Laura Didyk's guest appearances

Laura Didyk

Startup Canada

Her CEO Journey™: The Business Finance Podcast for Mission-Driven Women Entrepreneurs

Cynthia Mason

Jennifer Cooke

Jill Earthy

Carol Cox

Michelle Williams

Nancy Wilson

Robert Moses

Claire Wasserman

Vicki Saunders

Christine Chang

Kat Gaskin

Tanya Geisler

Michelle Bosch

Mike Lee

Tara McMullin

OwlTail

Laura Didyk is Vice President and National Lead Women Entrepreneurs at the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). In this newly created role, she leads the bank’s national strategy to support Canadian women entrepreneurs and ensures that strategy is integrated across the entire bank.BDC is the only Canadian financial institution devoted exclusively to entrepreneurs to help create and develop strong Canadian businesses through financing, advisory services, and capital, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises.Don’t forget to listen to last week’s episodes with Jennifer Cooke, Corporate Lead, Women In Trade of Export Development of Canada (EDC), and a special episode with Carol Normandeau, Executive Vice President, Advice &amp; Service with Libro Credit Union who is in the trenches helping Canadian small business owners with the application process with Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) and EDC Loan Guarantee programs. In this episode, Laura shared:➤ Laura’s journey to becoming the Vice President and National Lead Women Entrepreneurs at the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) (8:16)➤ Why Laura focuses to help women entrepreneurs (10:59)➤ The common struggles among women entrepreneurs (11:42)➤ What is BDC (13:21)➤ How BDC can help Canadian small businesses to recover from the COVID-19 crisis (15:01)➤ What are the two lending streams under the Business Credit Account Program (BCAP) (16:23)➤ Can Canadian small businesses apply for both BDC Co-lending program as well as EDC Loan Guarantee (17:56)➤ What financially viable prior to COVID-19 means (18:44)➤ Why small businesses should maintain their relationship with the financial institution (20:21)➤ What small businesses should be doing right now to recover from COVID-19 crisis (25:57)➤ Thinking about short-term and long-term planning is key (28:27)➤ How BDC Capital, the investment arm of BDC, can help the venture-backed companies which are qualified for the Canadian government federal relief measures (30:31)Contact MeReady to transform your purpose to an impactful business financial story, profit, and joy? Schedule a chat with me at any time.Connect with Laura and BDC:➤ Website➤ Linkedin - Laura Didyk➤ Linkedin - BDC➤ Facebook➤ Twitter➤ Instagram

Laura Didyk is Vice President and National Lead Women Entrepreneurs at the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). In this newly created role, she leads the bank’s national strategy to support Canadian women entrepreneurs and ensures that strategy is integrated across the entire bank.BDC is the only Canadian financial institution devoted exclusively to entrepreneurs to help create and develop strong Canadian businesses through <a href="https://www.bdc.ca/en/financing/pages/default.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">financing</a>, <a href="https://www.bdc.ca/en/consulting/pages/default.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">advisory services</a>, and <a href="https://www.bdc.ca/en/bdc-capital/pages/default.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">capital</a>, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises.Don’t forget to listen to last week’s episodes with <a href="https://www.christinasjahli.com/herceojourneypodcast/episode/4943d641/designing-financial-solutions-for-survival-and-sustainable-growth-with-export-development-of-canada-the-journey-of-jennifer-cooke" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jennifer Cooke</a>, Corporate Lead, Women In Trade of Export Development of Canada (EDC), and a special episode with <a href="https://www.christinasjahli.com/herceojourneypodcast/episode/473b14be/building-prosperity-beyond-profit-with-libro-credit-union-the-journey-of-carol-normandeau" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Carol Normandeau</a>, Executive Vice President, Advice &amp; Service with Libro Credit Union who is in the trenches helping Canadian small business owners with the application process with Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) and EDC Loan Guarantee programs. In this episode, Laura shared: ➤ Laura’s journey to becoming the Vice President and National Lead Women Entrepreneurs at the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) (8:16) ➤ Why Laura focuses to help women entrepreneurs (10:59) ➤ The common struggles among women entrepreneurs (11:42) ➤ What is BDC (13:21) ➤ How BDC can help Canadian small businesses to recover from the COVID-19 crisis (15:01) ➤ What are the two lending streams under the Business Credit Account Program (BCAP) (16:23) ➤ Can Canadian small businesses apply for both BDC Co-lending program as well as EDC Loan Guarantee (17:56) ➤ What financially viable prior to COVID-19 means (18:44) ➤ Why small businesses should maintain their relationship with the financial institution (20:21) ➤ What small businesses should be doing right now to recover from COVID-19 crisis (25:57) ➤ Thinking about short-term and long-term planning is key (28:27) ➤ How BDC Capital, the investment arm of BDC, can help the venture-backed companies which are qualified for the Canadian government federal relief measures (30:31) Contact Me Ready to transform your purpose to an impactful business financial story, profit, and joy? <a href="https://calendly.com/christinasjahli/30min?utm_source=calendly&amp;utm_medium=shared%20&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=VIP%20session&amp;month=2020-05" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Schedule</a> a chat with me at any time. Connect with Laura and BDC: ➤ <a href="https://www.bdc.ca/en/pages/home.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> ➤ <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauradidyk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linkedin</a> - Laura Didyk ➤ <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/bdc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linkedin</a> - BDC ➤<a href="https://www.facebook.com/BDC.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> ➤ <a href="https://twitter.com/bdc_ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> ➤ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bdc_ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

