Business Consultant-Augusta

Business Consultant-Augusta

If you're ready to apply your business expertise in a role that supports Georgia's economic growth, we encourage you to. The cover letter should address the following:
Our employees say empathy—an understanding of and service to others—is important in their role at the SBDC. In your letter, please describe instances where empathy is evidenced in your work and discuss why you are interested in supporting the mission and culture of our organization.

The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center seeks an experienced, results-driven management professional with strong business skills to serve the Augusta area as a Business Consultant. A Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Business Consultant is a public service faculty position responsible for providing counseling and delivering programs to individuals, businesses, communities, organizations, and other public agencies in their assigned geographic territory.

As a Business Consultant, you'll work directly with business owners to provide expert guidance in areas such as financial analysis, business planning, marketing strategy, and operations management. You'll also develop and lead educational programs tailored to the needs of the local business community. This position is located in Augusta, Georgia. Multi-county travel is required.

Master's degree in business or a related field. A Bachelor's degree in business or a related field is acceptable for a Public Service Provisional appointment (see Additional Requirements for more information on this provisional appointment).

We're looking for professionals with a strong, broad base of business knowledge, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously. A desire to make a positive impact in the small business community is essential. Knowledge of University and SBDC programs and operating philosophy and/or relevant management background preferred. Strong knowledge of core business functions (finance, marketing, operations).

Excellent communication and project management skills.

Duties/Responsibilities
- Provide high quality individual instruction and educational support to entrepreneurs, business owners, and business managers. Analyze situations, make recommendations, and educate clients with regard to business plans, market feasibility, financial viability, operations management, and legal structures, to name but a few topics. Maintain an appropriate level and mix of clients as noted by annual goals and strategic plan objectives. Responsible for developing and refining a consulting practice that yields impactful results.

Duties/Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver high quality business training programs that are responsive to the needs of the business community served. Generate curricula for business programs, seminars, conferences, etc. for the local business interests.

Duties/Responsibilities
- Determine and initiate topics, agendas, instructors, instructional materials, location, time and other resources required. Create and produce instructional materials. Serve as an instructor of business training programs and secure qualified outside instructors, as needed. Effectively market business training programs within assigned communities, so as to meet annual goals.

Duties/Responsibilities
- In addition to maintaining a broad base of business knowledge, develop specific and relevant area(s) of expertise within the arena of business development. Apply this knowledge through development and delivery of new training programs, consulting tools, research projects, co-consulting and/or other impact measures.

Duties/Responsibilities
- Direct clients to other appropriate sources of business information and assistance. Disseminate pertinent information to the business community via various media.

Duties/Responsibilities
- Serve as an advocate of business development, expansion and retention in the area, thereby becoming a visible leader in the local business community. Work collaboratively with private-sector businesses, other economic development assistance units of the University System, and other units of State Government…