Business people from across West Yorkshire are being encouraged to sign up to give some of their time and expertise to help aspiring entrepreneurs start their companies.
The MYMentor network of business mentors, who work with those placed on the New Enterprise Allowance to develop and then launch their own firms, is recruiting new volunteer mentors.
Individuals are asked to spare at least one hour a fortnight to guide someone as they write their business plan and support them during their first 26 weeks of trading.
A special event to showcase the work of the MYMentor network, open to anyone interested in joining the scheme, takes place today at 6.30pm at Kirklees College, Chapel Hill, Huddersfield.
Claire Young, who took part in BBC One’s The Apprentice, is now an ambassador for the MYMentor network will discuss the importance of mentors to her when she speaks at the event.
Kirklees-based businessman Carl Hopkins, who is also an ambassador for the MYMentor network, will talk about how he’s encouraging fellow business people to sign-up to the scheme.
He said: “Mentors have been hugely important to so many business people’s careers.
“It’s only right we now support future entrepreneurs by giving them the guidance we received when we were starting out.
“I hope anyone interested in mentoring will come along to the event to hear about the MYMentor network and how it helps turn business dreams into reality.”
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