The Management 169 Capstone experience in Entrepreneurship for the minor is designed to provide students with an understanding of how entrepreneurial companies work. It should be undertaken after students have completed all other academic requirements for the minor, allowing them to apply the skills and knowledge learned in the classroom to the internship project. Many students find that the internship experience assists them in defining (or redefining) their career goals.
Host organizations should have an entrepreneurial culture. Ideal organizations typically have 3-150 employees and limited or modest revenue. Operating companies often provide the best internship experiences, as they provide exposure across multiple functional areas of management that may include management strategy, product development and marketing. Venture capital, real estate and other financial services or asset management firms may be approved if the intern has significant exposure to senior management.
Projects should have SMART objectives: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timebound. They should provide professional exposure for the intern, including interaction with the founder(s), entrepreneurial leadership and/or CEO. Projects should not be primarily clerical in nature, but rather should be challenging, using the analytical frameworks and skills that students have developed through the minor in entrepreneurship coursework. Managers/supervisors are encouraged to meet weekly with their student interns. Interns will also meet biweekly with the supervising faculty member or a teaching assistant at the Anderson School.
MGMT 169 CAPSTONE COURSE
MGMT 169 serves as the capstone for the Undergraduate Minor in Entrepreneurship (UME). It provides an opportunity to apply critical thinking, research skills, and practical applications obtained through the UME and a broader university education with one of the following experiences: an internship at an off-site entrepreneurial firm, an entrepreneurial on-campus internship, or active pursuit of an entrepreneurial startup idea from MGMT 161 as part of the business creation option (‘BCO”). We STRONGLY encourage students to pursue the internship option if possible!
UME MGMT 169 CAPSTONE APPLICATION FORM
Enrollment in MGMT 169 is by consent only and requires a student to receive approval from the minor for their internship or BCO prior to being enrolled in the class. Please submit the Management 169 Capstone Application Form(as a PDF) AND your current unofficial transcript by email to ume-capstone@anderson.ucla.edu before the quarter you intend to take MGMT 169 begins.
You are only eligible to submit the application form the quarter before you intend to take MGMT 169 if:
- All your other required courses for the minor will be completed before taking MGMT 169
- You will be enrolled in all the remaining minor requirements AND graduating from UCLA in same quarter for which you wish to enroll in MGMT 169
- In exceptional cases, you will be enrolled in your final course required for the minor during the same quarter as MGMT 169
If you are considering multiple internships or have questions about the appropriateness of a potential internship, you can use the form linked above to submit for preapproval before selecting your internship.
MGMT 169 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For students using an internship to partially fulfill the requirements of this course, the student must have already secured the position prior to enrollment. Students are encouraged to explore potential internships at for-profit firms, non-profit firms, and social benefit corporations depending on their career aspirations. See the FAQ for additional information on desirable attributes for internships. The student must submit a signed form at the end of the term indicating they have worked a minimum of 80 hours supervised by staff in a professional workplace. The supervisor must also sign the time sheet and must provide feedback on the student’s contributions throughout the internship.
Students pursuing the business creation option are expected to execute or enhance a business plan that has been developed in MGMT 161 utilizing lean startup methodology and will be expected to conduct customer discovery consisting of several meaningful interviews.
IMPORTANT NOTE: No students can be simultaneously doing the BCO option and taking MGMT 161 in the same quarter! Absolutely no exceptions will be made! However, students may be permitted to take MGMT 161 concurrently with MGMT 169 if they are doing the internship option with approval under special circumstances.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ONLY: Please contact the UCLA Dashew Center to find out if you are eligible to do an off-campus internship! As of Fall 2019, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) eliminated the gray area that existed in existing regulation and UCLA is no longer able to authorize CPT for academic credit related to a minor course of study. Only internships relevant to academic majors can be approved. F-1 visa certified schools by DHS must comply. For details see the following memo from ICE:
https://www.ice.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Fact%20sheet/2019/CurricularPracticalTraining.pdf
Please review our list of entrepreneurial organizations (from small startups to more established entrepreneurial-leaning companies) with whom our students have interned over the last 3 years.
