by vdc | Dec 26, 2009 | Internships, Startups
Anthurium Solutions is the latest startup to hire a UMass Boston student intern. The firm recently tapped John Gray, College of Management, as its new system admin intern. Located in the Venture Development Center, Anthurium Solutions is an emerging software company...
by vdc | Nov 20, 2009 | Innovation, Internships
For many of our students, working in a startup is a new experience. They’ve just been steered in other directions. Big firms seemed safer bets. But no longer. According to a new Kauffman Foundation report, two thirds of new jobs are being created by new (not...
by vdc | Oct 25, 2009 | Internships
Venture-backed start ups continue to hire UMass Boston student interns. Viridity Software hired two of our College of Science and Math software development interns: Joseph Cohen and Michael Siciliano. Brighton House hired two College of Management market research...
by vdc | Oct 7, 2009 | Incubators
If you ask any of the start-ups at the Venture Development Center to describe in one word the culture of our incubator in Boston, they’ll say “focused”. Everyone is focused on launching, and keeping costs to a minimum. The start-up founders will also mention the...
by vdc | Oct 7, 2009 | Internships
Hiring student interns can be a great way to fulfill the day-to-day workload requirements of a start-up business and free up valuable resources to execute more strategic tasks. Hiring interns is also a more cost efficient model during challenging economic times. UMass...