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Job description
Director Of Small Business Development Center
Lamar State College Port Arthur is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including and as it pertains to pregnancy and wages), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, protected veteran status, and/or retaliation.
The Director of Small Business Development Center has responsibilities that include, but are not limited to, assisting in coordinating business seminars, consulting entrepreneurs regarding their business needs and developing business relationships with local financial institutions. This position is also responsible for promoting the Center to the public, overseeing the federal and state budgets allotted to the Center, participates in various training functions of the SBDC lead center at University of Houston and oversees the reporting of the Center's activities. This is a full-time position that reports to the Vice President for Workforce Development and Economic Development.
Duties/Responsibilities
Aid existing small businesses in growth
Aid entrepreneurs in the planning and execution of a new small business
Introduce an understanding of small business development to college students
Actively fosters entrepreneurial growth in students with small business interest
Design and delivery of classes which aid students and other entrepreneurs to improve their credit, to create needed business documents, and accomplish other needed steps in business planning
Create a bridge between hopeful new entrepreneurs and a small business lending partner
Comply with campus policies and procedures
Other related duties, as assigned
Minimum/Preferred Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
Five (5) years business management (business consulting/advising, business development, business administration/supervision, direct entrepreneurial experience in launching and operating a small business)
Valid driver's license
Preferred Qualifications:
Master's in Business Administration
Certified Public Accountancy Certification (CPA)
Diverse experience in business including experience in industry, rural, and minority owned business startup and operations.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Knowledge of tax forms and regulations
Knowledge of payroll and business taxes
Knowledge of business accounting systems
Knowledge of business law
Knowledge of small business funding including SBA, CDFI and microlending.
Skilled in marketing
Ability to deal with the public in a professional and courteous manner
Supplemental Information
Physical Requirements: This position requires employees to remain in a stationary position most of the time; move to various locations on campus; move about inside an office to access documents, office equipment, etc.; and operate a computer or other office equipment, such as a printer or copy machine. Travel: Some travel is required. Work Hours: Monday – Friday; 40 hours per week. May require occasional evening or weekend hours.
Lamar State College Port Arthur is an E-Verify Employer.
This position is security-sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal history record information.
Worksite address
port arthur, TX, 77640, US
Who can apply
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