Mentoring
Fingal County Enterprise Board has a panel of skilled and experienced people from a range of backgrounds who make their expertise available to the Mentor Programme.
Mentors are assigned to clients who need practical and sound one-to-one business advice and guidance. All Mentors have been carefully selected, each with their own areas of expertise and all are highly skilled in assisting small business owner/managers.
The term " Mentor" originates from Greek, meaning "experienced and trusted advisor".
The mentor's role is to:
- Listen
- Advise and counsel
- Help identify problems and areas for improvement
- Suggest solutions and assist in drawing up a Business Plan
- He or she contributes independent, informed observations to aid a company in its decision making process.
Areas of involvement typically include:
- General Management
- Financial Structuring
- Production Planning
- Marketing
- Distribution
- Corporate Organisation
- Strategic Planning
The mentor will:
- Outline guidelines to be followed
Point out strengths and weaknesses in proposed projects - Act as a confidential sounding board
- The Mentor is not a professional consultant and, under the terms of the programme, may not become actively involved in the day-to-day management or assume the role of executive in the company.
How the programme works:
- Each request for a Mentor is dealt with individually
- Careful consideration is given to a "match" between the requirements of the individual/company and the specialised skill and experience of the prospective advisor
- Several possible Mentors will be suggested and the final selection is made by the individual/company on the basis of information supplied by the individual/director
- The Mentor signs a confidentiality agreement before taking on any assignment
- Either the individual/company or the Mentor may terminate the arrangement at any time
- If assistance is needed in more than one field of expertise, one or more additional Mentors may be assigned to the individual company.
How to apply:
Any Enterprise Board-supported individual or company that feels itself in need of temporary, totally confidential advice, can contact us at info@fingalceb.ie or tel. 8900800 to discuss their specific needs with a business advisor.
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