Marketing, Sales or Business Development internship

Tpoint Oy is a Finnish-based company that develops financial accounting systems for small businesses, as well as provides consulting services in IT.  In addition to financial accounting, Tpoint develops and implements a logistics solution for customs warehouses and freight forwarders in Finland.

We are seeking a sales/business development intern to identify potential markets and customers for our product, and to establish relationships with them. The role will involve researching and identifying industry applications for our product, communicating its technical capabilities to potential customers, and initiating contact with potential leads. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about our product and our mission, and who wants to make a positive impact on the world. The focus of the position will be on B2B sales and marketing efforts.

The internship can be tailored to personal interest & capabilities and could include development & support of the website design, SEO optimization, blog creation, training materials, social media management.

The duration of the internship is flexible (2 months minimum, longer periods preferred)

Responsibilities & duties:

• Researching target markets for our product and identifying the target customer profiles. 
• Connecting with potential customers, learning about their businesses, and determining how our product can solve their problems. 
• Identifying industry applications that generate an ROI saving the customer time, money, and/or resources. 
• Communicating the capabilities of our product to potential customers to show how our product can meet their technical requirements. 
• Generating high quality outbound leads by securing contacts and pre-orders from businesses interested in our product offering. 

• Developing marketing materials for target customer personas.

• Assisting in establishing new business partnerships.

• Brainstorming and developing new business strategies.

• Customer and competitor analysis.

Qualifications:

• Enrolled as a student at university in one of the EU countries
• Passionate about business and marketing and developing business relationships with potential customers.
• Enthusiasm and an interest in transporation and accounting industry.
• Basic working knowledge of G Suite and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Able to develop creative solutions and manage tasks independently.
• Detail-oriented, responsible, ambitious, and motivated.
• Proficient in written and spoken English (at least B2 level).

Benefits:

• International experience in Finland . 
• Hands-on work developing an interesting and innovative product.
• Work independently on a variety of tasks in a startup environment.
• Semi-flexible work hours with an accessible facility location.
• Certificate of internship participation after finished internship