Mentoring

February 29th, 2012Training0 Comments

Dimension 88 understands how important it is for new start up businesses to receive advice from a good Mentor. Through the Suffolk Chamber of Commerce ,EEP Scheme, Michael Coe from Dimension 88 has been teamed up with Mike Southgate from 4 HR Solutions based in Ipswich, Suffolk.

What is Mentoring?

Mentoring is to support and encourage people to manage their own learning in order that they may maximise their potential, develop their skills, improve their performance and become the person they want to be.

Mentoring is a powerful personal development and empowerment tool and it is an effective way of helping people to progress in their business.

Mentoring is not:

  • Business advice
  • Counselling
  • Interim management
  • A quick chat
  • Telling a mentee what to do
  • Coaching
  • Offering one solution

Enterprise Engagement Programme Members, through the Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, can ask for a Mentor to assist them with their new business or enterprise. It is well worth investing the time from both the Mentee and the Mentor perspectives as both parties really get the benefit from the experience.

If you have a Mentor but are not using them, then in my opinion, as a Small Business owner you have lost a valuable empowerment business tool.

Mentors can really help your business as they rely upon having had similar experiences to understand a mentee and their business issues.

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