Business Consultant-Savannah

About the role

The University of Georgia, chartered by the state of Georgia in 1785, is the birthplace of public higher education in America and the state’s flagship university. UGA is ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report, with its main campus in Athens (approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta) and extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. The university employs roughly 3,100 faculty and 7,700 full-time staff, serving over 41,000 students.

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) seeks an experienced, results‑driven management professional with strong business skills to serve the Savannah area as a Business Consultant. In this public‑service faculty position, you will provide counseling and deliver programs to individuals, businesses, communities, organizations, and public agencies within your assigned geographic territory. You will work directly with business owners on financial analysis, business planning, marketing strategy, and operations management, and develop and lead educational programs tailored to the local business community. Multi‑county travel is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality individual instruction and educational support to entrepreneurs, business owners, and business managers. Analyze situations, make recommendations, and educate clients regarding business plans, market feasibility, financial viability, operations management, and legal structures. Maintain an appropriate level and mix of clients per annual goals and strategic plan objectives. Develop and refine a consulting practice that yields impactful results.
• Develop and deliver high quality business training programs responsive to the needs of the business community served. Generate curricula for business programs, seminars, conferences, etc., for local business interests.
• 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 to meet annual goals.
• In addition to maintaining a broad base of business knowledge, develop specific and relevant area(s) of expertise within business development. Apply this knowledge through development and delivery of new training programs, consulting tools, research projects, co‑consulting, and/or other impact measures.
• Direct clients to other appropriate sources of business information and assistance. Disseminate pertinent information to the business community via various media.
• Serve as an advocate of business development, expansion, and retention in the