Small Business Consultant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Mississippi.

📋 Description

• Offer personalized, one-on-one management and business skills consulting to both startup and established small enterprises.

• Collaborate with small business owners, primarily in rural and underserved areas, focusing on cash flow, pricing strategies, hiring practices, record-keeping, and preparing for loans.

• Create training materials and lead webinars and workshops centered on small business initiation and growth.

• Foster relationships with local community leaders to promote economic development initiatives aimed at small business expansion and sustainability.

• Perform financial and operational evaluations for small business clients.

• Identify challenges to growth and propose strategies to enhance business performance and sustainability.

• Formulate scopes of services, financial forecasts, and actionable plans.

• Provide consulting services and financial literacy education to entrepreneurs.

• Evaluate financial data, including ratio analysis, to aid decision-making and steer clients toward favorable business growth results.

• Cultivate and sustain relationships with community leaders, business owners, and partners.

• Advocate for economic development resources and seek new funding or partnership opportunities.

• Ensure accurate client documentation, reporting, timekeeping, and communication.

• Promote teamwork, staff development, and organizational initiatives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Master’s degree in business, management, finance, administration, or a related discipline along with at least 1 year of experience in business ownership, startups, business development, operations, finance, consulting, or leadership roles that support business growth or turnaround (Option A).

• Bachelor’s degree in business, management, finance, administration, or a related discipline with a minimum of 5 years' experience in business ownership, startups, business development, operations, finance, consulting, or leadership roles that support business growth or turnaround (Option B).

• Excellent facilitation, writing, and communication abilities.

• Proficiency in standard business software.

• Capability to design workshops focused on small business management consulting.

• Ability to initiate and nurture new and existing partnerships within target communities.

• Competence in working individually with entrepreneurs to enhance their business skills and management capacity as owners.

• Capacity to work autonomously, taking responsibility for results.

• Ability to assist in the training of other management consultants.

• Must possess a valid driver's license.

• Reliable means of transportation.

• Acceptable driving history.

• At least the state-required minimum personal liability auto insurance coverage.

• Must be authorized to work in the USA.

• Current residency in Central Mississippi is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Health Savings Account with annual contributions from the employer.

• Flexible Spending Accounts.

• Company-funded Short-Term & Long-Term Disability and Basic Life Insurance.

• Employer 401k matching.

• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

• Opportunity for a work-from-home arrangement.