Agronomi, LLC
agriculture production monitoring 2019 Summer |
Blackout Apparel
"workleisure" clothing for men 2019 Summer |
BloomNation
artisan florist SaaS platform 2019 Summer |
Discotech
nightlife website/mobile app 2019 Summer |
Project 925
online women's workwear 2019 Summer |
Rainforest Connection
acoustic monitoring to prevent illegal logging/animal poaching 2019 Summer |
Sense 360
enterprise software company 2019 Summer |
Triumph Group
international supplier of aerospace services, structure, systems, support 2019 Summer |
Zedventures
global data management technology 2019 Summer |
12 Tribe
clothing 2018 Summer |
Active Therapy Center
innovative chiropractic therapy 2019 Spring |
Aquatic Life Divers
diving services promoting ocean sustainability 2019 Spring |
AS2
UCLA student athlete support & development 2019 Spring |
Atlassian
software development and collaboration tools 2019 Spring |
Automotus
parking and management technology 2019 Spring |
Bella Nove
on-line subscription maternity clothing rental 2019 Winter |
Bev
alcohol beverage brand for women 2019 Spring |
Blue Revolver Inc.
event production 2019 Spring |
Bluprint
web-based presentation app 2019 Spring |
Borrow
short term electric vehicle leasing 2019 Winter |
BoxCamp
student summer storage 2019 Spring |
Brains over Blonde
women's lifestyle app 2019 Spring |
Brand 33
advertising/brand marketing 2019 Winter |
Bruin Home Solutions
UCLA student non-profit 2019 Winter |
Bruin Laundry
UCLA campus laundry service 2019 Spring |
Bryant Christie Inc
advises US producers on foreign market access and development 2019 Spring |
BuzzyBooth
social photo kiosk/marketing automation 2018 Fall |
Catalyst Sports and Media
advises companies/brands/teams/media bridging traditional/e-sports 2019 Spring |
Design Public Group
furniture/interior design 2019 Winter |
dopweb
digital marketing agency/web development 2019 Winter |
Ecstatic
AI chatbot for K-12 student welfare 2019 Spring |
Engage Hospitality
hotel management services 2019 Spring |
Equity Quotient
solutions for workplace equity in healthcare 2018 Summer |
Experian Ventures
coporate venture division 2019 Winter |
FabFitFun
women's lifestyle subscription 2019 Spring |
Faves Pro
app for professional fashion buyers 2019 Spring |
Focused Artists Branding
boutique talent agency/branding 7 endorsements 2019 Winter |
Girlfriend Box
fashion subscription 2019 Spring |
Good Karma Creations
name brand swag with non-profit orientation 2019 Spring |
goop
lifestyle brand company 2019 Winter |
Heat Dance
dance/fitness classes 2019 Spring |
iLawConnect
legal professional directory 2019 Winter |
Insight Learning Technology
UCLA-founded learning software 2019 Spring |
International Christian Family Network, Inc.
