Business Coach and Consultant, Exit Strategy (IL)

Exit Factor; Aurora (IL); Remote; USD 60.000 - 120.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible schedule

Remote work

Zusammenfassung

Exit Factor is expanding its team and seeks business consultants to help small- to mid-sized business owners increase profitability, efficiency, and value in preparation for exit. The role involves engaging with leads, converting them to clients, and conducting 1:1 sessions using our proprietary method. Training and certification are provided.

You will build relationships with owners across Chicago-land, focusing on west and southwest suburbs, and may work remotely with a flexible schedule.

Qualifikationen

• Experience working with small to mid-sized business owners
• Customer-facing experience or strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to conduct Zoom presentations and online meetings
• Knowledge of CRM systems and Microsoft Office Suite
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a proactive, goal-driven approach

Aufgaben

• Develop relationships with business owners throughout Chicago-land, focusing on west/southwest suburbs
• Build referral partnerships with CPAs, attorneys, bankers and financial advisors
• Participate in networking and community events
• Generate and qualify consulting opportunities
• Assess business readiness and value drivers
• Facilitate strategic consulting sessions
• Lead mastermind-style group learning sessions
• Guide clients through exit planning discussions
• Serve as a trusted advisor and relationship manager

Kenntnisse

Relationship building

Networking

Sales/consulting

Verbal communication

Written communication

Entrepreneurial mindset

Time management

Organizational skills

Prospecting

Customer facing

Tools

Zoom

CRM

Microsoft Office

Jobbeschreibung

Exit Factor is Expanding Their Already Successful Team!

You must be located in west or southwest suburbs of Chicago to apply for this position.

What is Exit Factor?

Exit Factor is a business consulting firm. Our passion is helping small to medium size businesses increase their profit, efficiency, and value of their business to prepare for the sale of the company in the future. We do this through business valuations, 1:1 consulting, and online programs. We work with companies between $0 - $30 million in revenue across the United States in various industries.

We are a small team ourselves but owned by a large global organization. We have the feel of a small business with the resources of a multinational company.

What the Job Is:

Our Business Coaches and Consultants work with small to mid-sized business owners to help them increase company profit, efficiency, and value. Our consultants engage with new leads, convert them to clients, and work with those clients in 1:1 sessions based on our proprietary method and system. We have a full training and certification program, work as a team to generate and act on leads, and an automation/nurture system designed to increase your efficiency.

A career with our firm allows you to assist small to medium-sized business owners in preparing their companies for sale by increasing the value of their businesses. In this position, you will have the chance to interact with numerous businesses across hundreds of industries, gaining knowledge and learning not accessible in most positions.

Day to Day responsibilities include:

• Develop relationships with business owners throughout Chicago-land with a focus on the west and southwest suburbs
• Build referral partnerships with CPAs, attorneys, bankers and financial advisors
• Participate in networking and community events
• Generate and qualify consulting opportunities
• Assess business readiness and value drivers
• Facilitate strategic consulting sessions
• Lead mastermind style group learning sessions
• Guide clients through exit planning discussions
• Serve as a trusted advisor and relationship manager

Why Join Now?

• Exit Factor was founded by one of the leading industry experts in M&A and exit strategy. We have now expanded to a national franchise with more than 65 national locations and over 10 international locations.
• Roughly 12 million businesses, representing nearly $10 trillion in assets, are expected to change hands over the next decade with just 8% reaching the advanced stages of exit planning.
• A career with ultimate flexibility: design your schedule and work remotely.
• The support and resources of a large-scale global company with a small business and family feel.
• Mentorship and resources from the top professionals in the country with a corporate team for support.
• Working with industry leaders with a true entrepreneurial spirit and growth mindset.
• Ability to expand and contract your work as necessary: scale from micro to full time hours.

Think you have what it takes? Our ideal candidate:

• Preferred related experience: personal exit or sale experience, previous business consulting/coaching, and related exit strategy or M&A experience
• Computer proficiency is required, including conducting Zoom presentation meetings.
• Some experience in a customer-facing role or a love for customer interaction.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication with particularly strong phone skills.
• Enthusiasm for entrepreneurship and business.
• Entrepreneurial mindset: a proactive, driven, strong desire to succeed, competitive, committed to accomplishing objectives, opportunistic.
• Time management and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of the following technology systems or ability to figure it out: Microsoft Office Suite, CRM, Zoom.

About Us

Exit Factor offers a proven method that helps small to mid-size business owners maximize their company’s value. Through one-on-one consulting services and online programs, the trusted advisors at Exit Factor teach entrepreneurs how to successfully improve their company's profitability, efficiency, value, and ultimately ability to exit. Exit Factor is part of the consulting division within the United Franchise Group family of brands.

Benefits and Growth

• Proven and proprietary consulting system.
• Initial training and certification.
• Continuing education and training with a community of other consultants.
• Design your own schedule.
• Ongoing training and support.
• Technology and automation systems.
• Corporate support staff.
• Growth potential within our organization.

We believe our culture creates a unique work environment where like-minded individuals can thrive, grow, and support each other.

We look forward to speaking with you!

This is a 1099 contract position. Payment is commission only + share of revenue managed. In the spirit of transparency, commission structure ranges from 35-45% of sales.