Business Development Specialist
Reports to: CEED Lending Manager: The successful candidate will be resourceful, organized, and motivated to increase loans to worthy small businesses, enhance the organization’s reputation and look for new and creative ways to market our loan products. A background in sales or marketing is strongly desirable as well as recent experience in small business lending. Knowledgeable regarding the challenges experienced by small businesses desired.
Responsibilities
- Identify new business opportunities and partners leading to small business loan applications.
- Identify and manage relationships with external stakeholders and other community leaders, community partners, and other financial institutions.
- Strong business acumen.
- Curate relationships with market partners, borrowers, and prospects as well as other community stakeholders within our sectors with a focus on underserved communities.
- Conduct presentations to groups, individuals and represent CEED Lending at business and industry functions.
- Monitor market trends and opportunities that will impact the organization and/or our stakeholders.
- Friendly and personable demeanor.
Capital Ready Solutions | Client Specialist
An SSBCI Program of Great Lakes Women’s Business Council / CEED Lending
Job Title: Client Specialist
(Part-Time)
Reports to: Director of Business Education
Job Overview
We are looking for a results-driven and detail-oriented individual to join our team as a Client Specialist. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in the program’s success by collecting basic intake information on clients, managing referrals to capital-ready vendors, tracking services rendered, performing data entry, and promoting the program.
Capital Ready Solutions | Capital Readiness Coordinator
An SSBCI Program of Great Lakes Women’s Business Council / CEED Lending
Job Title: Capital Readiness Coordinator
Reports to: Director of Business Education
Job Overview
We are seeking a highly motivated and strategic individual to join our team as a Capital Readiness Coordinator. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in guiding entrepreneurs through the process of getting loan ready. Your primary responsibilities will include providing individual 1:1 counseling to small business owners in the areas of finance and accounting, assisting clients in preparing loan application documents, and facilitating partnerships with external service providers to ensure clients are well-positioned to access capital.
