Business Counselor – St. Louis and St. Louis

University of Missouri (MU) Office of Extension and Engagement

MU Extension’s Business Development Program

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Extension Instructor

LOCATION: St. Louis, Missouri, primarily serves St. Louis County along with St. Louis City, Jefferson, and St. Charles counties, with additional service across the state asneeded.

HEADQUARTERED: Missouri Small Business Development Center –St. Louis, MO

MU Extension’s Business Development Program is an importantcomponent of the state’s economic development strategy and the University of Missouri’s economic development mission by providing education and assistance to entrepreneurs throughout Missouri. This includes serving as the Lead Center for the Missouri Small Business Development Center (SBDC) network, as well as operating centers inSt. Louis and Columbia. For more information about the Missouri Small Business Development Center network, visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).

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The primary purpose of an SBDC counselor is to transform Missouribusiness and industry through education, technical assistance, and collaboration by working with entrepreneurs in small to medium sizecompanies to improve bottom-line performance. As a Business Counselor, you will plan, implement, and evaluate educational programs and services for entrepreneurs utilizing research-based knowledge on a range of topics, including business growth,strategic planning, technology development, government contracting,marketing, management, finance, capital formation, operations,human resources, business start-up and business growth/sustainability, as well as in other timely topics relating to entrepreneurship and business growth.

This position primarily serves as a business educator and counselorfor entrepreneurs and business owners in the St. Louis region.

Counselors should have an emphasis in finance, management,marketing, product commercialization, product development, and/orgrowth management. Successful business counselors are able to transform this expertise into practical knowledge and solutions fortheir clients and students.

This position is a 12-month unranked academic position. This position will have a MU Title of Extension Instructor with the working title of Business Counselor.

As a Business Counselor, your workload distribution at appointment will be 90% Extension Teaching and 10% Traditional Service.

This appointment is renewable annually at the discretion of the University and workload distribution may change at the discretion of Extension leadership. Circumstances affecting continued employment include, but are not limited to, work performance, fund availability, and educational priorities.

A Business Counselor is responsible for providing educational programming and business coaching toentrepreneurs and new companies in starting, growing, and operating business ventures that result in economic and societal outcomes.

Develop and provide high-quality educational programs that are consistent with the MU Extension mission, are research-and evidence-based, and resulting in learning and behavioral changes that positively impact the economy and society.

• Provide business coaching to entrepreneurs and new companies,while also developing and providing high-quality educational programs that are consistent with the MU Extension mission, are research-and evidence-based, and foster learning and appropriatebehavioral changes.
• Serve as a critical link between Missouri companies and the faculty, research staff, and students in regional and statewidehigher-education…