at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas, United States
Job Description
SUMMARY:
StartUp Hutch is Reno County’s rallying community for entrepreneurs, creating collisions and fostering collaborations to help new ventures take flight. We inspire, educate, and connect entrepreneurs—supporting them to start, operate, and scale businesses that build a better Reno County for today and future generations.
We seek an organized problem-solver to manage StartUp Hutch’s operations, communications, programming, and financial reporting. This position will support the Entrepreneur Navigator in securing funding and resources for entrepreneurs and business owners as they launch new ventures or transition to a successor. Knowledge of starting a business is preferred but not required.
The ideal candidate is a master at managing projects, enjoys data/reporting, and is confident with written communications (including newsletters, social media, basic press releases and so on).
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Essential Functions:
- Provide administrative/operational services for StartUp Hutch and strategic
- Assist the Entrepreneur Navigator with securing funding for StartUp Hutch clients from lending institutions and funding partners.
- Participate in the loan closing and due diligence process for the loans we administer.
- Complete monthly and annual reports for revolving loan funds, including but not limited to NetWork Kansas, USDA, and the Hutchinson Community Foundation.
- Manage StartUp Hutch bookkeeping and assist the Entrepreneur Navigator with budgeting and finances.
- Write and execute newsletters, social media posts, press releases and other regular communications; work with marketing agency to execute marketing initiatives.
- Assist the Entrepreneur Navigator with the development and execution of entrepreneurship programming/events as assigned (e.g. Network Kansas, “Who Owns the Ice House,” ).
- Arrive on time for work, attend work regularly, and successfully complete the responsibilities of the position.
- Comply with HutchCC policies, practices, and
Secondary:
- Perform other responsibilities as assigned by the Entrepreneur