television & online TV network 2019 Spring |
Izzy & Riley
game day apparel 2019 Spring |
Level K
blockchain technology experts 2019 Spring |
LovEd
self-improvement startup 2019 Spring |
Maidstone Capital Partners
real estate investment and operating 2019 Spring |
MDL GRND
news streaming platform 2019 Winter |
Minami Foods
healthy salad dressing 2019 Spring |
Needed
nutrition company 2019 Winter |
NutraLeaf
vegan protein and superfoods 2019 Winter |
NVE Experience Agency
marketing and event production company 2019 Spring |
One Stone
impactful/inspiration shirts 2019 Spring |
PercuSense
minimally invasive devices 2019 Spring |
Phoros Nutrition
food brand for athletes/fitness 2019 Spring |
Playing for Change Foundation
global music/arts education for children 2019 Winter |
Project Knapsack
education non-profit outreach to children in Africa 2019 Spring |
Public Lives, Secret Recipes
small business/celebrity lifestyle blog 2019 Winter |
Pure Dermatology and Skin Surgery Center
private practice 2019 Spring |
REMAP
UCLA Center for Research in Engineering, Media and Performance 2019 Spring |
Rising Earth Human Impact Education
non-profit youth education 2019 Spring |
Sant and Abel
luxury sleepwear 2019 Spring |
Shop Thrilling
vintage clothing online marketplace 2019 Winter |
Slickdeals
discount deals sharing app 2019 Spring |
Social Studies
retail event accessory boxes 2018 Fall |
Spark + Bloom Superfoods
allergy-/trigger-free healthy food alternatives 2019 Spring |
TextMax
standardized test prep platform 2019 Spring |
The Content Bank
on-line monetizing expertise instruction; via Virtual Assistant Internship 2019 Spring |
The Giving Keys
social enterprise employing people transitioning out of homelessness 2019 Winter |
The Leverage
on-line apparel 2018 Fall |
The Pao App
coolest spots to visit by location 2019 Spring |
The Woo
ad agency 2019 Spring |
Township Capital
private equity firm 2019 Winter |
Tutorfly
peer tutoring marketplace 2019 Spring |
TYCHe
Westwood management consulting startup 2019 Spring |
TYLT
wireless technology company 2019 Winter |
UNUM
social media management tool 2018 Fall |
Weave, LLC
tech platform optimizing connections between content creators/retailers 2019 Spring |
WellStart Health
lifestyle coaching to reduce chronic disease 2018 Fall |
Wilshire Financial Network
real estate investment 2019 Winter |
Yogland
international healthy frozen desserts 2019 Spring |
A Better Billing, Inc.
medical billing 2018 Spring |
AllOfUS Cosmetics
democratizing color cosmetics 2018 Spring |
Bambee
on-demand human resources services for small businesses 2018 Spring |
BoxMotif, Inc.
international trade and development 2018 Spring |
Brand Hut Agency
Amazon marketplace optimization 2018 Winter |
Cedros Sportfishing
2018 Spring |
Chandeliers and Tulips
interior design/remodeling/staging 2017 Summer |
Crest Real Estate
2018 Spring |
DataHero
data visualization/dashboard software 2018 Spring |
Digital Brand Architects
talent management agency 2018 Winter |
Donnalisa fashion
women’s clothing 2018 Spring |
DuMont Project
direct marketing digital media consulting 2018 Spring |
Durrani’s Investment Corporation
family-owned real estate business 2018 Spring |
Elements Dance Space
Pasadena dance school 2018 Spring |
Enso.co
marketing/brand impact/strategy 2017 Summer |
Escality
VR game project 2018 Winter |
Estilo Magico s.a. de c.v
cosmetics/pet care perfume, “Spoiled” 2018 Spring |
EyeSee app/UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute
vision loss aid 2018 Spring |
FanKey
fan/celebrity social media 2018 Winter |
FashionPass
online clothing subscription/rental 2018 Winter |
Fit For Bucks
fitness reward app 2018 Spring |
FlightN9ne
sports-related phone cases 2018 Spring |
Flux Ventures
UCLA-founded e-commerce 2018 Spring |
Funnel
non-profit marketing startup at UCLA 2018 Spring |
Gates Transportation LLC
Sacramento area/non-medical-emergency patient transport services 2018 Spring |
Gifts for Good
corporate gifts curator 2018 Spring |
GLYD
travel/online vlogging app 2018 Winter |
GradStreet
school-specific graduation products 2018 Winter |
HUM Nutrition
inner beauty/wellness/ingestible supplements 2018 Winter |
Huxley & Harper
fashion boutique 2018 Spring |
Independent Sports & Entertainment
brand building for professional athletes 2018 Winter |
Jawstrow, Inc.
