W H AT D O E S BUSINESS MENTORING INVOLVE?
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WHAT DOES BUSINESS MENTORING INVOLVE? Professional business mentors help the owners of early stage and growing businesses in a variety of different ways, including: •
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Providing the benefit of their
A
knowledge and expertise to
individual, usually with extensive
inspire and motivate business
entrepreneurial
owners
experience,
Enabling entrepreneurs to share their problems and discuss them with someone who can understand and relate to their situation
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Coaching entrepreneurs and helping them with action planning
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Helping business owners to build their confidence, selfawareness and people skills, and enhancing their ability to deal with difficult situations
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Helping them to overcome challenges they might otherwise struggle to get through alone
•
business
mentor
who
or
is
an
business
serves
as
a
confidante to entrepreneurs and business owners, providing them with support and advice over an extended period of time. Friends,
family,
online
experts
and even casual acquaintances can provide entrepreneurs with a
steady
flow
of
information
regarding industry opportunities, developments
and
news.
Consultants, analysts, employees and can
networking offer
expert
contacts knowledge
regarding particular situations an entrepreneur may encounter. However, using a business mentor provides entrepreneurs with the benefit of their wisdom on an ongoing basis, in a way that can
Providing entrepreneurs with
have a direct and positive impact
breathing space, enabling
on business growth over time.
them to focus on how to improve their performance and develop themselves
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Using a business mentor provides entrepreneurs with the benefit of their wisdom on an ongoing basis, in a way that can have a direct and positive impact on business growth over time.
You can learn more about business mentoring by visiting the blog of Mark Lyttleton.