Need help with your creative business? Creative companies, small businesses, and entrepreneurs seeking assistance can work with Philadelphia high school students through the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Michael Nutter’s Working Solutions Program.

Working Solutions is a program to provide students aged 16 – 21 with summer paid internships. Mayor Michael Nutter has challenged the business community to increase the number of summer internships to 2,000. Last summer, the Chamber’s efforts helped identify 1,049 paid positions with participation from 138 companies. Internships last for six weeks beginning on June 30th.

• Each position costs the employer about $1,600.
• Interns work at least 20 hours per week Monday through Thursday and attend professional development programs offsite on Fridays.
• Internships are open to Philadelphia students who will enter 11th grade or higher in the fall. All students are pre-screened and pre-qualified.

You can become involved by offering internships at your worksite or sponsoring positions with a Philadelphia non-profit.

To learn more go to the chamber’s website, go to http://www.workreadyphila.com/irf.html.