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SBDC helps employees succeed as partner

"Sometimes you are so close to having a great idea and you are just missing one little piece of the puzzle and a fresh pair of eyes from the outside with a great deal of experience in the business world can help to complete the circle," Delavan said. "I think business owners have a tendency to work too much as technicians in their businesses and don’t spend enough time working on the business. The SBDC coaches really stress taking an hour or so each week to work on your business."

With help from coaching from the Idaho Small Business Development Center http://www.idahosbdc.org/ , a former employee who became a partner in an insurance business is watching the company continue its success story.

The Insurance Shoppe a local, family owned independent insurance agency was started in 1976 when Robert and Nora Sharp moved into the area and purchased an existing agency. In 2001, Nora Sharp hired college student Aimee Delavan to work part-time for the agency while attending college to be an accountant. Delavan was unfamiliar regarding insurance at the time, but as soon as she started to learn, she loved it. She quickly realized that this was the career for her. Delavan completed her associate’s degree with an emphasis in business management in 2003 and became the managing partner of The Insurance Shoppe in April 2007.

Full Story: http://www.cdapress.com/news/business/article_e3614a11-819c-59d3-8c33-5d1bb83b4136.html

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