--- title: Teresa Beach-Shelow Speaks On The Challenges Of Being A Business Owner During The COVID-19 Pandemic description: "Teresa owns Superior Joining Technologies, Inc. touches on the main challenges she faced as an owner during the #COVID19 pandemic. 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(SJTI) president, Teresa Beach-Shelow, partners with Mavens of Manufacturing to discuss on the main challenges of being a business owner during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you missed out on it, check out the [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4yqSIQhPg4&feature=youtu.be) on YouTube.  In addition to the challenges of being a business owner in the pandemic, Meaghan Ziemba sits down with Teresa Beach-Shelow to discuss on the importance of certain organizations, such as Women in Manufacturing (WiM) and Women of Today's Manufacturing (WOTM), when recruiting younger generations of women to the manufacturing sector. 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