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Small Business Advisor

PeopleFund Careers • Advisor • Austin, Texas • 3w ago

About the Role:

PeopleFund is seeking an innovative and programmatically creative individual to serve as a Small Business Advisor for our clients. This role will focus on developing post-loan support programming for borrowers. This may include a variety of the following functions: serving as our borrower point of contact (post-loan), onboarding new borrowers to education and support services, coordinating site visits and tracking SBA compliance, updating the online education portal, and planning programs specifically to serve the needs of borrowers throughout the life of their loan. The Strategic Advisor will guide business owners in a variety of capacities to create real, lasting change by partnering on the macro, micro, and long-term goal of economic development (access to capital and job growth). The individual filling this role must be able to work with some level of initiative and autonomy in order to fulfill responsibilities.

About Us:

PeopleFund’s Mission is to creates economic opportunity and financial stability for underserved people by providing access to capital, education, and resources to build healthy small businesses.

Our Values are:

Integrity First
Service Before Self
Excellence In All We Do

Is that you? Awesome! Let’s talk about what you’ll do at PeopleFund

Duties and Responsibilities Include:

Serve as the primary point of contact and manage a portfolio of up to 200 PeopleFund borrowers for technical assistance:
Reviewing quarterly financials (profit and loss, cash flow, and balance sheet statements),
Track small businesses’ sustainability by meeting with client caseload via a site visit 18-24 months after obtaining their loan with PeopleFund (some travel is required in this role),
Monthly touchpoints with your clients (can include a tailored newsletter, targeted emails, phone calls, etc.),
facilitate group and online training,
A minimum of 2 advising sessions per client annually (in person or virtual) on any of the following topics:
Business planning
Market research
Financial Statements (profit and loss, cash flow, and balance sheet statements),
Access to capital,
Personal and business credit,
Operations
Marketing
Financial forecasting
Assisting in the development of updated curriculum (via Tovuti modules, manuals, presentations, etc.)
Create and facilitate Microloan borrower virtual communities in Tovuti,
Works closely with the lending and risk management teams to provide post-loan support and technical assistance to small business owners
Track and report all technical assistance provided monthly on a cloud server
Work with partner agencies (SCORE, SBDC, Chambers of Commerce, etc.) in the designated region to coordinate and provide post-loan technical assistance
Maintain working knowledge of ongoing small business opportunities and resources
Connect clients to professional resources in the community to help meet their business needs
Lead workshops for clients and partners
Collaborate with resource partners in the Small Business Ecosystem on outreach, events, and workshops
May be required to attend events and engagements both during normal working and outside of normal working hours
Track set metrics for job evaluation and community impact monthly
Other duties as assigned

Employee Benefits - PeopleFund provides the following benefits for employees:

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage. PeopleFund pays up to 100% for employee only
Paid Time Off starting at 3 weeks per year and 12 paid holidays
401 (k) with Employer Match
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) available for qualifying medical pans and expenses
Dependent Child Care Spending Account available to employees who qualify
PeopleFund is a Hybrid Work Company

True to our Mission, PeopleFund is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse staff, and to creating a respectful workplace anchored in a deep, shared commitment to inclusiveness. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. PeopleFund welcomes applications from all qualified persons from all backgrounds who can contribute to our Team’s capabilities as we work together to create economic opportunity in underserved communities.

Requirements

Requirements:

3+ years of business startup experience or working with small business owners
1+ years consulting, coaching, or advising small business owners
Subject matter expert in the following core topics:
Business planning
Market research
Financial Statements (profit and loss, cash flow, and balance sheet statements)
Access to capital
Personal and business credit
Operations
Marketing
Financial forecasting
Experience managing partner, vendor, and contractor relationships
Experience with compliance management
Experience with client case management
Proficient in Microsoft Office 365
Employment offers are subject to acceptable driving record, credit, background, and reference checks
Ability to work between 9:00 am and 6:00p m, Monday through Friday with flexibility to work outside of those hours to support events and client needs.