# What Are Internal Projects?

## Summary
Internal projects in BuilderPal are private workspaces for your team’s internal use, such as company operations, training, or non-client jobs. They allow secure collaboration without external sharing.

## Prerequisites
- **Role or permission needed:** Admin (GC), Admin (SUB), Admin (SHORTCUT), Team Project Manager, or Team Business Manager.
- **Any setup required:** Log in to your BuilderPal account.

## Steps

### 1. Open the New Project Form
- From the Projects Menu, click **New** in the top right to start creating a new project. Enter your Project name and description.


### 2. Turn Internal Project On
- This toggle will be located underneath the description.

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### 3. Create the Project
- Click **Create** in the top right to finish setting up the internal project.

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## Tips
- **Pro tip or best practice:** Use internal projects for non-client work to keep internal operations, training, and admin tasks separate from customer jobs.
- **Shortcut:** Duplicate an existing internal project template to avoid re-entering common details.

## Related Articles
- [How to Create a New Project](./how-to-create-a-new-project)
- [Project Access Explained](./project-access-explained)
- [Manage Project Participants](./manage-project-participants)
- [Navigate Your Projects](./navigate-your-projects)
- [Organize Your Projects](./organize-your-projects)