Tressa Mazhandu
Tressa Mazhandu is a Business Advisor at the Central Indiana Business Development Center located on the Butler University Campus. In this position Tressa will be educating, advising and counseling small business owners from idea to implementation of their small business. Tressa uses her knowledge of business planning, marketing and Human Resources to assist small business owners in their business decisions.
Tressa was an instructor at Ivy Tech Community College in the Hospitality Administration program for the last 3 years and continues to teach an online class each term. She specializes in guest experience, HR Management and business strategies in the hospitality industry. Tressa owned and operated All Nations Bed and Breakfast from 2005-2011 and learned that owner operators wear all the hats; accounting, marketing, customer relations, networking, housekeeping, food preparation, maintenance, etc. This experience is a great asset when counseling other small business owners.
Tressa enjoys international travel, with 30 + countries visited (and many more to see), intercultural experiences, foreign films and authentic cuisine are some of the ways she spends her free time.