Could You Become a GrowBiz Mentor?

With National Mentoring Day happening next month, it’s a good time to consider whether you can contribute to the Perth & Kinross rural business community by volunteering as a GrowBiz mentor.

Mentoring is a positive way to share experience you’ve gained, develop your communication skills, gain confidence in guiding others, build a network of rewarding relationships and give back by helping someone unlock their full potential.

Mentor Stuart Broster says: “I joined because I semi-retired in May 2020, after a very busy career in the hospitality industry for 45 years; mentoring has allowed me to give something back, and has been very important for me as it allows me to keep my brain ticking over, and of course you meet some great people along the way.”

You don’t need prior mentoring experience or business qualifications to volunteer as a GrowBiz mentor, just some experience in running a business, managing a team, training, or being involved in community development work. Our mentor training will show you how to hone and adapt these skills to the mentoring process.

Mentor Steve Taylor says: “I got involved because I have quite a bit of experience across a range of businesses and brands, and thought it might be useful to share that. I’ve been a working artist for the past 20 years or so, so have some small business/self-employed experience too.”

The GrowBiz mentoring programme puts you in control of how much time you spend with your mentee and how often you meet with them, so even very busy people can get involved. And you don’t have to advise mentees on more technical aspects of business—the GrowBiz team can help with that.

Our award-winning mentoring programme is accredited by the Scottish Mentoring Network. Find out more at www.growbiz.co.uk/mentoring