MENTORS

MENTEES (PARTICIPANTS)

Potential Mentors

Are you…

·       An experienced entrepreneur (7+ years) or industry expert (10+ years) willing to help a women succeed in business?

·       Looking to expand your own network?

·       Someone who has built a network and is willing to share ideas with a woman with limited networks?

·       In possession of valuable knowledge, skills and experience that you are willing to share?

·       Open to sharing your knowledge and expertise for the benefit of newcomer women entrepreneurs hoping to succeed in business?

·       Looking to enhance/reinforce your existing skills or build new ones (leadership, communication and interpersonal)?

·       Able to commit to a minimum of six hours of one-on-one mentoring during the six-month program (about one hour per month)?

·       Able to attend a one-hour mentor-mentee orientation session?

·       Willing to participate in a final networking event?

·       Committed to diversity as an important tool for building a stronger community, business sector and economy?

This Call for Mentors is open to all candidates who meet the above criteria. You DO NOT have to be a woman business owner to be a mentor.

(*All mentors will be compensated for their time.)

Potential Mentees

Are you…

·       A woman entrepreneur or actively in the process of becoming an entrepreneur in New Brunswick? (*must be at least in the startup phase)

·       Looking for a supportive environment to share challenges and barriers and develop strategies with peers and a professional business coach?

·       Hoping to develop confidence and develop tools to overcome challenges to entrepreneurship?

·       Looking to develop a successful mindset and gain clarity on your business goals?

·       Interested in sharing your knowledge and experience while learning from and supporting your peers in a safe and inclusive space?

·       Interested in working one-on-one with an experienced entrepreneur or industry expert who will support you and your business goals?

·       Looking to grow your network and practice your networking skills in New Brunswick?

Program Dates

The program will run from April 2024 to October 2024.

(*program will paused in July & August 2024)

*If the recruitment drive goes as planned, the mentor/mentee matching process will start in April 2024 and the program will conclude at the end of October 2024.

Please review the schedule to ensure you have the time to commit as a program mentor:

·       30-60-minute assessment meeting

·       60-minute mentor-mentee orientation

·       Minimum of one mentorship meeting per month over a six-month period

·       Final networking event (around two hours)

The time commitment for each mentor works out to roughly 10 hours over six months.

Please review the schedule to ensure you have the time to commit as a program mentee:

·       30-60-minute assessment meeting

·       60-minute mentor-mentee orientation

·       Minimum of one mentorship meeting per month over a six-month period

·       Seven facilitated confidence/cultural capacity-building sessions (two hours each)

** The facilitated sessions will have a set date and will run from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. None of the sessions will be recorded, and participants must be able to fully commit to attending. **

·       Final networking event (around two hours)

The time commitment for each mentee works out to roughly 25 hours over six months, not including homework assigned during mentorship meetings and/or confidence/cultural capacity-building sessions.

*Since the number of spaces is limited, we will review all applications and conduct interviews with all potential candidates. The selection of the official cohort will be finalized around the end of March 2024 before the program starts in April 2024.

 ****** DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR EITHER “MENTOR” OR “MENTEES” ROLE IS SUNDAY MARCH 17TH, 2024 @ NOON (ADT). 
 

 ****** THE REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR THE ENGLISH COHORT IS NOW CLOSED. However, we are still recruiting for the French cohort. ****** 
 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our Project Coordinator, Isabelle Arseneau, at Isabelle.arseneau@wbnb-fanb.ca.