| Mentoring
Program |
Description
|
| Athena
Foundation-Athena PowerLink |
Athena
PowerLink is a program that unites a woman-owned business
with a group of local mentors who serve as a panel of advisors. Advisors
work with the protégée on her business for one year at
no charge. The protégée and her panel meet quarterly and
run their meetings with the formality of a Board of Directors meeting.
To qualify for participation, the protégée needs to have
been in business for at least two years, as well as meet certain revenue
thresholds. Each PowerLink program is governed locally by an interested
community organization. These organizations make use of a panel coordinator
with each match to ensure an effective and professional mentoring process.
Contact Information:
http://www.athenafoundation.org/
800-548-8247 |
| Center
for Women and Enterprise-Community Entrepreneurs Program |
Community
Entrepreneurs Program is an entrepreneurship training
program. It is designed primarily for women who intend to start their
own business to achieve economic self-sufficiency. The program offers
a modular approach to training, which enables clients to start the program
at any point and take different modules based on their needs and prior
experience. Fees for the training are offered on a sliding scale. The
majority of participants are women, although men are welcome.
Contact Information:
http://www.cweboston.org
617-536-0700 |
| Committee
of 200--Growing Entrepreneurs Mentoring Program |
Growing
Entrepreneurs Mentoring Program seeks to help women entrepreneurs
take their businesses to the next level (represented by C200 membership).
Six to seven entrepreneurs who gross between $3 million and $10 million
on an annual basis are selected for the protégée class
via an application process. Using a team approach to mentoring, each
protégée receives two to three mentors who serve as her
advisory board. Protégées meet with their mentors throughout
the year individually and informally. Additionally, the protégée
class meets together four times a year to network and attend a two-day
Teaching Institute facilitated by an accomplished instructor and offering
curriculum defined by the protégées themselves.
Contact Information:
http://www.c200.org
312-751-3477 |
| Commonwealth
Institute--The Commonwealth Forum for Women CEOs |
The
Commonwealth Forum for Women CEOs is a structured peer-to-peer
networking program that brings 8-10 women CEOs together in a confidential
environment on a monthly basis to discuss issues and develop growth
strategies. Participants come from a variety of industries with no competitors
in each group. Groups meet monthly for four hours and are scheduled
one year in advance to incorporate the meetings into the participant's
schedule. A professional facilitator with extensive business experience
runs each Forum. Meetings often feature an expert resource with extensive
knowledge in a particular business discipline.
Contact Information:
http://www.commonwealthinstitute.org
617-859-0080 |
| Commonwealth
Institute--The Commonwealth Forum for Emerging Technology Companies
|
The
Commonwealth Forum for Emerging Technology Companies
is a structured, peer-to-peer networking program that brings 8-10 emerging
women CEOs together in a confidential environment on a monthly basis
to discuss the high-growth potential technology companies they are launching.
Participants are graduates of a "boot camp" at which top experts have
worked through their business plan. As with the Commonwealth Forum for
Women CEOs, participants come from a variety of industries with no competitors
in each group. Groups meet monthly for four hours. A professional facilitator
with extensive business experience runs each Forum. Meetings often feature
an expert resource with extensive knowledge in a particular business
discipline.
Contact Information:
http://www.commonwealthinstitute.org
617-859-0080 |
| Dingman
Center for Entrepreneurship ( University of Maryland )--Dingman Traditional
Mentor Program |
The Dingman
Traditional Mentor Program is a local initiative that
focuses on entrepreneurs with specific plans to build companies that
produce significant revenues and jobs (an emerging growth company).
Entrepreneurs are matched at a low cost with a mentor who averages twenty
years of business experience. ( Mentor services cost $45/hour, which
is paid to the Dingman Center , not to the mentor). Each match is tailored
to the needs, business maturity and industry of each entrepreneur. Mentor
and protégé meet for one or two face-to-face meetings
per month for as long as the needs of the entrepreneur's business dictate.
More than one mentor can be sought by a participating entrepreneur.
Contact Information:
http://www.smith.umd.edu/dingman/inside_mentor.html
301-405-9545 |
| Dingman
Center for Entrepreneurship ( University of Maryland )--Dingman Cohort
Mentor Program |
The Dingman
Cohort Mentor Program is a local initiative that brings
together three entrepreneurs and three mentors for a structured, eight-week
period to focus on specific goals of the participating entrepreneurs.
Each entrepreneur is matched with a mentor. The match is encouraged
to have at least three face-to-face meetings during the eight weeks.
