As others have noted, the key Business person skill is selling. But there's a lot more than that. That's just to get in the door. And "selling" comes in many fl

As others have noted, the key Business person skill is selling. But there's a lot more than that. That's just to get in the door. And "selling" comes in many flavors, make sure it's the right one for that business. (Big Corp people may have trouble or be trouble, if they have no entrepreneurial experience.) Beside the selling? Marketing, writing, understanding enough of the tech side; creativity; being able to see the "big picture" of the business. There's also the finance and accounting stuff; that would normally be a separate job, but your business person can do some of that too; they must understand financials. Someone straight out of an MBA program is probably not so great, unless they have hands-on experience. Although your business person will start off doing all kinds of things, another skill is if they can "hand off" responsibilities as the business grows.