Business Mentor: Share your knowledge with a small business owner!

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A SCORE mentor advises individuals and small businesses how to reach their goals, by providing free business tips, templates and linking aspiring entrepreneurs and existing business owners to valuable resources.

As a mentor, you’ll help clients solve problems, make businesses more efficient, and assist with developing long-term business plans and strategies for growth. Teaching others how to better manage people or projects, along with illustrating ways to succeed in other aspects of business, often inspires you to expand your own professional growth, while helping communities thrive.

The ideal mentor is empathetic, flexible, and loves connecting people to the right resources. Mentors often have significant leadership experience within their field, excellent communication skills, and the ability to dedicate a few hours a week throughout the year.

Apply today if you have expertise in any business topic, including but not limited to marketing, budgeting and accounting, management, technology, strategy, websites, etc.

SCORE is a nonprofit resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration that helps aspiring and existing entrepreneurs succeed. Every year, our volunteers help thousands of entrepreneurs achieve their dreams of starting small businesses and achieving new levels of success. Volunteering is a way for you to give back, network with business experts, and share your knowledge. Join SCORE today to make a meaningful difference in your local economy.

Learn more at www.score.org/volunteer.

Key Accountabilities Include:

• To complete the SCORE volunteer training and the on-boarding process in a timely manner (typically 10-12 hours over 2 months). This is designed to introduce you best practices and resources, the client management system, and to network with other SCORE mentors.
• To commit to devoting time (10 hours of mentoring a month, with very flexible hours).
• To have the ability to conduct mentoring via video calls and potentially in person.
• To attend the general meetings, which are held the second Tuesday of the month (except February and August) from 10 AM to 12 Noon. The in-person meetings are held at Somerset County Chamber of Commerce - Business Partnership in Somerville, NJ, with educational as well as business components.
• To participate in some of our educational outreach programs i.e. workshops, webinars and pertinent marketing events.