Membership Sales Representative
Overview
Do you believe small businesses are the heartbeat of your community? Are you motivated by meaningful work and the chance to earn what you’re worth? Are you looking for a career where your effort directly supports entrepreneurs, job creators, and local economies? At NFIB, your work fuels a mission bigger than any one sale: protecting and promoting the right of independent business owners to thrive. Named one of Glassdoor’s Top 50 Best Places to Work, NFIB offers a rare combination of mission, income potential, flexibility, and a values-driven culture. Whether you’re an experienced sales professional or someone ready to channel your drive into a purpose-led career, we’ll give you the tools, training, and support to succeed.
Why This Role Matters
This is face-to-face, community-based work. You’ll meet owners where they are, share NFIB’s impact, and invite them to become part of something that protects their livelihood. Engage directly with small business owners through in-person prospecting (no appointment setting), deliver NFIB’s proven, 5-minute sales presentation with confidence, authenticity, and urgency, build fast rapport and communicate NFIB’s mission clearly and compellingly, address objections and close membership enrollments in one visit, process membership payments on the spot. This is a hunter/closer role with a clear, structured sales model and no account management after the sale—allowing you to stay focused on impact and results.
Responsibilities
- Engage directly with small business owners through in-person prospecting (no appointment setting)
- Deliver NFIB’s proven, 5-minute sales presentation with confidence, authenticity, and urgency
- Build fast rapport and communicate NFIB’s mission clearly and compellingly
- Address objections and close membership enrollments in one visit
- Process membership payments on the spot
What You’ll Get
- Average annual compensation: $80,000-$200,000
- 40% of the sales force earns six figures; top 10% exceed 200K
- Monthly mileage reimbursement
Who We Are
For over 80 years, NFIB has been the Voice of Small Business in Washington, D.C., and all 50 state capitals. We are a nonprofit, nonpartisan, member-driven organization and the most trusted advocate for free enterprise. Our members don’t just join an organization—they join a movement that shapes public policy, protects entrepreneurship, and strengthens communities nationwide. A career with NFIB means more than sales. It means standing up for people who take risks, create jobs, and keep communities alive.