Mentoring: Helping you reach new heights Good advice could be your key to success
By Benedict Smith
Freelance writer and founder of the agency, Levo London
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efore I started working for myself, I had a firm idea of what it would take to go self-employed and make a living from it. I put a large part of this down to being tuned in to the issues that affect small business owners (by working for this very magazine, I might add) before making the leap. Many of the things I’d learned about self-employment before going solo were vital
when I finally took the plunge. In fact, they still serve me well today. But that’s not to say I was fully prepared for all the hurdles I’ve faced so far. You quickly realise that things don’t go in a straight line when you run a business. All sorts of things hit you from left field – problems and opportunities. So, when I went self-employed around three years ago, I needed guidance. I still do. My busimodern work