Finding a mentor and succeeding on MicroMentor

What is MicroMentor?

[your-program] has partnered with MicroMentor to power our mentoring program. MicroMentor is an online community that gives entrepreneurs direct access to a pool of committed mentors for business mentoring.

Mentors have experience and expertise that they want to share

Entrepreneurs have the ideas and the passion but may lack guidance and experience or resources

MicroMentor helps connect the two

What MicroMentor can do for you

The Value of Business Mentoring:In 2014 US entrepreneurs mentored on MicroMentor saw…

*From MicroMentor’s 2014 Business Outcomes Survey

Survival83% Business Survival Rate

Growth 83% increase in revenue

Job CreationFor every 9 out of 10 business owners, a full-time job was created.

74% for those not mentored

16% for those not mentored

• Follow link to the H.E.R. community group

• Sign up as an entrepreneur Sign Up

•Describe your business

Create a Profile

• Create a Mentoring Request specific to a business challenge you are faced with

Create a Mentoring Request

• Browse mentors and find one that fits your need

• Send the mentor an invitation to ask for their assistance

Find a mentor

• Plan a scoping conversation with your partner

Let the Mentoring

Begin!

How the Platform Works

1 Sign Up

• Follow link [your group]

www.micromentor.org/url• Sign up as an

“entrepreneur”

(replace image and text with

your info)

2 Create a Profile

• Provide your background and describe your business

2 Create a Profile

A good profile is: • Concise but complete • Descriptive of your business challenge• Articulates what kind of mentors you are suited for

2 Create a Profile Continued

A bad profile is: • Incomplete • Has no details• Does not

appeal to beneficiaries

3 Create Mentoring Request

A good mentoring request is thorough but concise and is descriptive about your business challenge and what kind of mentor you are looking for.

Or 2. Respond to an offer to help

4Find a Mentor &

Request Help

Review scoper profiles and find one that is a good fit & send them an invitation

5Accept Offer &

Begin Mentoring

• Review offers from Scoping Experts

• Accept the one that fits

Once you have been matched with a mentor on the site, it is up to you to get in touch with them and begin the mentoring process. Remember, mentoring takes a proactive approach and an open mind, especially in the beginning of the relationship.

Mentoring is not complicated, but requires emotional intelligence. To start mentoring, work on cultivating the following qualities for a successful mentoring relationship:

Assertiveness Communication Curiosity Openness Patience

Mentoring Relationship Best Practices

• Review offers from Scoping Experts

• Accept the one that fits

Preparedness Punctuality Self-Awareness Trust