Each entrepreneur is also given the opportunity to network with the
other entrepreneurs and mentors in the cohort. Dingman staff contact
each match at the mid-point of the program to monitor match effectiveness,
as well as progress toward goal achievement. The cost of the program
is $250. Entrepreneurs can participate in the program as many times
as they like.
Contact Information:
http://www.smith.umd.edu/dingman/inside_mentor.html
301-405-9545 |
| Entrepreneurs' Organization--WPO-EO Mentor Program |
The WPO-EO Mentor Program is sponsored by EO in collaboration with the World Presidents' Organization (WPO). It matches EO entrepreneurs with experienced WPO mentors in a mentorship that seeks to develop the entrepreneur in business, personal growth and perspective. EO members must be the founder, co-founder, owner, or controlling shareholder of an operating business with a minimum of $1 million in annual gross sales and join before their 50th birthday.
Contact Information:
http://www.eonetwork.org
703-519-6700 |
| Helzberg
Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program--Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring
Program |
The Helzberg
Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program has a three-year program
cycle that kicks off annually in the fall. Locally run, its recruitment
targets protégés who, among other qualifications, are
passionate about what they do, generate between $1 million and $75 million,
and whose businesses are not in the midst of major change. Once recruited,
protégés and mentors are selected through a rigorous screening
process and then matched one-on-one. Mentors are viewed as coaches,
rather than consultants who fix problems. Face-to-face meetings occur
as determined by the match, and an additional fourteen group meetings
are held each year (retreats, speakers, networking events, celebration
dinners). The cost of the program to the protégé is $750
annually.
Contact Information:
http://helzbergmentoring.org
816-235-6125 |
| Kauffman
Foundation--Kauffman Fellows Program |
The Kauffman
Fellows Program is designed to educate and train future
venture capitalists and future leaders of high-growth companies. Fellows
develop learning plans with industry mentors and program faculty and
then are placed on-site at a venture capital firm to gain first-hand
experience of the venture capital process. Requirements to become a
fellow include: U.S. citizenship, a graduate degree, and some professional
experience. Beyond this, excellence is emphasized along with a desire
to learn about the venture-building process. The program lasts for a
year and a half.
Contact Information:
http://www.emkf.org
913-648-0002 |
| MicroMentor (An Initiative of Mercy Corps) |
MicroMentor
is a nonprofit project linking small business owners to individuals who have successfully navigated business ownership or management in the same industry. Collaborating with community-based microenterprise organizations, national trade associations and corporate partners, MicroMentor helps entrepreneurs gain access to markets and increase revenue and profitability by offering timely, relevant and trusted business mentoring services from a community of engaged volunteers.
Contact Information:
http://www.micromentor.org/
415-348-6271 |
| National
Association of Women Business Owners--NAWBO Mentor Program |
The NAWBO
Mentor Program is a new pilot program. Mentors are recruited
by business issue and then matched with a NAWBO protégée(s)
who is interested in being mentored on a specific business issue. Mentors
will have been in business at least five years. Protégées
need only to be NAWBO members to apply. A mentoring agreement will be
used to launch each mentoring relationship. Matches are targeted to
last for a year. The majority of participants will be women, although
men are welcome.
Contact Information:
http://www.nawbo.org
800-55-NAWBO |
| SBA
Office of Women's Business Ownership--WNET Roundtables |
WNET
Roundtables is an unstructured peer-to-peer networking
program that offers access to public and private sector individuals
who are available to provide contacts, services, and suggestions for
women business owners. Peers are women business owners, and they receive
practical support and guidance in an informal, ongoing relationship
from a range of mentors with a wealth of experience. There are several
hundred roundtables across the country. Each is structured according
to the needs of the community it serves. If a roundtable does not exist
in the community of an interested woman entrepreneur, she can start
one with the help of the program's national coordinator. Men are welcome
to attend a WNET roundtable.
Contact Information:
http://www.sba.gov/services/financialassistance/index.html
202-205-6673 |
SCORE Counseling |
At SCORE, counseling is always free-of-charge. Our volunteers donate their time and talent. As a nonprofit association, we bring Fortune 500 executives and successful entrepreneurs to your team as mentors. Business counseling relationships can last just a few sessions or a number of years, based on your needs as an entrepreneur. SCORE volunteers sometimes counsel in teams, bringing a specific strength to the table. Counselors may be available to visit you at your place of business to learn about your venture and concerns.
