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University of Vermont

Small Business Advocate

🇺🇸 Burlington, VT

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $52K - $56K

💻 Operations

🗓️ June 6th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

University of Vermont is hiring a Small Business Advocate. This role involves supporting businesses by providing assistance with Vermont's legal requirements and resolving complaints. The position requires coordinating services and educational projects to support small businesses and entrepreneurs, while maintaining connections with the business community. Additional responsibilities include seeking grants and funding opportunities.

Highlights
 
  • Coordinate and implement services and educational projects for small businesses.
  • Maintain communication with the business community about legal requirements.
  • Seek grants and funding opportunities for additional services.
  • Requires a Bachelor's degree in business, political science, education, or related field.
  • Experience using social media for marketing and outreach is highly desirable.
  • Salary range: $52,000 to $56,000.
  • Position is part of a bargaining unit (UVMSU).

Small Business Advocate Full Description


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Small Business Advocate
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Position Details
 Position Details 
Advertising/Posting Title  | Small Business Advocate
Posting Summary  | Serve as an integral part of the Attorney General’s Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) and Small Business Initiative (SBI) to provide support to businesses seeking assistance with questions about Vermont’s legal requirements of businesses and assist in resolving complaints. Coordinate and implement services, programs, and educational projects with a focus on supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs. Maintain connection with the business community, statewide, to foster communication about Vermont’s legal environment for small businesses. May seek grants and other funding opportunities for supporting additional services.
Minimum Qualifications (or equivalent combination of education and experience)  | Bachelor’s degree in business, political science, education or a related field and two years’ related experience required. Effective oral and written communications skills, including some experience with using social media for outreach, required.
Desirable Qualifications  | Experience creating outreach strategies and building relationships, particularly with the business community, such as campaign or development highly desirable. Experience using social media for marketing, outreach, or campaigns is highly desirable.
Anticipated Pay Range  | $52,000 to $56,000
Other Information  |
Special Conditions  | Bargaining unit position, Contingent on continued funding, External candidates must complete a 4-month probationary period, A probationary period may be required, Occasional evening and/or weekends required (if non-exempt position, may result in overtime), A probationary period may be required for current UVM employees, This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule with an option to split time between campus and elsewhere, in accordance with the university telecommuting policy, Background Check required for this position
FLSA  | Exempt
Union Position  | Yes, UVMSU
 Posting Details 
Position will be posted for a minimum of one week, after which it is subject to removal without notice.
Job Location  | Burlington, Vermont
Job Open Date  | 06/05/2025
Job Close Date (Jobs close at 11:59 PM EST.)  |
Open Until Filled  | No
 Position Information 
Position Title  | Outreach Professional
Posting Number  | S5636PO
Department  | Com Dev & Applied Economics/51040
Position Number  | 00025820
Employee FTE  | 1.00
Employee Term  | 12
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