1. Pitney Bowes Pitney Bowes Inc. is a Stamford, Connecticut based manufacturer of software and hardware and a provider of services related to documents, packaging, mailing and shipping, collectively referred to as mailstream. The company has approximately 36,000 employees worldwide, it is one of 87 existing firms that have been members of the s and p since its creation in 1957. Advantages Pitney Bowes is not such a main stream business so contact could be easier. This business is a strong team in which skills could be learnt about team building. This business also has strong leadership acquirements and this could be useful towards further education and careers. Disadvantages Pitney Bowes is not a main stream business and future career paths might not be preferable. This business might not offer such a service for a student. This business could not accept a student offering as their a small business and perhaps never had experiences in those sorts of fields.