Position Summary

Located 45 minutes from the Nation’s Capital, nestled in a history-rich community of southern Maryland, The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) is a two-time Aspen Award-winning institution (top 15% of Community Colleges) with academic programs in over 100 disciplines. CSM is among America’s top 100 producers of Minority Associate Degrees in twenty categories, according to Diverse Issues in Higher Education. CSM offers excellent health insurance benefits; State Retirement Pension plan; wellness programs; Code Green early closure Fridays in the summer; college closure for spring break and several major holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year; and for several days in March for Spring Break. We are an innovative institution committed to student success and well known for our flexibility to meet student and community needs.

Under the moderate supervision of the Department Director or designee, the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Business Consultant I effectively provides business counseling to SBDC clients; including business plan development, coordination with lenders and/or investors, and preparing and analyzing business financial statements/reports. This position requires previous training, experience, and specific skills. The incumbent performs work with latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgement.

This position is part-time. 32 hours per week, Monday -Thursday; some Fridays; evenings required on a regular basis.

The College of Southern Maryland conducts background checks in order to ensure the safety and well-being of the College's staff and students. The final candidate for this position will be subject to the following background checks: Criminal History Check and Sex Offender Registry Check.

This position is open until filled. The College of Southern Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

Provide services assessing the viability and needs of small business clients

Development and monitoring of progress of client action plans

Provides one-on-one counseling services to future and current business owners

Conducts assessments to assist business owners in identifying their strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities

Assists business owners in updating business plans, strategies, and options

Conducts market research

Provides technical assistance to business owners in researching their options and applying for resources

Designs and conducts entrepreneurial training workshops

Ensures that instructional materials are appropriate and in sufficient supply for training events

Coordinates the involvement of guest speakers and/or subject matter experts for needed training

Promotes upcoming training opportunities to new and existing clients

Responsible for visiting and establishing relationships with business owners and community stakeholders, small business resource entities and industry specialists

Pursues relationships within the area that promote the SBDC programs, services, seminars and training events in the Southern Maryland business community

Interact with other business assistance resource groups including county economic development departments, Maryland Dept. of Business and Economic Development, local Chambers of Commerce and SBA resource partners

Participates in SBDC local and statewide events and training activities

Client entries into MD SBDC case management system that monitors and tracks participant progress and provides periodic reports

Establishes an inventory and/or directory of local business resources

Attend established meetings

Management and monitoring of annual performance milestones to ensure they are met

Routinely obtain client success stories and legislative letters as required by Maryland SBDC network.

Additional Duties:

Performs other related work as required Minimum Education and Training

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, management or related field

Two years business consulting or equivalent experience of 5 or more years business ownership Minimum Qualifications and Standards Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Able to provide financial advice and assist clients in obtaining financing.

Knowledge of public and private loan programs.

Ability to analyze sensitive and comprehensive financial statements.

Excellent written and oral skills.

Maintenance of insurability under the college's vehicle liability insurance plan.

Physical Requirements:

The work is sedentary work which requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly.