Entrepreneurship: a Tool for Breaking the Domestic Abuse Cycle
own strength and reclaim their sense of self-worth. Fear, and feeling incapable of achieving self-sufficiency cause some women to remain in psychologically, spiritually and physically abusive relationships for a lifetime; somehow thinking that having some sense of economic survival is better than flying solo and learning how to thrive on your own,” comments Dr. Davis-DeFoe, a life coach and author of “A Woman’s Guide to Soulful Living: Seven Keys to Life and Work Success.
Continuing Dr. Davis-DeFoe shared, “Every woman divinely at birth is given gifts and talents that once discovered are the seeds from which entrepreneurial success can be sprouted. Once a woman begins to genuinely focus on her personal passions and defines a life purpose, her sense of self is elevated and then the woman truly begins to understand that she deserves to be treated like the queen that she is, and nothing less will suffice. So often, the perpetrator of the abuse recognizes the personal greatness of the victim and uses the abuse as a means of control, as a tool to keep the woman from surpassing him in life. Nerissa Golden is a testament to what a woman can achieve once she decides to honor her life and insist that others do the same.”
Today Golden is back in the Caribbean and travels regionally encouraging women to release the pain and pursue their passion for living. She was recently the keynote speaker for the Cayman Islands Investment Bureau’s Inspiring Women Entrepreneurs Forum. In 2006, she founded the Victory Christian Academy on St. Maarten to create a positive learning environment for her children and other families. That same year, Golden developed the Young Entrepreneurs Symposium (YES), to foster enterprise growth among young men and women. YES has been held successfully in 2006 and 2007 and will return in 2009. Entrepreneurs from around the Caribbean gather to learn from more experienced business owners and financial experts to network and develop new business partnerships.
Golden suggests that women start a business in an area they enjoy. “If you enjoy cooking, consider making warm meals for the lunch crowd in a business district or construction zone. Find out what the health and hygiene requirements are and meet them, create a budget, your flyers and plenty of word of mouth. If you enjoy sewing, then begin to charge for repairing and making clothes in your town. Also, start with what you have available. If you can only manage supplies for one day, then start with that and reinvest it to purchase goods for the next. Soon you will be able to buy your supplies in bulk. The options are as vast as your mind and it will work if you put your heart and your mind into it.”
Information about Nerissa Golden and her events conferences can be found at http://trulycaribbeanwoman.wordpress.blogspot.com, www.trulycaribbean.net or by calling 011-599-523-3731.
Nerissa is a mother of four, an entrepreneur and conference speaker. She has been a contributing writer to several publications and is a features writer for Caribelle magazine and several online blogs. She is can be seen as the life coach on The Warren Cassell Show on independent and cable channels around the Caribbean and in Europe on BEN TV.
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