Joan Divor | Movers & Shakers 2017 – Community Builders

At Burlington County Library System (BCLS), Joan Divor is leading the charge on small business education and promoting entrepreneurship. “Joan is tireless in her efforts to bring relevant and substantial content to small businesses in the area,” says Michelle Martin, BCLS community engagement manager. She’s also unflagging in her promotion of libraries (and their resources) as central to the success of business communities and economic growth, according to Martin.
Joan Divor

CURRENT POSITION

Business Services Librarian & Coordinator, Community Partnerships, Burlington County Library System, Westampton, NJ

DEGREE

MSIS, Drexel University, Philadelphia, 1980

FOLLOW

Joan on LinkedIn; Venture Hub BCLS on Meetup

Photo by Maryanne Corsini, Burlington Cty. Library

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At Burlington County Library System (BCLS), Joan Divor is leading the charge on small business education and promoting entrepreneurship. “Joan is tireless in her efforts to bring relevant and substantial content to small businesses in the area,” says Michelle Martin, BCLS community engagement manager. She’s also unflagging in her promotion of libraries (and their resources) as central to the success of business communities and economic growth, according to Martin.

One of her achievements is the development and execution of the Lean Venture series, a 15-week course on the lean start-up method. With colleague Barbara Witkowski, Divor traveled to Arizona State University to learn Business Model Canvas and Value Proposition Design, which informed and inspired the course, launched in 2016. Divor convinced one of the founders of Startup Storyslam to bring his unique perspective to the kickoff event.

“The [Lean Venture] class built a strong entrepreneurial community that meets at the library for mutual support,” says Martin. “Joan continues to communicate regularly with more than 360 members of the Venture Hub BCLS meet-up page.”

Divor has forged partnerships with numerous outside groups to complement Lean Venture. She says, “I get energized when I see a group of businesspeople…engaging each other, inspiring each other, and helping each other. We [libraries] create synergies.”

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Suzi Freedman

Joan, Congratulations on this well deserved honor! You earned it. Suzi

Posted : Apr 04, 2017 01:41


Suzanne Walzer

Congrats, Joan! Great news!

Posted : Mar 23, 2017 10:53

Joan Divor

Thanks, Suzanne!

Posted : Mar 23, 2017 10:53


Peter Bromberg

Joan has been the most amazing catalyst for the Burlington County business community for years. So wonderful to see her getting this well-deserved recognition for her incredible work. Congrats Joan!

Posted : Mar 17, 2017 12:24

Joan Divor

Thanks, Peter! You've always been an inspiration.

Posted : Mar 17, 2017 12:24


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