Business Mentoring Service
Small business owners can become very isolated - without peers or colleagues to talk to about their company and often are too busy with day-to-day operational details to take stock. Many lose sight of the need to assess their business 'from a distance' and frequently forget their original goals and plans.
An experienced business mentor can help refocus or offer specific advice. Business mentors are coaches, not consultants. They do not take the place of existing professional advisers, and in fact often recommend clients develop a closer relationship with their accountant, bank manager or other professional service suppliers. Mentoring programmes offer expertise in a range of areas of business management - matching clients with mentors depending on the knowledge and skills required.
If you seek a business mentor you will be connected with an empathetic, experienced person to talk to about the challenges and difficulties you face. This process should help you identify strategies and opportunities for growth, helping you to gain confidence in your ability to plan and manage a venture, meet new challenges, and help you learn how to obtain the skills necessary for achieving your desired results. Business mentors provide their service on a voluntary basis but there is an initial fee of $100 to become part of the programme.
To find out more please visit www.businessmentor.org.nz or contact the national office on (09) 525 0380.
To apply for a mentor phone 0800 103 400 or 0508 103 400 or visit www.businessmentor.org.nz.
