Daniel Cook
Thomastown business trainer Bea Tercan is in the running for two AusMumpreneur Awards.
Ms Tercan is up for a people’s choice award as well as a food and beverage award for her community work through her business, ‘B by B’, which skills new and existing businesses in the kebab trade.
Ms Tercan said being named a finalist for the second year running meant she was a “role model” for business owners, and that she was proud of the message her achievement sends to female business owners.
“To women that want to start up businesses, if you have a dream you’ve got to believe it, you’ve got to own it, and you’ve got to serve it because, bit by bit, we all learn and grow,” she said.
Ms Tercan’s positive outlook enabled her to re-skill over last year’s lockdowns, which furthered her ability to help businesses this year.
“Last year during lockdown I actually went back to school. I actually turned it into a positive. I increased my social-media knowledge. I increased my business knowledge,” she said.
The effect of lockdowns on businesses has been hard for a number of small food and beverage traders, she said.
“There are so many businesses that have closed, and it’s so sad.”
