Running your own business?

Keep your finger on the pulse.

When you work for yourself Small Business Mentoring can help you:

• Stay motivated excited and focussed about  your business.
• Improve business relationships and performance.
• Avoid Damaging Isolation. 
• Improve your energy and confidence

You set up your own business to realise your vision of success.  Business Mentoring is about improving your functioning as a business person, and embraces a wide range of activities, including helping you:

• Maintain high energy and motivation
• Be confident about the skills and services you offer
• Hone your communication skills
• Organise and run your business
• Deal with change
• Enjoy making money

Small Business Mentoring takes place individually, within interest groups, by telephone and within corporate settings, depending on need.  Ask for details.

A whole range of action activities allows you to receive practical and emotional back-up in a confidential setting.  Confidentiality is very important as it frees you to talk openly about yourself and your work.

Tailored to your individual needs .....

Small Business Mentoring provides support and information and practical activities tailored to your individual needs, such as:

*brainstorming ideas
*receiving constructive feedback
*planning and time-management
*role-play for improved communication with clients and customers
*space for reflection 

One-to-one sessions are useful when you are new to mentoring, which is often when you need focussed time to look at the issues in your working life.  This allows you to have my complete attention.

One-to-one sessions can prepare you to join a group where in addition to the above you participate in a forum of like-minded business people. 

Group consultancy provides a network of other professionals with similar aims, who can also give support outside the monthly meetings.  It is stimulating and satisfying to be in a group with other business people with similar concerns, and to have the time and space to acknowledge yourself personally as well as professionally. 

By taking your own needs seriously you are able to relate more professionally with your clients.  This increases self-esteem, and therefore your effectiveness.