Contact Information:
http://www.score.org/counseling_training.html
1-800-634-0245 |
| Springboard
Enterprises-Springboard |
Springboard
is an entrepreneurial training program. It is designed
to increase the participation and profile of women entrepreneurs in
the equity markets. Participating entrepreneurs are focused in the area
of technology or life sciences and represent a variety of business stages.
Their recruitment occurs by market via networking events and information
sessions sponsored by Springboard. Applications are put through a rigorous
screening process to determine business readiness. Twenty applicants
are selected and sent to a "boot camp" where they spend two months with
coaches and peers reworking their business plans. The culminating event
in the program is the Venture Forum at which participants pitch their
businesses to equity investors. The program lasts for six months.
Contact Information:
http://www.springboardenterprises.org
202-242-6282
|
| U.S.
Women's Chamber of Commerce--USWCC CEO Forum |
The USWCC
CEO Forum is a structured, peer-to-peer, networking program
designed to reduce the feelings of loneliness that many women leaders
experience at the top. Specifically, each forum provides women CEOs
with education, feedback and support in a confidential atmosphere on
a monthly basis to enhance the success of their businesses. Forums are
led by a seasoned CEO and have 12 members who are from non-competing
businesses.
Contact Information:
http://www.uswomenschamber.com
888-861-9290 |
| University
of Houston Small Business Development Center -Women's Business Ownership
Initiative |
The Women's Business Ownership Initiative
is a structured, peer-to-peer, networking program that hosts seven roundtables
a year beginning each fall for local women business owners who have
been in business between one and four years (no start-ups). Participation
occurs via recruitment and word-of-mouth referrals. Each roundtable
meets on a monthly basis and comprises an SBDC staffer, four to five
"coaches" and one to two "coaches." Coaches are in charge of roundtable
management. Members of a roundtable are at the same business stage and
comprise non-competing businesses. The objective of the roundtables
is to provide a forum for women business owners to tackle the issues
that will help them develop their businesses. The cost of the roundtable
to the coachee is $100.
Contact Information:
http://smbizsolutions.uh.edu/
713-752-8444 |
Vistage: The World’s Largest CEO Membership Organization |
Vistage members engage in one-to-one business coaching with their Vistage Chair, an objective executive advisor offering advice, insights, accountability and support. Each month, for an intensive two hours, Vistage Chairs offer unrivaled professional development, challenging each member to improve their performance and holding them personally accountable for implementing business solutions.
Contact Information:
http://www.vistage.com/programs/products-services/coaching.html
1-800-274-2367 |
| Women
Presidents' Organization--WPO Chapter |
WPO
Chapter is a structured, peer-to-peer, networking program
that brings 20 women presidents together in a confidential environment
on a monthly basis to discuss their business challenges. Meetings are
managed by a trained facilitator and the agenda often focuses on one
member's business in a case-study fashion. This allows the member to
have some of her current challenges rigorously analyzed and discussed
from a number of different perspectives. Business revenue thresholds
drive membership in a WPO chapter.
Contact Information:
http://www.womenpresidentsorg.com
212-688-4114 |
| Women
With 2020 Vision |
The Women
With 2020 Vision program is a low-cost, long-term, high-impact
program to provide networking, education, scholarships, and hope for
girls and young women in developing countries who aspire to be entrepreneurs
in the year 2020. The program involves biannual virtual conferences,
monthly online lectures, mentor-protégée matching, and
scholarship awards to disadvantaged girls majoring in business. Girls
and teens from around the world will be mentored by successful businessmen
and businesswomen. They are electronically-linked to learn key business
concepts, hear from world experts and thought leaders, and are given
practical advice. Business plans are created and partnerships are developed,
with a goal of helping girls and teens start new businesses.
Contact Information:
http://www.womenwith2020vision.org/
mccue@womenwith2020vision.org
(email) |
| Young
Presidents' Organization--YPO Forum
|
The
YPO Forum is hosted at the local level internationally
by YPO chapters. Within each chapter, small groups of twelve, young
business leaders meet on a consistent basis annually to share and consult
with their peers on personal and professional issues in a safe environment
for the purpose of learning and growing. Work-life balance is explored
and supported through targeted educational programming. To make the
most of its international membership, YPO uses its Web site to facilitate
the networking of members in different geographic locales and time zones.
Membership in the organization is sponsored by another member. Applicants
must be under 44 and have full responsibility for business operations.
Other qualifications related to employees and valuations apply.
Contact Information:
http://www.ypo.org
800-773-7976 |
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