Welcome to Mentoring Monthly. It’s been a soggy few weeks, but that hasn’t dampened the spirits of the Get Mentoring scheme. With the end of the initiative in sight we have been scouring the country for every opportunity to spread the word about volunteer enterprise mentoring.
In this issue we will update you on the success of the High Five campaign, a collaboration between Get Mentoring and Lloyds Banking Group, raising £5 for every person who completes the initiative’s online training. We will report back on the PRIME conference held in London where mentoring was top of the agenda for business experts discussing the future for senior entrepreneurs. There’s been lots of great activity surrounding Global Entrepreneurship Week which took on a mentoring theme this year through the ‘Pass It On’ campaign. As always we’ve been speaking to some of our brand new mentors who promise to bring a deluge of knowledge and experience to the scheme. And there’s plenty more in this e-newsletter to keep you informed and entertained as you shelter from the elements.
If you are interested in getting involved with enterprise mentoring – whether to find new opportunities, meet people, or just give something back to society – head to www.getmentoring.org and learn more.
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Mentoring played a big part in the success of Mumpreneur Kerri Lister’s businesses, which is why she feels it is important for her to help other entrepreneurs in the same way. We spoke to her about working whilst at the school gates, camaraderie between parent entrepreneurs and the help of an understanding partner. (Photo: courtesy of Jude Middleton) more
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High-end wedding and events co-ordinator Seyi Olusanya started her business after being asked for advice from friends and families to plan occasions. Now she’d like to use her knowledge and experience to help new businesses find their feet. Find out why she thinks that mentoring comes naturally to Mumpreneurs like herself. more
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Kate Saunders’ business, Blackberry Cottage, earned her a nomination for Best Product at the Mumpreneur Awards 2012. Running two businesses whilst raising children is a tricky balancing act for anybody, but Kate believes that with a little support there are many parent entrepreneurs in the UK who could enjoy the same success as her. She told Mentoring Monthly that is why she volunteered to become an enterprise mentor. more
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Mentors can help PRIME business entrepreneurs
The Prince’s Initiative for Mature Enterprise (PRIME) held The Senior Enterprise and Mentoring Conference at the BT Centre in London this month. Ruth Lowbridge (pictured), the Executive Chair of SFEDI, which leads the Get Mentoring scheme, spoke at the conference where it was heard that more mentors are needed to support over 50s entrepreneurs get back to work. Read more here.
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We were delighted this week to receive notification that the events and activities we ran alongside Global Entrepreneurship Week 2012 have been recognised as High Impact. We thoroughly enjoyed getting involved in GEW, especially as the theme this year was 'Pass it On' - perfect for Get Mentoring. It was fantastic to see so many events with a mentoring theme involved in the campaign. Read our guest blog on the GEW site here - 'Pass it on and get mentoring!'.
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As Managing Director and Executive Producer of his own production company at just 30, former soldier, model and actor Chris Kenna tells us that he enrolled on the Get Mentoring scheme to help save others the sleepless nights he had during that nerve-wracking first year of trading. more
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November has been jam packed for the Get Mentoring team, with a schedule or events running alongside Global Entrepreneurship Week and beyond. Hello to the new mentors and businesses looking for mentors that we met this month at The Business Show at Olympia (pictured), Independent Retail Show at the NEC, London Business Village at The British Library, and the Women in Business Awards in Leeds. It's been busy and inspiring, with very positive messages about the benefits of mentoring throughout.
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All mentors who have completed the Introduction to Enterprise Mentoring training receive free membership to the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs (IOEE). Among the many benefits is the new ‘mentee directory’, which enables mentors to actively seek out business owners in need of help and support. Don’t wait for a mentee to find you, visit the IOEE website now, select your region and Get Mentoring.
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Award-winning Yorkshire business women join forces to offer free mentoring
Previously featured mentor, Janet Bebb, along with the three other volunteer mentors, have joined forces to help future business women by offering to mentor one lucky winner or team of winners.Read more here.
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James Caan needs Start-Up Loans Mentors!
As announced at the end of May, James Caan, was appointed by Lord Young as Chairman of the Board on the government initiative Start Up Loans (SUL). Set up to distribute £82.5 million to under 25s SUL supports aspiring young entrepreneurs by providing everything they need to start a business - including finance and mentoring which will help them to navigate the challenges when starting-up. If you want to take part in this great initiative and become a SUL Mentor, please click here.
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