Small Business Advisor (Antlers/Clayton)

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Job description

Description

Job Purpose or Objective(s): Support and guide clients of the Choctaw Small Business Development Services (CSBDS) Department by providing consultation and advisement on business ownership and management to ensure they are receiving quality business assistance and access to quality training and networking opportunities to grow their business.

Primary Tasks:

1. Advise Choctaw tribal member owned entrepreneurial enterprises on life cycle phases including developing concept, seeding, startups and early business executing to increase growth and profitability.
2. Consult with entrepreneurs and new business owners on various phases of new business development and execution including strategic planning, marketing plans, market entrance costing, financial planning, operational development, organizational design, product/service price structuring, profitability analysis, etc.
3. Deliver integrated and comprehensive instructional training courses and business advising services to local Choctaw tribal member entrepreneurs.
4. Counsel and provide technical assistance in the areas of business plans, marketing plans, financial plans, access to capital, and/or other applicable areas.
5. Identify and direct interested participants to proper channels and resources in selected communities.
6. Promote services to Tribal and community organizations involved in small business and economic development.
7. Perform other duties as may be assigned.

Required Education, Skills and Experience:

MINIMUM

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, specializing in Finance, Accounting, Venture Capitalist, Investment Banking, related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Knowledge of full entrepreneurial life cycle including business pre-launch analysis and planning, start-up launch activities and post launch execution activities
• Ability to identify, research, plan, organize and implement initiatives and programs to increase new business opportunities and current business portfolio for sustained economic growth, and increased revenue generation
• Exceptional communications with customers and executives
• Basic Microsoft Office experience
• Proficient in Using Microsoft Office

TARGET

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, specializing in Finance, Accounting, Venture Capitalist, Investment Banking, related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Knowledge of full entrepreneurial life cycle including business pre-launch analysis and planning, start-up launch activities and post launch execution activities
• Ability to identify, research, plan, organize and implement initiatives and programs to increase new business opportunities and current business portfolio for sustained economic growth, and increased revenue generation
• Exceptional communications with customers and executives
• Advanced Microsoft Office experience
• Two (2) years of related experience in one of the above responsibilities or business ownership or management