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CD051 Becoming an Entrepreneur with Teresa Shaver


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Teresa Shaver is the Executive Director of Business Advisory Center Durham (BACD), a nonprofit organization that provides services that support the success of business owners. Her responsibilities include strategic plan execution and operations management. She specializes in fundraising, grant writing, stakeholder collaborations, public speaking, and social media marketing and strategizing. Teresa obtained her Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Masters Certificate in Public Sector Management from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.

Teresa joins me today to explain the importance of validating your business idea and getting the right type of support for it. She shares what Business Advisory Center Durham can offer business owners and the coaching programs they provide. She describes the drawbacks of being a nonprofit organization in this industry. Teresa also shares what she does outside of work and how meditation and yoga have changed the way she looks at life.

"So much of being an entrepreneur is actually believing in yourself." - Teresa Shaver

Today on the Creative Disruption Podcast:

  • Why it's important to validate your business idea.
  • Keeping your energy high despite numerous setbacks.
  • How their company can help business owners grow.
  • What type of company they are and what sets them apart.
  • Ensuring their business remains lucrative and successful.
  • The different stigmas they experience in this type of industry.
  • Adapting new marketing strategies to engage new types of consumers.
  • The importance of having a coach in business.
  • The beneficial effects of yoga on her life and philosophy.

Connect with Teresa Shaver:

  • Business Advisory Center Durham

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