Govcon Giants5 Mai 2022

132: Russell Teter III (Part 1) - 16,000 stories of what works and what doesn't to get your business where you want it to be

Today's guest is a special person from SBDC. Russell C. Teter III is an Internationally Certified Executive Coach / Director of Training for SBDC at University Of Maryland.

He has been with the SBDC for 14 years as of this July. He was promoted to Director of the Northern Maryland Small Business Development Center Network in 2003. Russell has personally aided over 13,000 entrepreneurs in improving their economic situation; his assistance has led to the acquisition of tens of millions in equity/debt financing as well as the creation and retention of thousands of jobs.

Three of the last seven "Maryland Small Business Person of the Year" were his clients. In 2008, he received the U.S. Small Business Administration "Innovator & Excellence" Award for Maryland. In 2006 he was officially recognized by Maryland's Governor and Lieutenant Governor for "[creating] legacy wealth for the minority community by encouraging minority entrepreneurs to be stronger leaders and advocates within their community."

He is also the 2010 Maryland Minority Business Advocate of the Year. Articles Russell has written for small business owners include The 8 Attitudes to Be a Successful Entrepreneur, Lessons on Entrepreneurism from Martin Luther King, Jr., and Do you own your business or does your business own you?

Mr. Teter has an M.B.A. in Technology Management and is certified by the Kauffmann Foundation (the world's largest foundation for entrepreneurship) as a TechVenture instructor, certified NxLevel trainer and trained Franklin Covey facilitator. He has been adjunct faculty at Harford Community College and Baltimore Christian College.

Tune in to our next giant, Mr. Russell C. Teter III.

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