Business Management Consultant

Communities Unlimited, Inc.; Little Rock (AR); Remote; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

HSA with employer contributions

Flexible Spending Accounts

Disability & Life insurance

401k match

Paid holidays, vacation and sick time

Job summary

Communities Unlimited, Inc. seeks a Business Management Consultant to provide one-on-one management and business skills consulting to startups and existing small businesses across our seven-state service area, with emphasis near Central Arkansas.

This position allows work-from-home with residency in the Central Arkansas region. Responsibilities include developing training content, facilitating webinars/workshops, and building relationships with local leaders to support economic development.

Qualifications

• Excellent facilitation and communication skills.
• Strong writing and analysis abilities.
• Proficient computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct financial and operational assessments for small business clients.
• Develop scopes of services, financial projections, and actionable plans.
• Build relationships with community leaders and partners.
• Deliver consulting services and financial literacy education.
• Maintain client documentation and timekeeping.

Skills

Facilitation

Writing

Communication

Computer skills

Analysis

Workshop design

Partnership building

Entrepreneur coaching

Independent work

Education

Master's in Business

Bachelor's in Business

Job description

The primary role of this position is to provide direct, one-on-one, management and business skills consulting services to startup and existing small businesses located throughout our 7-state service area, with primary emphasis in the region around their office location. Position assignments include developing content for trainings and topic facilitation for webinars and workshops related to small business start and growth and building relationships with local community leaders to facilitate economic development activities related to small business growth and development.

Work Location: An ideal candidate will work from home; however, candidate must currently reside in the Central Arkansas area.

Business Management Consultant Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Company-paid Short-Term & Long-Term Disability and Basic Life Insurance
• Employer 401k Match
• Paid holiday, vacation and sick time.

Business Management Consultant

Requirements:

• EducationOption A: Master’s degree in business, management, finance, administration, or a related field and at least 1 year experience in business ownership, startups, business development, operations, finance, consulting, or leadership roles supporting business growth or turnaround efforts.Option B: Bachelor’s degree in business, management, finance, administration, or a related field and at least 5 years' experience in business ownership, startups, business development, operations, finance, consulting, or leadership roles supporting business growth or turnaround efforts.

• Excellent facilitation, writing, communication, computer, and analysis skills.
• Ability to develop workshops related to small business management consulting.
• Ability to reach out and build new and existing partnerships in the target communities.
• Ability to work one-on-one with entrepreneurs with the goal of building their business skills and management capacity as business owners.
• Ability to work independently, with accountability for results.
• Ability to assist in training other management consultants.
• Must maintain a valid driver's license, have reliable transportation, an acceptable driving record, and at least the state minimum personal liability auto insurance coverage.
• Must be authorized to work in the USA.

Business Management Consultant Duties:

• Conduct financial and operational assessments for small business clients, identify growth challenges, and recommend strategies to improve business performance and sustainability.Develop scopes of services, financial projections, and actionable plans while delivering consulting services and financial literacy education to business owners.Analyze financial data, including ratio analysis, to support decision-making and guide clients toward positive business growth outcomes.Build and maintain relationships with community leaders, business owners, and partners while promoting economic development resources and identifying new funding or partnership opportunities.Maintain accurate client documentation, reporting, timekeeping, and communication while supporting team collaboration, staff training, and organizational initiatives.

EOE

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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