Mentoring Young Entrepreneurs: What Leads to Success?
By John T. Cull. International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring, 2006
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Youth Business International (YBI) has helped a significant number of young entrepreneurs through its network of business programmes worldwide. It provides young people, who have little more than a bright idea and the determination to succeed, with a start-up loan and the services of a volunteer mentor. However, what is less well known is the true nature of the mentor-client relationship and the impact this has on a young person's personal and business success. This study takes as its sample two distinct groups of mentors, young entrepreneurs and programme managers from two different countries and using a case study method explores what leads to success. The emerging themes show the nature of the relationship is affected at three critical phases: start-up, midpoint and end-point. The results also show that mentors are required to use an approach towards entrepreneurs that reduces dependency and increases self-confidence. The findings indicate a style of mentoring which is less directive and more empowering as the client's business starts to grow.
Subfields: Applied Psychology, Education, Social Psychology
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- Developing Attitudes Toward an Entrepreneurial Career Through Mentoring (2015, background): “One of the processes proposed involves pairing a novice entrepreneur with an experienced business person who provides advice and ways of thinking, to help the novice avoid costly and even fatal mistakes (Cull, 2006; St-Jean & Audet, 2012; Sullivan, 2000).”