Business Development Associate

Do you consider yourself outgoing? Do you enjoy reaching out and developing new relationships? Do you have a desire to be on the front lines of a growing team? The Business Development Associate will be focused on attracting new clients for Franchise Sale Associates. This is achieved by hitting daily call goals to franchisee leads that are sourced by strategic professional searches for both inbound and outbound leads. Focused on building relationships with franchisee candidates who have interest in investing into a Brightway franchise opportunity and working closely with our Franchise Sales Associates. The ideal candidate possesses a high quality of excellence in managing a variety of projects, performing market research, developing business strategies and can demonstrate an exceptional level of competency and capability communicating the Brightway Insurance sales scripts.

Job Responsibilities

• Will familiarize yourself with the company's vision and mission, seeking to accomplish set goals and objectives
• Conducting market research and identifying potential clients
• Contacting potential prospective franchisee candidates through cold calls and emails
• Cultivating strong relationships with new clients, while maintaining existing client relationships
• Collating and maintaining client information in the Salesforce/CRM database
• Developing and implementing sales strategies 
• Ability to turn cold and warm leads into opportunities for Franchise Sales Producers
• Assist with ownership in drafting annual business plans, sales pitches, presentations, reference material, and other documents as required
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently and meet deadlines
• Identify new business opportunities and prospective Franchisee candidates
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage effectively with various levels of management, staff, and prospects