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The Responsibilities of a Business Developer
Small Business
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Business Planning & Strategy
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Business Development
By
. Wroblewski
Updated October 27, 2020
If you think it's important that customers hear a human voice on the phone, you hire a receptionist. If your business model pivots on face-to-face sales, you hire a salesperson. When you need someone to manage and support those clients, you hire a client services representative, but how do you know when you should hire a business developer?
Before you consider a list of potential responsibilities that a business developer could manage for your small business, it may help to think of a business developer as one part salesperson and one part public relations professional. Since you can tailor the specific responsibilities of this position to meet your business's needs, it's easy to see why more small-business owners are hiring or contracting with a business developer to fill a pivotal niche and help make their business more profitable.
Business Developer Key Functions
Business developers are also known as business development directors. In general, this person typically focuses on three crucial functions, Indeed says:
Identifying new business opportunities
Maintaining relationships with existing clients
Working closely with the business owner on a business growth strategy and then devising an action plan with goals and objectives
A business development professional is not necessarily a sales closer, but he could learn to be with time and your tutelage. Nor does he necessarily spend the majority of his time out in the field building strong ties between your business and community groups and organizations, but he could if it's important to you. The fact is, the focus of his time and
Experience
0 - 1 Years
No. of Openings
100
Education
Vocational Course, Diploma, Any Bachelor Degree, B.A, B.B.A, B.Com, B.Ed, Bachelor of Hotel Management, B.Sc, B.E
Role
Bussiness Developer
Industry Type
Hospitals / Medical / Healthcare Equipments
Gender
Female
Job Country
India
Type of Job
Full Time
Work Location Type
Work from Home