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gil
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Posted: Wed Jul 04, 07 4:10 pm Post subject: mentoring for small businesses

wellington womble wrote:

Stacey wrote:

I've applied to be part of a small business mentoring scheme where they'll assign me a consultant to help me find how to get to the market that's right for me. The last woman who did it makes applique tea cosies (amongst other things) and she now has a turnover in excess of 60k

That's an interesting resource? Is it a local or a national thing?

gil
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Posted: Wed Jul 04, 07 4:11 pm Post subject:

Stacey wrote:

Local. I'm in a very fortunate position at the moment that there are schemes/resources springing up that are trying to address the issue that putting all our eggs in the tourism basket isn't actually sustainable or beneficial for the majority of the indigenous population. There are groups looking at how the creative population of Cornwall can expand and get their products into a wider market. One of my best mates is at the forefront of the research so I get to hear about it early

The people providing the mentoring scheme are the same people who provided the marketing course I went on recently.

gil
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Posted: Wed Jul 04, 07 4:16 pm Post subject:

In this region, Scottish Enterprise Dumfries and Galloway (SEDG) provide a mentoring scheme for small and medium-sized businesses that have started-up and look as though they might need to plan for near-future growth, i.e. are doing something right, or push the right buttons at SEDG in terms of regional economic strategy.

WW, it would be worth finding out what mentoring provision there is in your region.

Princes Scottish Youth Business Trust (PSYBT) also provide a mentoring scheme for young entrepreneurs. And always welcome new volunteer mentors.

What mentoring support is available in other areas, what kind of thing is involved, and has anyone on Downsizer had experience of either being mentored or being a small business mentor ?

Last edited by gil on Wed Jul 04, 07 4:28 pm; edited 1 time in total

Barefoot Andrew
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Posted: Wed Jul 04, 07 4:26 pm Post subject:
I think different regions have their own variations on this idea. Conwy Enterprise were very helpful to me when I was getting my little business going. (They used to have a website of their own but I've just noticed it has gorn... better update my links page). A.

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