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Community College of Rhode Island · 2 hours ago

Business Advisor, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses

Warwick, RI

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$50K/yr - $50K/yr

3+ years exp

The Community College of Rhode Island is hosting the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program, which aims to support small business owners in their growth journey. The Business Advisor will work closely with scholars to guide them through their business growth plans, connecting them with resources and facilitating their learning experience.

EdTechEducationHealth CareHigher Education

Work & Life Balance

Responsibilities

Meets with scholars on an individual basis at least 6 times for an hour over the course of the 12-week program, with the first meeting in-person and subsequent meetings held either in-person or virtually. The focus of these scholar meetings is to check in on the scholars’ Growth Plan progress, learn about challenges or obstacles to growth faced by the scholars and to uncover ways you and the program can help the scholar address those obstacles

Attends all 10KSB modules, clinics and program events at CCRI to support scholar learning

Connects scholars to external Business Support Services (local entrepreneurship ecosystem) as needed for specialty services

Works with scholars to understand, collect and apply business metrics to support growth

Assists within the classroom to coordinate group activities and support faculty

Helps scholars apply course content to their businesses

Advises for business growth using the program deliverables (Growth Plan)

Collects and validates the scholars’ Baseline and Graduation Measurement and Evaluation

Understands the content and delivery approach of the curriculum

Understands and supports peer-to-peer learning

Reviews accepted scholar data (applications and baseline assessment tools) to understand scholar’s individualized needs as well as the needs of the cohort

Plans advising schedule and approach

Works with the 10KSB Program Manager to create scholar profiles for program use

Works with advising team to assign scholar Growth Groups

Assists in scholar recruiting as directed by the Outreach Director at CCRI

Participates in quarterly calls for Business Advisors with national partners (exchange of updates, best practices, new challenges, etc.)

Networks with business support services to enhance the local entrepreneurship ecosystem and to advance program recruitment

Engages in scholar alumni program events as needed

Participates in assessment of scholars through measurement and evaluation activities

Participates in assessment of curriculum sessions through post session debriefings

Participates in assessment of program through team debriefing and review process

Demonstrates a commitment to the philosophy and mission of a comprehensive community college

Work collaboratively with others in a diverse and inclusive environment

Other duties as needed to support program success

Qualification

Business advisingBachelor's degreeEthical standardsCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree, preferably in business, finance, entrepreneurship, sales or related field

A minimum of three years demonstrated successful business advising for a small business clientele

Proven ability to work well in a team environment

Proven ability to advise multiple small business owners simultaneously and keep them on track by holding them accountable to weekly benchmarks in a fast-paced program

Strong spoken and written communication skills

Demonstrated ability and commitment to advise people from diverse industries, educational and personal backgrounds and with a variety of personality types

Ability to work a flexible schedule

High personal and professional ethical standards