Business Development Intern (MBA), Home Services

The role

This intern will own a merchant-acquisition initiative from market research to final recommendation. You will map service-provider landscapes, conduct self-sourced outreach, and analyze conversion data to build business cases.

What you will do

• Map the local service-provider landscape in assigned categories or geographies
• Build a scoring framework to size opportunities and decide target areas
• Build target lists and conduct self-sourced outreach to local business owners
• Pitch the value proposition and handle objections
• Build and maintain a pipeline in a CRM or spreadsheet
• Test outreach channels, messaging, and timing
• Analyze outreach and conversion data to quantify results
• Turn merchant feedback into structured insight
• Build a business case to justify focus areas
• Draft outreach scripts, pitch decks, and partnership proposals

Required qualifications

• Currently pursuing an MBA (or equivalent graduate business program)
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Comfortable working in spreadsheets and data
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Confidence to pick up the phone, knock on a door, and negotiate with small-business owners
• High tolerance for ambiguity and rejection

Nice to have

• Prior experience in consulting, sales, BD, or a startup

Benefits

• Potential to convert to a full-time role based on performance

About the company

NewsBreak is a local life and news platform with more than 40 million monthly users. Nearby.ai is a home services platform that connects homeowners with local service providers.