Tales With Taylor

Date 27-10-2026

Episode 95:

Nancy Sanders

Redefining Success, Growing Your Business & Finding Support

In this episode, Taylor sits down with Nancy Sanders, Program Director of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Maricopa Community Colleges, part of the Arizona Small Business Development Center Network.

Listen to this Episode and learn

How the SBDC helps entrepreneurs and established business owners navigate challenges, identify opportunities, and make informed decisions through free, confidential business counseling, training, and resources.

What You’ll Learn in Episode 95

↪ How the Small Business Development Center can support businesses at any stage

↪ Why free, confidential business counseling can provide a valuable outside perspective

↪ How to evaluate whether your business is on track for your industry

↪ Why entrepreneurs need to recognize their progress and celebrate their successes

↪ How to define success based on the life you actually want to live

↪ Why asking for help can be one of the smartest decisions a business owner makes

↪ How authenticity can create a stronger connection with customers and colleagues

↪ Why hiding behind perfection can hold you back

↪ How facing uncomfortable business challenges can lead to personal and professional growth

↪ How the SBDC supports entrepreneurs through training, resources, and business guidance

Our Guest: Nancy Sanders

Nancy Sanders is the Program Director of the Small Business Development Center at Maricopa Community Colleges, part of the Arizona Small Business Development Center Network.

With a strong commitment to small business success and economic development, Nancy leads a team providing no-cost, confidential business counseling, training, and resources to entrepreneurs and established business owners.

Under her leadership, Maricopa SBDC clients have obtained hundreds of millions of dollars in capital.

Nancy's team collaborates with educational institutions, economic development organizations, government agencies, funders, and business-support organizations throughout Arizona to strengthen the resources available to entrepreneurs.

Her work includes supporting student entrepreneurs, helping business owners prepare for pitches, advancing SBIR/STTR assistance and government contracting initiatives, and incorporating practical technology and market-research tools into business advising.

Nancy also brings firsthand entrepreneurial experience to her work. In another chapter of her career, she launched, built, and sold businesses in marketing and personal services.