Washington Entrepreneurs' Summer Semester (WESS)
The WESS is Virginia Tech's new interdisciplinary undergraduate entrepreneurial experience offered in the National Capital Region at the Virginia Tech Research Center - Arlington (VTRC-A).
WESS participants experience entrepreneurship through:
- Participation in an entrepreneurial internship (e.g. venture capital firms, current start-ups, or corporations exploring new customer bases and products)
- Instruction centered on core entrepreneurial concepts (e.g. intellectual property and communication skills)
- Teaching and mentoring from experienced entrepreneurs and educators
Program Highlights:
- Study, work, and live in the National Capital Region.
- Experience entrepreneurship with students from multiple disciplines.
- VT rising juniors and seniors earn elective credit toward their degree.
- Possible internships include companies such as:
- Venture Capital (VC) firms;
- Companies that are operating off of early-stage seed funding from an angel; investor/VC or bootstrapping the business with their own personal funds;
- Companies that are in the first five years of incorporation; and/or
- Companies that are developing and marketing technology, in industries such as cyber-security, health IT, energy, biotechnology, mobile communications and social media (intrapreneurship).
- Application and interview required for consideration.
Questions? venturetech@vt.edu
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