Business Development Representative

Mainvest is an investment marketplace that connects talented small business entrepreneurs looking for startup and growth capital with local investors in their community. We’re looking for a passionate, results-driven Business Development Representative to help us identify small businesses across the country to raise capital from local investors on our platform. Looking for a new sales role where you can take meetings from cafes and breweries instead of behind a screen? This might be the place for you.

Here’s what you can expect to work on as a BDR:
70% Research, prospecting, and outreach: you’re in the drivers seat, learning about different cities and industries as you build local relationships with small business owners.

This may look like:

• joining and interacting with online communities (brewers associations, networking groups)
• going to networking events and trade conferences
• engaging with the existing Mainvest community
• prospecting via social media, news articles, or new business filing information

*15% Larger-scale projects: *work cross-functionally with our marketing team on creative business acquisition campaigns.

15% Partnerships: build relationships with relevant community stakeholders like small business networking groups, SBDCs, and Chambers of Commerce.

Who we’re looking for:
Mainvest lives at the intersection of finance, technology, hospitality, and small business, meaning that you can expect to pick up a lot of knowledge here. From investment structure to the cost of beer ingredients, we need to be trusted sources of knowledge for our clients. Therefore, an ideal candidate will have experience in at least one of the following three areas (bonus points for overlap):

• 2+ years experience in a sales role
• 2+ years experience in hospitality, small business, or entrepreneurship
• 2+ years in finance

Applicants from diverse backgrounds and/or experience in small businesses are strongly urged to apply, even if direct sales experience is limited.
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**To apply:
In lieu of a formal cover letter, we’d love to hear how you’d pitch a real (or imaginary) Mainvest business. Based on your research of our company, come up with an ideal client, highlight the opportunity, and share how you’d go about selling them. (We'd recommend exploring active offerings to get a sense of who we work with.) If you’d like to share some narrative details outside of your resume, we’d love to hear it, but please keep the full write-up under one page.

Please send this write-up and your resume to [email protected].

Details:

• Salary range: $55,000-65,000, plus commission
• Equity commensurate with experience
• Unlimited PTO
• Full healthcare benefits
• In-person at our Salem, MA offices, preferred