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SBDC Business Advisors - Multiple Locations Online applications must be received before 12:00am on: January 31, 2025 If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details. Available Title(s): 1196-NN_ADMINPRO - Business Management Counselor Business Title: SBDC Business Advisors - Multiple Locations Employee Type: Admin. Professional Position Details: The Opportunity: The primary focus of the https://wsbdc.org/ is business development education through individual and small group advising. The SBDC is a network of entrepreneurially minded professional Business Advisors with significant experience in small business who enjoy the intrinsic value of helping business owners/managers developing or improving their business knowledge and skills to effectively manage the operations of their business. In confidential, one-on-one relationships, you will educate, mentor, and advise clients in all areas of growing a business. You will be required to adhere to the conduct policies of the SBDC program. Most Business Advisors work independently in a community-located SBDC center, yet frequently collaborate with Business Advisors across the state who request assistance on behalf of a client with need for specific expertise. In addition to the instruction/advising component of the position, you will also perform significant outreach activities to engage the community through regular contact with Chambers of Commerce, Economic Development Councils, service clubs and community organizations and legislators in conjunction with the Lead Office staff. As a Business Advisor, you must be well organized to manage more than 100 clients annually. Your business clients will be from every sector of the local business community and require a full range of business services. You also must have comprehensive knowledge and experience of small business operations. In this role, you must understand the client's situation, analyze the problems, and guide the client in developing a solution they are willing and able to implement. You will be responsible for identifying a range of solutions, discussing the pros and cons of each, and explaining abstract concepts with real world examples. You will be expected to constantly seek professional development opportunities to expand your core competencies in all areas of business, including technology necessary to start, grow, sustain, and transition a small business. Peer mentoring is valued within the Washington SBDC Network and Business Advisors often share their expertise in response to queries from other Business Advisors. In this position, you will have the opportunity to develop and maintain a referral network within your local service areas to ensure you maintain a robust client caseload capable of delivering significant economic impacts to the local community and the state. You will also be expected to build relationships with various and diverse stakeholders to advocate support of the SBDC program, including elected officials, funding partners, businesses, and community leaders. As a new Business Advisor in the SBDC network, you will need to successfully complete a certification program within six months of hire to become fully certified as a Business Advisor. Certification is designed to allow you to demonstrate your comprehensive knowledge and abilities to be successful in guiding clients toward their goals while taking advantage of learning from experienced Business Advisors sharing best practices, tools, and processes they use to assist their clients. This posting is for multiple positions located in the following cities and serving the identified county. Please list the location(s) you are interested in on your resume. • Seattle, WA (King County) • Bellevue, WA (King County) • Coupeville, WA (Island County) • Lacey, WA (Thurston County)<