The Michigan Small Business Technology and Development Center associated with Bay de Noc Community College in Escanaba is hiring a full time business specialist. This job focuses on finance and accounting, as well as business strategy. Responsibilities include overall client portfolio management, business consulting activity serving mostly existing and some new business ventures who need help with accessing capital, developing strategic plans, planning market diversifications, and shoring up financial issues. The business specialist would help businesses solve problems, find resources, and accomplish annual milestones, as well as lead training activities, help build relationships, attend meetings, and other duties. Goals for this job include performing 750 hours of consultation, maintaining all client records in a timely fashion, capital formation of a minimum of $5 million, job retention of 25 jobs, job creation of 100 jobs, and being lead consultant for 30 long-term single-year clients.
Qualifications:- Bachelors degree in business, finance or accounting
- Minimum of three years experience in business accounting or direct business consulting
- Two to three years of small business ownership, management, consultation or equivalent knowledge, skill and experience
- Understanding of small business lending and loan packaging
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Experience in financial management in environments using Excel and database applications
- Work history showing sound organizational skills and achievement of quality results
- Network and relationships with small business community resources
How to Apply:Submit a resume by
email or by mail to Michigan Works, 2831 N. Lincoln Road, Escanaba, MI, 49829
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