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University of North Carolina - Charlotte

Business Launch Specialist

🇺🇸 Charlotte, NC

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $52K

💻 Consulting

🗓️ August 5th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

UNC Charlotte is hiring a Business Launch Specialist. The specialist provides business counseling and consultation to pre-venture entrepreneurs in an eight-county region, manages a client portfolio to ensure a minimum of 58 business starts annually, and facilitates cohort-based training programs. The role includes client recruitment, collaboration with entrepreneurial partners, and ongoing client progress monitoring.

Highlights

  • Provide business advice and consultation to pre-venture entrepreneurs to help transition from idea to business launch.
  • Manage and maintain a client portfolio to ensure at least 58 new business starts annually.
  • Instruct and facilitate four cohort-based training programs for pre-venture entrepreneurs each year.
  • Develop and execute marketing strategies to recruit clients independently.
  • Collaborate with entrepreneurial partners and resources to resolve client issues and ensure business success.
  • Analyze client needs, define goals, tasks, timelines, and monitor progress to ensure accountability and adapt recommendations.
  • Interpret financial statements, business models, valuations, and apply critical thinking to optimize clients' business plans.
  • Bachelor's degree (preferably in business) and one year related experience required; MBA acceptable; small business experience preferred.
  • Salary is $51,986 annually for a 12-month full-time temporary position.
  • Requires ability to travel and work occasional evenings and weekends for training sessions.