Planning for Strategic Business Recovery and Growth with Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)  - The Journey of Laura Didyk (Government Financing)

It can be easy for entrepreneurs to feel lonely – women entrepreneurs even more so. But if you ask Laura Didyk, Vice President and National Leader for Women Entrepreneurs at the Business Development Bank of Canada, she’ll tell you how to break that spell. “One of the biggest trends I’ve seen is the magic that happens when women come together to support one another. When women entrepreneurs meet others who have faced the same problems, they feel they have a strong connection, and feel better supported to handle the challenges that they’re facing.” Laura has always been passionate about entrepreneurship. Since 1994, Laura has held progressively senior roles at BDC across many divisions of the bank. From consulting and finance to branch support and subordinate financing, Laura has worked with all types of entrepreneurs, at all stages of their business. Through this experience, she consistently saw one gap: a lack of women. Since 2015, Laura has been an ally and advocate for female business owners and leaders. She began as the regional Women Entrepreneurs Lead in the prairies helping drive the bank’s and securing local champions. Today, Laura drives the bank’s mandate to support women entrepreneurs across Canada. On this week’s THRIVE Podcast, Komal Minhas and Laura talk about building the landscape for women entrepreneurs in Canada. The post Bridging the Gap for Female Entrepreneurs in Canada with Laura Didyk – November 21st 2019 appeared first on Startup Canada.

It can be easy for entrepreneurs to feel lonely – women entrepreneurs even more so. But if you ask Laura Didyk, Vice President and National Leader for Women Entrepreneurs at the Business Development Bank of Canada, she’ll tell you how to break that spell. “One of the biggest trends I’ve seen is the magic that happens when women come together to support one another. When women entrepreneurs meet others who have faced the same problems, they feel they have a strong connection, and feel better supported to handle the challenges that they’re facing.” Laura has always been passionate about entrepreneurship. Since 1994, Laura has held progressively senior roles at BDC across many divisions of the bank. From consulting and finance to branch support and subordinate financing, Laura has worked with all types of entrepreneurs, at all stages of their business. Through this experience, she consistently saw one gap: a lack of women. Since 2015, Laura has been an ally and advocate for female business owners and leaders. She began as the regional Women Entrepreneurs Lead in the prairies helping drive the bank’s and securing local champions. Today, Laura drives the bank’s mandate to support women entrepreneurs across Canada. On this week’s THRIVE Podcast, Komal Minhas and Laura talk about building the landscape for women entrepreneurs in Canada. The post <a href="https://www.startupcan.ca/2019/11/laura-didyk-thrive-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bridging the Gap for Female Entrepreneurs in Canada with Laura Didyk – November 21st 2019</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.startupcan.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Startup Canada</a>.

Bridging the Gap for Female Entrepreneurs in Canada with Laura Didyk – November 21st 2019

Laura is Vice President of Alberta South at the Business Development Bank of Canada – Canada’s only financial institution devoted exclusively to entrepreneurs. “Understand your strengths and weaknesses and surround yourself with people to fill those gaps, like a good accountant or financial advisor to best fit their needs.”  Laura has worked with thousands of business owners throughout her more than 20 years at BDC. She is passionate about entrepreneurship and helping founders access the advice and capital they needed to grow and succeed. Laura is responsible for the operations of the Bank in Southern Alberta, and she is also the National sponsor for the Bank’s Women Entrepreneur initiative. In this week’s #THRIVEPodcast, host Janice McDonald talks to Laura about capital advice for women entrepreneurs. The post Capital Advice for Women Entrepreneurs with Laura Didyk – April 19, 2018 appeared first on Startup Canada.

Laura is Vice President of Alberta South at the Business Development Bank of Canada – Canada’s only financial institution devoted exclusively to entrepreneurs. “Understand your strengths and weaknesses and surround yourself with people to fill those gaps, like a good accountant or financial advisor to best fit their needs.”  Laura has worked with thousands of business owners throughout her more than 20 years at BDC. She is passionate about entrepreneurship and helping founders access the advice and capital they needed to grow and succeed. Laura is responsible for the operations of the Bank in Southern Alberta, and she is also the National sponsor for the Bank’s Women Entrepreneur initiative. In this week’s #THRIVEPodcast, host Janice McDonald talks to Laura about capital advice for women entrepreneurs. The post <a href="https://www.startupcan.ca/2018/04/march222018-2-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Capital Advice for Women Entrepreneurs with Laura Didyk – April 19, 2018</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.startupcan.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Startup Canada</a>.