Director - Small Business Center
Employer
Job Location
HCC High Tech Center, Small Business Center, Clyde, NC 28721
Salary/Grade
Benefits
Job Category
- Professional
Application Period
Closes: Monday, August 14, 2023
Target Start Date
Expected Work Hours
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Employment Type
Minimum Qualifications
A baccalaureate degree in Entrepreneurship, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance and five or more years of successful business experience in an ownership or executive management capacity.
SBC Directors shall disclose if they have been a principle officer or owner for any business which filed bankruptcy within the past 7 years.
Preferred Qualifications
Meet minimum requirements and hold an advanced degree in Entrepreneurship, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or law.
Position Description
PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION
To assist aspiring entrepreneurs in planning prior to opening a business in Haywood County and to assist Haywood County business owners in planning for business expansion or in problem-solving some aspect of operations.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES
- Provide one-on-one confidential counseling to aspiring entrepreneurs and established small business owners
- Keep current and adhere to SBCN guidelines that provide a framework for service delivery
- Maintain client assistance counseling reports
- Supervise data entry for state system electronic records (Datatel/Ellucian and Center EX)
- Maintain current data entry for clients in Center EX
- Serve on various entrepreneurship committees both internal to the college and externally in the community
- Promote Small Business Center services internally through class visits as requested and externally in the community
- Develop and schedule seminars as needed by the business community
- Create contracts/professional service agreements with seminar presenters
- Provide seminar welcome and introduction for presenters, as needed
- Create press releases and send to HCC’s Marketing Office
- Provide content for SBC website and other online media
- Provide and maintain a Small Business Resource Center for public accessibility
- Refer clients to appropriate persons or agencies for further business assistance as necessary
- Maintain active, positive relationships with business organizations in the community (Chambers, DWA, EDC, etc.)
- Visit businesses and provide information about the Small Business Center and other programs at HCC
- Maintain budgets for Small Business Center and the Entrepreneurship special fund
- Interface with Vocational Rehabilitation to provide business services to clients
- Provide technical assistance, in partnership with NC Dept. of Revenue, to referred clients facing penalty for tax issues
- Act as a technical advisor to NC Rural Center Microenterprise Loan Program (if continued through the Department of Commerce), package loans, and facilitate loan closings
- Establish and maintain good working relationships with all lenders in service area
- Serve as a representative for the college on corporate Boards in Director or advisory roles
- Attend professional development opportunities and SBCN staff development meetings
- Provide supervision for Small Business Center support staff
- May operate college-owned vehicles
How to Apply
The following is necessary for consideration
- Official Haywood Community College employment application online found at our jobs page: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/haywoodedu. Please call Beverly Balliot with any questions or if you are unable to complete the online application for any reason.
- The application must be complete for consideration - do not reference resume. A resume is suggested but does not take the place of any questions or details that you need to provide in order to be qualified for the position. Unofficial transcripts must be included for the application process. Most unofficial transcripts can be downloaded from college/university websites. Official transcripts of all secondary education must be submitted to Human Resources within 10 days of any offer of employment.
- References may not be a current HCC employee. Candidates must provide three professional references with email addresses. At least one reference must be a current or previous supervisor.
- College screening committee is responsible for application review, interviews, and recommends the candidate to HR. Upon completion of the hire process in HR, President approval is required in the hire of a candidate.
- HCC is a tobacco free campus
HCC is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, gender, gender identity, sex, age, disability, genetic information and veteran status.
Haywood Community College (HCC) is part of the North Carolina Community College System and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). Founded in 1965, it is an open-door institution with the mission to foster an environment that meets the educational needs of the communities it serves, promotes student success in higher education and in the workplace, and facilitates economic development. This includes programs for Haywood County high school students through Career and College Promise and Haywood Early College. The college campus, a designated arboretum, boasts one of the most beautiful college campuses in the state with an iconic mill pond, a productive greenhouse, dahlia gardens, an orchard garden and a rhododendron garden.