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Business Owner / Founder

Weekday AIUnited Kingdom🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 1 Sept 2026

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Temporary/Casual
Work mode
Remote
Location
United Kingdom
Posted
9 hours ago
BudgetingForecasting

Job Description

This role is for one of our clients

Compensation: $80-$160 per hour

We are seeking experienced Business Owners / Founders who have founded, co-founded, or independently operated a business. In this role, you will leverage your practical business experience to review, assess, and provide structured feedback on business-related documents and materials.

This opportunity is well suited for entrepreneurial professionals with strong commercial judgment, analytical thinking, and hands-on experience managing business operations, strategy, and decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

  • Review and evaluate business documents, presentations, spreadsheets, plans, and other professional materials.
  • Assess content for accuracy, clarity, completeness, commercial relevance, and practical applicability.
  • Provide structured, well-reasoned feedback based on your real-world entrepreneurial experience.
  • Identify inconsistencies, gaps, errors, and areas where business reasoning or presentation can be improved.
  • Compare and evaluate different business outputs against defined quality criteria.
  • Apply independent judgment while following established evaluation guidelines and project requirements.
  • Clearly communicate observations, recommendations, and rationale in written form.
  • Maintain consistency and attention to detail across different assignments and business scenarios.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
  • At least 2+ years of experience as a business owner, founder, co-founder, entrepreneur, or independent business operator.
  • Demonstrated experience making business, operational, financial, or strategic decisions.
  • Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to evaluate business materials objectively and provide constructive feedback.

Required Skills

  • Strong proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
  • Strong document review and analysis capabilities.
  • Ability to understand business plans, operational documents, presentations, and financial or commercial materials.
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to identify inconsistencies and gaps.
  • Ability to follow structured guidelines while applying independent professional judgment.
  • Practical understanding of business operations, customers, markets, and commercial decision-making.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience founding or scaling a startup, small business, or growing company.
  • Experience managing business operations, strategy, sales, finance, or customer relationships.
  • Exposure to business planning, budgeting, forecasting, or performance analysis.
  • Experience preparing investor presentations, business plans, proposals, or strategic documents.
  • Experience working across multiple functions and making decisions in ambiguous or fast-changing environments.

Eligibility

  • Candidates must be based in the United States, Europe, the United Kingdom, or Canada.
  • Candidates should be comfortable working independently in a fully remote environment.

Engagement Details

  • Remote, flexible engagement.
  • Work will involve reviewing and evaluating business-related materials according to project-specific guidelines.
  • Assignments may vary depending on business domain, project requirements, and expertise.
  • Strong performers may have opportunities to participate in additional evaluation and expert-review projects.

Equal Opportunity

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Contract and Payment Terms

  • You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
  • This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
  • Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on project requirements and performance.
  • Work will not require access to confidential or proprietary information belonging to any previous employer, client, or institution.
  • Payments are made weekly based on services rendered through supported payment platforms.
  • Please note that certain visa categories, including H-1B and STEM OPT, may not be supported for this engagement.

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