In February of this year Hak Salih attended Meet A Mentor in London where he met three business owners he’s started to support. Here he shares his entrepreneurial story and why he chooses to mentor. Hak Salih was a stock market investor until 2012, when he decided to take some time out to explore his […]

Julia is the Director of her own business, Julia Damassa Ltd, which develops learning resources for businesses, organisations and social enterprises, she also runs Story Shapes which provides story telling resources for parents, teachers and children. She started her career as an English and Drama teacher, but 12 years ago decided to become self employed […]

For over 18 years, Martin Hill has worked with big cats including lions, tigers and cheetahs. In 2013 he decided to share stories about the animals he loves in a series of children’s books. To do this, he founded Indy Publishing. When Get Started lent Martin its support, the new company received a tremendous boost […]

As part of Great Yarmouth Borough Council’s Skills, Enterprise and Assets project, Business in the Community and Great Yarmouth College are working together to provide a social enterprise support service that includes one to one guidance from dedicated volunteer mentors and access to training in business skills and social enterprise development.  Support provided through the […]

Mo Usman, was one of the mentors that attended the first Meet A Mentor of 2014 earlier this month. We interviewed Mo to find out why he decided to sign up and his thoughts on the event itself and business mentoring. Mo Usman started his working life as a qualified engineer, soon after achieved an […]

Thousands of small businesses are set to receive expert help to grow their business as the successful providers of the £2.6 million Mentor Challenge Fund were announced today.  Thirteen projects will share £1.27 million of Government funding which has been more than matched by industry for a total investment of £2.69 million. It is expected […]

The Celebrating Enterprise event held at the House of Commons in October was about celebrating the very best in Enterprise Learning and Skills, whether that is an individual who has used enterprise learning to help set up and run a successful business or an organisation who has develop learning materials which are giving a small […]

Last month we asked our readers “What Makes Great Business Support?”. The survey was put together to feed into the review of the National Occupational Standards (NOS) for business support led by SFEDI. The National Occupation Standards focus on what individuals need to do, know and understand to carry out their job role competently. They promote […]

This month saw the inaugural Mentorsme Excellence in Enterprise Mentoring Awards. The awards were designed to highlight the part enterprise mentoring plays in supporting and growing many small businesses. They recognised mentoring relationships that are delivering excellence in Growth, Start-Up, Diversity, Exporting and Innovation. All of the nominees and winners from the event can be […]

SFEDI, the government-recognised sector skills body for enterprise and enterprise support, and the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs (IOEE), brought together key figures from the small business, enterprise and skills sector in the UK to celebrate the very best in enterprise learning and skills last week. There were winners of nine awards at the event […]