Small Business Advisor – Ithaca, NY

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Position ID:
193874

About Binghamton University:

Binghamton University is a premier public R1 research institution in the State
University of New York (SUNY) system that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant
research in the nation. Our unique character – shaped by our mission, outstanding academics, facilities, and community life – promotes
extraordinary student success, research, and service; Binghamton University is where our students, faculty and staff thrive.

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technology, insight, intellectual exploration, and community service.

We are an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, and in
keeping with this commitment, we welcome all to apply, including veterans and persons with disabilities.

Job Description:

Budget Title: Senior Staff Assistant (SL-3)

Salary: $59,000 – $61,000

The Southern Tier Small Business Development Center
hosted by Binghamton University (STSBDC) helps existing and potential small businesses in twelve New York State counties. The STSBDC
currently has one outreach office and many satellite offices with a staff of an Administrative Assistant, Business Advisors, Interns, and a
Regional Director. This Advisor will be located in Ithaca, New York.

Reporting to the Regional Director, the Small Business Advisor
is responsible for providing business counseling to clients, creating and executing small business training, acting as an ambassador for the
SBDC in the community, and following SBDC at BU operational procedures to ensure compliance with NY SBDC, Host and Funding Partners. The
Small Business Advisor works together with the Southern Tier SBDC staff to meet the annual objectives of fulfilling the Center’s mission of
serving entrepreneurs and creating new businesses. Small Business Advisement Services are the priority of this position.

• Small Business Advisement Services – Provides a comprehensive range of small business-based assistance including
  one-on-one client counseling in the area of business plan development; financial analysis; maintaining record-keeping systems, and assisting
  clients with market-related issues.
• Small Business Training – Small Business Training is an important portion of
  the services offered by the SBDC. Small Business Training is used to both addresses the challenges and opportunities of small businesses and
  also as outreach to create SBDC clients. Working with the Regional Director the Small Business Advisor will perform or facilitate training
  for SBDC at BU. This includes: event management, creating content ideas, budget development, speaker research, outreach, and marketing
  activities.
• Community Outreach and Collaboration – Initiate and maintain contact with the business community as
  well as other related public and private entities to promote program services and enhance outreach services.
• Grant, Host, NY
  SBDC Deliverables and Compliance – The NY SBDC is funded through support from Binghamton University, Federal Grants, State Funding,
  and Private and Public Initiatives. The multiple sources of funding increase the complexity of compliance as different activities have
  different rules and deliverables.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Small Business Advisement Services
  – 75%
• Small Business Training – 15%
• Other – 10%
  • Community Outreach and Collaboration
  • Grant, Host, NY SBDC
    Deliverables and Grant Compliance
  
  

Other Job Objectives:

• Maintain a client caseload and
  provide technical management assistance to potential and existing small businesses throughout region.
• Understand the needs of the
  small business community and provide small business training.
• Develop working relationships with other economic development
  agencies.
• Promote the SBDC by volunteering to give presentations to stakeholders of the SBDC.
• Travel to client locations for
  evaluation purposes and to better understand the client’s small business entity.

Long Term Objectives: This
position is funded annually.

Supervisory Relationships:

• The Regional Director supervises this position.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in public administration, management, finance or another business-related
  field
• Effective written and verbal communications skills
• Ability to work with other local economic development agencies,
  service providers and the banking community
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Excel, Word, and
  PowerPoint
• Valid driver’s license to operate a vehicle in New York State

Preferred:

• Economic development
  agency, entrepreneurial support organization, small business ownership, or banking experience
• Experience creating and/or reviewing
  financial projections such as cash flows, profit and loss statements, and balance sheets
• Experience writing or reviewing business
  plans

This position is temporary, grant funded.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. If you currently
need sponsorship or will need it in the future to maintain employment authorization, you do not meet eligibility requirements.
Additionally, please note that Binghamton University is not an E-Verify employer.

Additional Information:

Offers of employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment background check and verification of degree(s) and
credentials.

Binghamton University is a tobacco-free campus.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by
the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation,
or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such
information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or
via email at [email protected]

Payroll information can be found on our website https://www.binghamton.edu/offices/human-resources/payroll/

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Committee.”

Postings active on the website, accept applications until closure.

For information on the Dual Career Program,
please visit:

https://www.binghamton.edu/offices/human-resources/prospective/dual-career/index.html