Business Advisor

About the role

The New Hampshire Small Business Development Center (NH SBDC), an outreach program of the University of New Hampshire, Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, is seeking a business advisor for the North Country Region of the state.

Responsibilities

• Interview and assess client needs.
• Provide in-depth, one-on-one confidential business advising and technical assistance to start-up and existing businesses.
• Determine appropriate educational resources to share.
• Identify and analyze business issues, develop and implement solutions in a timely manner and conduct research using public and private sources.
• Aid clients with developing business, financing and marketing plans, as well as a full range of management issues that include personnel issues and understanding the state and regional business climate.
• Promote growth and sustainability measured through sales increases, job creation and capital formation.
• Maintain client files in SBDC database, and liaise with Lead Center to fulfill requests for information.
• Work on other special assignments as needed.

Requirements

• Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience: Bachelor’s in accounting, business management, or related field and 3-5 years of accounting/financial management or related experience.
• Three to five years of business advising experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• One year of operational experience carrying out assignments using management skills.
• Ability to meet and work with diverse groups of people.
• Communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Willingness to travel extensively on short notice and to make overnight stays, if required.
• Somewhat familiar with computer programming and data analysis techniques.
• Small business ownership experience preferred.
• Experience in a consulting or related service organization working on assignments for external clients.
• Knowledge of a specialized field of business; such as, accounting, sales, marketing, etc.

Qualifications

• MBA or equivalency by training and experience.

Skills

• Operational experience carrying out assignments using management skills.
• Ability to meet and work with diverse groups of people.
• Communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Willingness to travel extensively on short notice and to make overnight stays, if required.
• Somewhat familiar with computer programming and data analysis techniques.
• Knowledge of a specialized field of business; such as, accounting, sales, marketing, etc.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$38.00/Hour

Schedule

Not specified.