At the IAB Awards earlier this month Quentin Pain was the proud winner of the IAB Small Business Mentor of the Year. Here he talks about his links with the world of book keeping, his career as a serial entrepreneur, and why he thinks mentoring is so important for mentors and their businesses. Quentin knew he’d been […]
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CEDAR receives national stamp of approval
Anglia Ruskin University’s entrepreneurial talent has been recognised after its Centre for Enterprise Development and Research (CEDAR) has become the first university enterprise centre in the UK to be awarded IOEE Centre of Excellence status. The Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs (IOEE) is the professional institute dedicated to recognising the profession of enterprise, entrepreneurship and […]
Mentoring the next generation
Young Enterprise is the UK’s enterprise education charity, delivering over four million learning hours each year. In 2012-13 the charity inspired more than 225,000 young people in 5,000 schools, colleges and universities. Despite its huge impact, the charity has a relatively small team of paid staff and so it depends on its network of over […]
Making a difference through mentoring
Amanda Montagu has been an entrepreneur since she was 18. With many successful businesses and accolades under her belt she says she’s never considered any other style of working life. Amanda’s businesses have been in recruitment, training, secretarial services and contract cleaning, and she has even received recognition from the Department of Business, Innovation and […]
Lloyds Banking Group to Pilot New Mentoring Qualification
Lloyds Banking Group has joined forces with two of the UK’s leading business organisations to develop a new qualification that will be open to business mentors who wish to further their skills. The Continuing Professional Development qualification (CPD) is a new training programme designed to allow existing mentors to enhance their knowledge and experience of […]
Creating a Caring Community
Noor Shahzad attended the very first Meet A Mentor event in London. She met some really interesting people on the day, including one potential mentor. She is still keen to see if she can find the perfect mentor in the health and care sector that could support her as she starts and grows her venture. Noor […]
Building connections for a growing business
Ramsey Mullaney attended Meet A Mentor in London to find a mentor to support him as he grows his business. Launched 7 months ago, Ramsey’s business, bedente, sells a range of bidet toilet attachments which can transfer any toilets into a bidet. It’s an unconventional choice of business, so we asked Ramsey how it came about, […]
Happiness (and mentoring) make the world go round
Michelle Hawkins attended the Meet A Mentor breakfast event before Women Unlimited’s THRIVE! Conference on International Women’s Day. Only deciding to attend at the last minute, she’s delighted she did, as she met a mentor that is already having a fantastic impact on her business. Michelle’s business, The Flying Dodo, helps companies maximise their profits […]
Helping businesses weather the storm
Another brand new business qualification currently being piloted is Get Resilient which is focused on understanding and planning business resilience. SFEDI trainer, Amanda Dudman (pictured), began delivering the course to businesses this month. It has been developed by SFEDI, ClimateNE, ClimateSE, Government and other key stakeholders. The qualification is designed to help firms identify risks, such […]