augmented reality shopping experience 2018 Spring |
JUMP Investors
venture capital firm 2017 Fall |
Launch.co
business information by/for leaders 2018 Spring |
Law Offices of Richard Pech
software optimizing 2018 Spring |
Law Offices of Stein & Associates
boutique business litigation firm 2018 Winter |
Made Market.co
investment banking services 2018 Spring |
Magnify
California NanoSystems Institute incubator at UCLA 2018 Spring |
Maya.tech
smart self-service ATMs and mobile app 2018 Winter |
MetaX
digital advertising 2018 Winter |
Morning Brew
new media specializing in business news 2018 Winter |
Music Prodigy
software for music teachers 2018 Spring |
MuteSix
digital marketing specializing in Facebook and Google 2018 Spring |
Nailed It! Media
social media marketing 2018 Spring |
OWSLA
independent record label 2018 Winter |
Playmaker Nutrition
child nutritional supplements 2018 Spring |
Primehop.co
nightlife industry platform 2018 Spring |
Pyur Solutions
non-toxic heavy duty home care products 2018 Spring |
Relovv/formerly “UNItiques”
online fashion marketplace 2018 Spring |
Revel
men’s fashion app 2018 Winter may not be active |
RippleMatch
matches students/recent grads with early career jobs/internships 2018 Spring |
Seated
restaurant discovery platform 2018 Spring |
Silicon Drive
early stage marketing agency 2018 Spring |
Spinn
coffee machines 2017 Fall may not be active |
SupplyOcean, Inc.
hospitality industry custom marketplace development 2018 Spring |
Swifte
community carpooling 2018 Winter |
Take Her Back
non-profit human trafficking rescue 2017 Summer |
The Stylist L.A.
fashion 2018 Winter |
Transamerica Institute
non-profit financial education 2018 Spring |
TruBrain
online food tech brand 2018 Winter |
UniData
a summer 2017 Startup UCLA Summer Accelerator entry 2017 Summer may not be active |
Unlock Venture Partners
venture capital firm 2018 Spring |
Verifi, Inc.
payment protection 2018 Winter |
Virgin Raw Foods
health supplement startup 2018 Spring |
VRTopGear
VR experiences 2018 Winter |
Wallender & Associates
consulting 2017 Fall |
Walter Mendez
fashion designer 2018 Spring |
Wurrly, LLC
mobile karaoke app/music learning management software 2018 Spring |
Your (Auto)Immunity Connection
autoimmune care 2018 Spring |
Youtopia Snacks/formerly Officebites
healthy snack delivery service 2018 Spring |
Alliance Francaise of Los Angeles
promoting French language and culture 2017 Spring |
Archive, Inc.
education technology startup 2016 Fall may not be active |
ARTALLUS
startup uniting people across Arts spectrum 2017 Spring may not be active |
Atom Tickets
mobile-first movie-ticketing platform 2017 Spring |
BoxFox
business-to-business excess inventory solutions 2017 Spring |
Capricor Therapeutics
biotechnology 2017 Spring |
Chaptter
on-demand audio book app 2017 Spring may not be active |
Cinedigm Entertainment Company
2016 Fall |
Club Social
2017 Spring |
CyberSponse, Inc.
adaptive security 2017 Winter |
Edubase
non-profit marketing 2017 Spring |
Epic Pictures
film distribution 2017 Spring |
Exclusive Style
2017 Spring |
FamiLeague
2017 Spring |
Fashion Jewelry Designs, Inc.
