Terri Barreiro will help you use this tried and true business planning simple tool, a business canvas with an added component applying it to mission driven ventures. She has spent over 30 years advising those with ideas for making the world a better place. You will leave with your own business idea drafted on this one page too. And she will pay special attention to tricks to apply them in a Covid -19 world.

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Terri Barreiro is an expert in systems change and a mission-driven venture advisor. She is an adjunct instructor of Social Entrepreneurship at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and venture advisor to students at Carlson School of Business, U of MN. She is co-founder of and volunteer venture coach at Impact Hub MSP and consultant to nonprofit and philanthropic organizations.

She is co-author of Social Entrepreneurship: the Journey from Issue to Viable Venture and founder of the Donald McNeely Center for Entrepreneurship serving the College of Saint Benedict and Saint Johns’ University. She brings to her work more than 30 years of experience as a nationally recognized nonprofit and philanthropy leader with extensive experience in United Way, corporate giving, and family foundation operations. She earned an MBA and BA cum laude at the University of Minnesota as well as completed an Executive MBA program at Carnegie Mellon University. She has enjoyed volunteering throughout her life, currently serving on the boards of Community Giving, Close Gaps by 5, Folk School Warroad, Market Access Fund, and Impact Hub MSP. Enjoying birds, nurturing native gardens and prairies is how she shares her leisure hours with her husband.

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This program is available for free for Hennepin County businesses that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to a partnership with Elevate Business Hennepin County. Check out their website for resources to support your business from Impact Hub MSP and other startup support organizations!