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Small Business: Successful internships

Regardless of the reason for starting an internship

Photo credit: Photos.com | Regardless of the reason for starting an internship program, running a successful one takes commitment and requires the same kind of clear communication of roles, responsibilities and expectations as needed when entering into an employment contract, experts advise.

Jamie Herzlich

Newsday columnist Jamie Herzlich Jamie Herzlich

Herzlich writes the Small Business column in Newsday.

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For some business owners, the desire to nurture young minds is enough for them to start an internship program. For others, interns might help fill a temporary gap in the workplace.

Regardless of the reason for starting an internship program, running a successful one takes commitment and requires the same kind of clear communication of roles, responsibilities and expectations as needed when...

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