2017 Spring |
FundersClub
online venture capital firm 2017 Winter |
Gem
tech startup creating blockchain applications for enterprise companies in healthcare/finance 2016 Fall |
Ground Control Entertainment
2017 Winter may not be active |
Home Girl Café
restaurant 2017 Spring |
Hooked Deals
U.S. college towns food and drink app 2017 Spring |
HouseStay
on-line apartment rental startup 2017 Spring |
ION Quality Systems
small consulting firm providing data solutions to manufacturing companies 2016 Fall |
Koala T Café
2017 Spring |
Nature’s Wild Berry
2017 Spring |
Nomva
organic food 2017 Spring may not be active |
Omaze
aims to democratize auctioneering 2017 Spring |
Parents Education League
LA-based non-profit for parents of 8-12 students 2017 Spring |
PatientPop
marketing platform promoting new patient growth 2017 Spring |
Philymack Management
entertainment 2017 Spring |
Pick My Solar
solar energy startup 2017 Spring |
Pompos Jewelry
2017 Winter |
Povertees
non-profit clothing enterprise employing people transitioning out of homelessness 2017 Spring |
Purple Squirrel
job search/networking tool 2017 Winter |
Red Tettemer O’Connell & Partners
small marketing firm 2017 Spring |
Roofshoot
app for realtors to create listing videos 2017 Spring may not be active |
Silverstone Capital Management
boutique merchant bank 2017 Spring |
Sketchy Medical
visual learning for medical students 2017 Spring |
Skive It, Inc.
AI 2017 Winter |
Spacegrab LLC
commercial real estate 2017 Winter |
TagFi
“Wellness through Activity” app 2017 Spring |
The Gray Pencill
marketing agency 2017 Spring |
The Know Collective
mental health 2017 Spring |
The Professional Lifeguard Foundation
non-profit/scholarships 2017 Spring |
The Veloz Group
Custom Tobacco, Beverly Hills Chairs, Veloz Solutions 2017 Spring |
Vamos Ventures
startup venture capital fund 2017 Winter |
VocoLife
reservations app 2017 Winter may not be active |
WhereFor, LLC
travel booking 2017 Spring |
Zapwater Communications
public relations 2017 Spring |
Zozu Project
non-profit education 2017 Spring |
Amy Levy PR
culinary and hospitality PR, gluten-free marketing 2016 Spring |
Applied Engineering Concepts
service to electrical industry 2016 Spring |
Arctica Health
UCLA student start-up 2016 Winter may not be active |
Busker Media
2016 Spring may not be active |
Crimson Marketing and Public Relations
2016 Spring |
Enrou
UCLA student start-up 2016 Winter no longer in business |
Kerwood Capital Partners
entrepreneurial private equity firm 2016 Spring |
Leaner Creamer Corporation
healthy coffee alternatives 2016 Spring |
Lorango Liu Media
media and political consulting firm 2016 Spring may not be active |
National Institute of Cannabis and Endocannabinoid Research (NICER)
501(c)3 non-profit (UCLA) 2016 Winter |
NewLeaper
international internship programs for Chinese 2016 Spring |
RadPad
tech startup 2016 Spring |
Rebeca Mendez Studio
UCLA faculty in Design|Media Arts 2016 Winter |
Rubin Postaer and Associates
advertising agency 2016 Spring |
Ryder
advertising platform—UCLA student startup 2016 Winter may not be active |
Super League
theater mode gaming 2016 Spring |
UrLife Media
app 2016 Spring |
VocoChat
UCLA student start-up 2016 Spring |
Who’s Got Game? LLC
app 2016 Spring |
FAQS
Q. How do I enroll in Management 169?
A. Submit the “MGMT 169 Capstone Application Form” as described on the home tab. You will be contacted by Janel Munguia once your application has been reviewed.
Q. What size company is suitable for an internship?
A. Ideal organizations typically have 3-150 employees and limited or modest revenue.
Q. What type of organization makes for the best internship?
Operating companies often provide the best internship experiences, as they provide exposure across multiple functional areas of management that may include management strategy, product development and marketing. Venture capital, real estate and other financial services or asset management firms may be approved if the intern has significant exposure to senior management.
Q. Can I work in a start-up founded by friends or other UCLA students?
A. Yes, if it has been incorporated and if the UME staff approve the project application.
Q. Can I perform an internship that involves social entrepreneurship?
A. Yes, but it must be approved by the UME faculty and staff. It is important that the organization not only have a social mission but have an entrepreneurial culture as demonstrated by innovation in its programs, funding or processes.
Q. When can I start my internship?
A. After you have completed all other requirements for the UME.
Q. Can participation in StartupUCLA count as an internship for the UME?
A. This is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Please contact Janel for further information.