VolunteerMatch

MicroMentor is a national leader in developing high-impact, targeted business mentoring opportunities. Leverage your volunteer and pro-bono work to directly impact the lives of emerging entrepreneurs, their families and their communities while supporting sustainable, community-based economic development.

MicroMentor is a web-based non-profit service helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses through mentoring and advising relationships with experienced business professionals.

This is where you come in. Simply by sharing your business know-how, you can make a huge difference in the lives of entrepreneurs from low-income and marginalized communities, helping them navigate the opportunities and challenges of running a business and improving their economic well-being and creating new jobs where they are most needed.

With MicroMentor, no travel or face-to-face meetings are required, and our web-based tools help you connect with the entrepreneurs you would most like to assist. Our dedicated support staff is always available to help you at any step along the way.

Get started by enrolling today:
www.MicroMentor.org

MicroMentor | Find a Mentor. Be a Mentor. Build a Business.

MicroMentor is an initiative of Mercy Corps | www.MercyCorps.org

Program Requirements

In order to maintain the integrity of the MicroMentor program, we require that our Mentor volunteers have significant business experience and expertise, such as:

• 3 years of business ownership experience
• 5 years of management experience
• or
  
• Several years of professional experience in a specialized skill, for example: marketing, web site development, or accounting and financial planning

Some entrepreneurs need a sounding board or general industry advice, while others are looking for targeted mentoring or advising around a particular functional issue or coaching towards a specific business goal. You will always have the opportunity to select the volunteer opportunity that best fits with your experience and expertise.