Provide confidential one-on-one business advising to business owners and potential owners. Advising topics include, but are not limited to, business formation, business plan development, pre-venture feasibility, financial management and bookkeeping, marketing, human resource management, sources of capital, product commercialization, intellectual property protection, AI adoption for small businesses, succession planning, business resilience and recovery, and strategic planning.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide confidential one-on-one business advising to business owners and potential owners as stipulated in the agreements with the Oregon SBDC Network, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and Business Oregon.
- Enter a counseling record into the Oregon SBDC Network’s Management Information System (Center IC) within five business days of each meeting with a client which tracks time spent, subjects discussed, recommendations/referrals made, and counselor and client next steps.
- Capture and record economic impacts and success stories as supported by the work conducted with clients.
- Ensure the integrity of client data entered into Center IC.
- Participate in the Oregon SBDC Network’s Professional Development and other training and networking opportunities as requested.
- Refer clients to appropriate small business resources and training as appropriate.
- Deliver business training as assigned.
- Attend SBDC staff meetings.
- Keep all scheduled client appointments.
- Adhere to the Oregon SBDC Network Code of Ethics.
- Collaborates effectively with a variety of students, staff and public from diverse cultural, social, economic and educational backgrounds.
- Demonstrate regular and reliable attendance.
- Perform related duties as required.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Business ownership experience or appropriate subject matter expertise.
- Bachelor’s degree in business related field or equivalent combination of business ownership and education.
- World class interpersonal and communication skills.
- Exceptional listening skills.
- Dependable, flexible, self-starting team-player.
- Able to organize, multi-task, and manage time wisely.
- Able to spell and compose content and correspondence.
- Creative, able to conceptualize and articulate concepts to others.
- Computer and technology proficiency including Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and database. Social media proficiency and willingness to adapt to new technologies.
- Familiarity with data privacy, cybersecurity, and ethical considerations related to AI use.
*This position is contingent upon the availability of funding from external grants. In the event that grant funding is reduced, eliminated, or not renewed, the position may be subject to modification or termination.
Open until filled.
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