VolunteerMatch

HELP SMALL BUSINESSES GROW
MicroMentor is a free online service that connects small business owners with business mentors. MicroMentor puts your skills and experience to work, and gives you the opportunity to engage in a meaningful one-on-one relationship with an entrepreneur. Whether you want to volunteer locally or virtually, sharing your expertise will help produce measurable results for small businesses.

The MicroMentor network has over 1,400 small business owners and 1,200 mentors in 48 states. Our mentors have helped entrepreneurs achieve greater business survival rates (74%) and increase their annual business revenues by 63%.

HOW IT WORKS
Our smart matching tools make it easy for you to find targeted mentoring opportunities. Once a connection is made, we exchange contact info (email and, optionally, phone) between the mentor and the entrepreneur and the match begins. Most relationships progress over email and telephone, though face -to-face meetings are possible if this works best for you and your match. 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.

HOW TO GET STARTED
Your first step is to sign up at our website:
https://www.MicroMentor.org

Share your business expertise and help an entrepreneur succeed today!

• 3 to 5 years of business experience: SKILLS & EXPERIENCE Whatever your skills, there is likely an entrepreneur who could benefit from your professional experience. Commonly requested areas of expertise include business planning, marketing strategy, increasing sales, time management, analyzing cash flows, managing finances, and website development. We ask that mentors have either 3 years of business ownership experience, 5 years of management experience, or several years of professional experience in a specialized skill such as graphic design, law, or green business. TIME COMMITMENT While each relationship is unique, we ask that you dedicate three hours a month for three months to each mentoring relationship.