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Virginia SBDC-ICAP Mentor

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Agriculture, Alliance/Partner Management, Biology, Business Development, Develop and Maintain Customers, Economic Development, Ecosystems, Entrepreneurship, Funding, Health Science, Internet Security, Internet of Things, Manufacturing, Mentoring, Network Administration/Management, Product/Service Launch, Sales, Small Business, Startup, System Start-Up, Virtual Reality, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Fairfax, Virginia
POSTED
3 days ago
Department: Office Rsrch Innov and Econ Impact

Classification: Administrative Faculty

Job Category: Administrative or Professional Faculty

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)

Location: Northern Virginia (Fairfax, VA or Arlington, VA)

Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible--expected to report to a GMU office at least once per week

Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for visa sponsorship

Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience; anticipated range is $100,000-$110,000/year

Restricted: Yes

Criminal Background Check: Yes

About the Department:

The Virginia Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network is a partnership with the US SBA, George Mason University and local host organizations to provide advising services and training to small businesses in Virginia. The Virginia SBDC Lead office administers and manages the SBDC network of 25 centers across Virginia with 13 subrecipients including universities, community colleges and economic development organizations. The Virginia SBDC is a program of Mason Enterprise.

Virginia SBDC-Innovation Commercialization Assistance Program (ICAP) is focused on helping Virginia based technology and innovation-driven startups on their path to success. ICAP works with start-ups to provide support along their entire journey towards scaling - from the early idea stage all the way through working on Series A level of funding. This is accomplished through experiential learning programs and one-on-one advising with a team of experienced entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs. These services are offered at no cost and all advising is confidential.

About the Position:

The mentor provides technology startup clients and faculty, postdocs and graduate level students and spinouts from all Virginia public universities with guidance and support as they work to achieve key milestones of the startup process. The mentor delivers hands-on commercialization services based on Lean Start-up instruction. This includes customer discovery, MVP development, securing pilots/early sales, SBIR/STTR readiness, access to capital preparation, and connecting clients to accelerators, investors, potential partners, trade organizations, to support growth toward scaling.

The mentor is involved in regional and statewide entrepreneurial ecosystems with a principal focus in Northern Virginia. This includes supporting Mason Enterprise Entrepreneurs in Residence, Mason Office of Technology Transfer, engaging potential and existing partners at Virginia public universities and localities, developing client pipelines, presenting at relevant events, and traveling throughout the region when necessary for in-person meetings.

Technology mentors will have subject matter expertise in one or more of the areas listed below:
Cybersecurity; Communications; IoT; Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality; Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Quantum Computing; Energy and Infrastructure; Unmanned Systems; SaaS; Data; Digital Marketplaces; Education Technology; Smart Cities; Advanced Manufacturing; Transportation Technology; Agricultural Technology; Financial Technology; Life and Health Sciences; Modeling and Simulation.

Responsibilities:

Mentoring and Advising
  • Meets one-on-one with entrepreneurs, faculty and graduate students to provide strategic and tactical guidance;
  • Meets as a mentor team with entrepreneurs, faculty and graduate students to provide strategic and tactical guidance;
  • Presents to the ICAP community on startup related topics;
  • Collaborates with Mason Enterprise Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIRs) and Mason Office of Technology Transfer (OTT); and
  • Refers client to appropriate resources when needed.
Partner Development
  • Finds, meets with and develops ongoing partner relationships;
  • Assists localities, regions and Virginia public universities with entrepreneurial ecosystem development activities;
  • Presents to partner organizations on startup related topics; and
  • Travels to meetings and events.
Program Impact and Reporting
  • Reports activities as prescribed by Virginia SBDC and Mason Enterprise;
  • Participates in Virginia SBDC Network and Mason Enterprise initiatives; and
  • Represents Virginia SBDC Network and Mason Enterprise when required.
Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in related field or the equivalent comb

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