Primary Purpose
The Hispanic/Latinx Outreach Business Advisor is responsible for advising training and aiding entrepreneurs and small business owners whose native language is Spanish. The advisor will also assist in identifying other sources of expertise in the community to assist business clients with their specific needs. In addition she/he will partner with local organizations business technical service providers and economic and community development agencies to articulate Latino program offerings participate in a regional referral network.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Provide business advising and problem solving to area businesses: Meet with business owners and prospective business owners oneonone. Listen to business owners specific problems and analyze the critical problems. Provide recommendations and actions to be taken. Create action plans next steps and followup. Refer clients to other sources of expertise in the community. Facilitate referrals between clients and professional technical and government service providers. Grow COCC SBDCs Hispanic/Latinx presence through growth of clients advised courses offered and programs offered. Partner with the director to translate Hispanic/Latinx business community educational needs into course offerings. Translate instructional and marketing material from English to Spanish. Teach a variety of courses in Spanish which may include but are not limited to: Starting Your Business in Central Oregon Empresas en Marcha (Businesses on the Move) Early Child Education Business Accelerator CCB Test Preparation. These courses may be taught in COCC classrooms at partner locations or via video conferencing. Develop and revise training curriculum marketing materials and business assistance tools as needed. Provide community outreach and communications to the Hispanic/Latinx community in Central Oregon. Partner with COCCs Marketing and Public Relations department for appropriate Hispanic/Latinx marketing communications e.g. social networking Constant Contact email campaigns. Work with the director to develop and execute COCC SBDC Annual Workplan. Record all client interactions in the OSBDCN database within one week of meetings. Marginal Job Functions: Learn of new and available business tools and resources. Attend community events on behalf of the SBDC . Attend webinars for professional development.
Minimum Requirements
Level 1: Bachelors degree in business finance or related field. Ownership and/or operation of a small business. BiLingual in both English and Spanish languages. Level 2: In addition to level 1: Masters in business administration or related field. 13 years of prior experience in business advising. Level 3: In addition to level 2: 4 or more years of prior experience in business advising.
Preferred Qualifications
Consulting or training experience with small businesses. Specialized training in business development economic development community development marketing strategies government contracts/ procurement and/or ecommerce strategies.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority