully-hosted experience includes sourcing of your internship placement, personalization of your project plan, airport pick-up, orientation, accommodation, meals and 24/7 support. For a full list of our transparent fees, check out our website.
 
Startup Entrepreneurship internships in South Africa offer an exclusive chance for business-minded interns to learn from professional entrepreneurs, helping them to grow their start up companies from an early stage. You’ll learn hands-on skills and extremely valuable lessons while you gain insight into what it’s actually like to start and grow new business ventures.

Interns can be placed with full-time, innovation-oriented companies or entrepreneurial social ventures within a range of industries, including finance, green energy, information technology, management and social entrepreneurship. You can also be placed in the public sector within NGOs that focus on giving women and young people supplementary education such as financial literacy classes.

Due to the broad scope of this internship field, a customized approach is taken toward matching each intern to your best placement opportunity. Examples of internship activities may include (but may not be limited to):

• Lead generation campaigns
• Market research and evaluating potential partnership opportunities
• Digital marketing campaigns to stimulate growth through online platforms

Interns collaborate directly with your project leader in order to coordinate tasks and planning.
 
Intern Abroad HQ's South Africa programs are available year-round, with the Monday start date of your choice.

Intern Abroad HQ provides the most affordable and top-rated programs. Detailed pricing available for your duration on our website.

We match you with innovative and entrepreneurial host organizations around the world that give you the opportunity to make a real contribution on high-impact projects with the support of travel experts with an outstanding safety system and track record.

Gain valuable international career experience that will boost your employability in a volatile job market.

Our experiential learning approach provides a structured and guided platform for you to think critically about your experiences on your internship. It accelerates and deepens your learning by asking self-reflective questions around the contexts, actions, and outcomes of your placement.

Academic credit available for all experiences with 45 hours or more through our School of Record with University of Montana that you can apply towards your degree at your home institution.

Flexible booking and free changes so you can register with confidence.

• Select your start date & duration: All Intern Abroad HQ programs are available year-round and you can choose to intern for durations on this program ranging from 2 to 24 weeks.
• Complete your registration: After you have been accepted on your chosen program, you can secure your place by paying the Deposit.
• Pay your Balance: This is only due 60 days before your program starts.

Need to make changes to your booking? You can make free unlimited changes to your destination, project and dates up until 60 days before you start.