Business Internships in Lisbon (Erasmus+ & International)
Business Internships in Lisbon are hosted by local Tech, Marketing and Design employers. Intake runs year-round. Business internships in Lisbon include placements in finance, consulting, sales, HR, operations and international trade. Host companies range from boutique consultancies and startups to multinationals with regional headquarters.
Full-service business internships for Erasmus+ and institutional mobility in Lisbon, Portugal
Universities, VET providers and Erasmus+ coordinators use Piktalent as a single mobility partner for business internships. We run the institutional stack end-to-end — placement, programme administration, monitoring and on-site support — and integrate cleanly with your OLA workflow.
À la carte support services
Accommodation
Vetted housing close to the host company — apartments, residences or host families. Bundled into the package or booked à la carte.
Insurance
Health, accident and liability cover compliant with Erasmus+, visa and host-country requirements.
Visa & documentation
Guidance on visas, residence permits and host-country paperwork for non-EU and US-bound participants.
Language courses
Pre-departure and on-site language training in the local language to speed up workplace integration.
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Business internships in Lisbon: the facts
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Business Internships in Lisbon are hosted mainly in Business and Startups. Working languages are Portuguese / English, placements typically run year-round, and interns budget around €1,100–1,400 per month including accommodation. Piktalent arranges the host company, housing, insurance and on-site support in Lisbon, Portugal.
- Local sectors hiring
- Business · Startups
- Working languages
- Portuguese · English
- Typical duration
- 4 weeks – 6 months
- Placement season
- year-round
- Monthly intern budget
- €1,100–1,400
- Shared room
- €550–750
- Currency
- EUR
- Visa
- EU/EEA students need no visa
Why Lisbon for a business placement
What makes Lisbon specifically relevant for business interns — not a generic destination pitch.
One of Europe's leading startup hubs — host to Web Summit and headquarters of Unicorns like Farfetch and OutSystems
High English proficiency in professional settings, especially in tech, marketing and hospitality
Among the most affordable Western European capitals for accommodation and daily expenses
Strong tourism, hospitality and short-stay sectors driven by year-round visitor flows
Where business interns are placed in Lisbon
Piktalent's host network in Lisbon covers 2 sectors that absorb business interns.
What students do on a business internship
Typical responsibilities, skills developed and tools used during a business placement in Lisbon.
Tasks
- Support market research and competitive analysis
- Build financial models, dashboards and KPI reports
- Assist with B2B lead generation and CRM hygiene
- Prepare client-facing presentations and proposal documents
- Coordinate cross-team projects and meeting follow-ups
- Help with HR processes: recruitment, onboarding, employee data
- Use AI copilots (Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT) to speed up first-draft models and reports, then validate the numbers manually
Skills
- Analytical thinking and structured problem solving
- Confident written and spoken business English
- Spreadsheet fluency (formulas, pivots, basic modelling)
- Professional communication with senior stakeholders
- Attention to detail in numbers and documentation
- Judgement to direct AI tools for first drafts while owning final accuracy
Tools
- Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets (advanced functions)
- PowerPoint, Keynote and Google Slides
- Salesforce, HubSpot or Pipedrive CRM
- Power BI, Tableau or Looker Studio
- SAP, Xero or QuickBooks for finance environments
- Slack, Microsoft Teams and Notion
- Microsoft Copilot or ChatGPT Enterprise for first-draft analysis and report drafting
Types of companies offering business internships in Lisbon
Management and strategy consultancies
Banks, fintechs and accounting firms
International sales and B2B SaaS companies
Logistics, import/export and trade firms
Corporate HR and shared-service centres
Who this internship is for
Business administration, economics and finance students
International relations and trade students
HR, management and law students seeking corporate exposure
Erasmus+ HEI and VET participants in business curricula
How it works
Erasmus+ participants
Sending institutions submit candidate profiles and learning agreements. Piktalent handles host company matching, accommodation, insurance and reporting.
View mobility programmesIndependent applicants
Self-funded students and graduates apply directly. Piktalent provides placement, housing and full in-country support without the Erasmus+ framework.
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