Small Business Expert

About Us

Kickstart Your Business @50+ is a ten-week online bootcamp for budding entrepreneurs over the age of 50. Our program, conducted in partnership with SF Tech Council, is free of charge to San Francisco residents thanks to a grant from San Francisco’s Office of Economic & Workforce Development.

Founded in 2020, Blissen is an early stage social enterprise operating entirely remotely. We’re on a mission to change the narrative that it’s too late to unleash your true potential once you’re over a certain age and to foster financial security and purpose among older adults. Our positive, safe, social, interactive and inspirational learning environment has been specifically designed for older adults. We create a community where people help each other and form new connections. We’ve been profiled by outlets including Forbes, The New York Times, Next Avenue and Market Watch.

We’re a team who is passionate about helping older adults thrive, and are looking for others who are excited to do the same!

To learn more, please visit https://www.blissen.io/

About the role

We’re looking for rockstar small business experts to guide participants during and after the ten-week bootcamps in the following areas:

Business plans
Financial projections
Business formation
Pricing and positioning
Marketing
Social media
Copywriting
Branding & graphic design
Website design (e.g. Squarespace, Wix, Weebly)
Growth mindset
Self-confidence
Time management

As a seasoned business owner yourself, you will be well-positioned to share examples from your own experience and provide guidance around challenges and opportunities related to running your own business later in life.

We’re looking for exceptional instructors and coaches who truly believe in our mission and want to make an impact.

What we’re looking for

Belief in Blissen’s mission and passion for helping older adults find financial security and purpose
Highly flexible and comfortable dealing with change and ambiguity. This is a startup environment, things evolve quickly
Experience coaching or teaching solopreneurs, freelancers or first-time entrepreneurs
Experience running your own business
Experience coaching underrepresented communities and non-native English speakers
Love of teaching and excellent communication skills to engage, instruct and motivate our older adult learners
Deep sense of ownership and strong accountability to help generate measurable results. Known for going above and beyond
Experience leading live group workshops
Experience creating online training content
Digital acumen – Prefer familiarity and experience with Zoom, Google tools, Slack. Eagerness to learn new online tools.
Comfortable working independently in a remote environment

Technical & infrastructure requirements

Reliable, high speed internet
Recent computer with camera and microphone
Quiet, distraction-free work space with a door you can shut
Good lighting in the room you will work from

Time commitment

This is a short-term contract with the opportunity to get involved in upcoming bootcamps and grow as our company develops

Application

If this describes you and you’re interested in having a conversation to learn more, reach out to careers@blissen.io and send us:

Your resume
The link to your LinkedIn profile
Links to your portfolio and past online training videos, webinars, etc that you created or took part in
A few paragraphs about yourself, including:
- Relevant prior experiences (particularly working with adults over the age of 50 and/or marginalized communities)
- What makes you excited to work at Blissen
- Any fun facts you’d like to share!

Blissen values equal opportunities for all workers. We value experienced workers and are committed to an age-inclusive workforce, affirming race, sexual orientation, religion, gender, disability status, and other dimensions of diversity.