You're starting a new business. What's the best way to ensure you succeed?

Le mentorat est un outil précieux qui peut aider les entrepreneurs à démarrer et à réussir leur entreprise. Il offre un éventail d'avantages, tels que des conseils avisés, un soutien précieux et un réseau de contacts. Si vous souhaitez maximiser vos chances de réussite, je vous encourage vivement à rechercher un mentor qui vous accompagnera dans votre aventure entrepreneuriale.

Desenvolva um plano de negócios sólido que inclua análise de concorrência, defini??o clara de metas e estratégias de marketing eficazes. Invista em capacita??o e desenvolvimento pessoal para aprimorar suas habilidades empreendedoras e de gest?o. Cultive relacionamentos sólidos com clientes, fornecedores e parceiros de negócios, priorizando um atendimento excepcional ao cliente. Mantenha-se flexível e adaptável, ajustando suas estratégias conforme necessário com base no feedback do mercado e nas mudan?as no ambiente de negócios. Ao adotar uma abordagem estratégica, focada no cliente e na inova??o, você pode aumentar suas chances de sucesso ao iniciar um novo negócio.

Receiving objective feedback is one of the key aspects of successful mentoring. Beginner entrepreneurs often find themselves in a "bubble", surrounded by their own ideas and perspectives, which can hinder them from seeing the real situation. In such cases, a mentor acts as a mirror, reflecting both strengths and areas needing improvement.

Both mentoring and coaching are valuable. When making the step change from a permanent employee to a "solopreneur", I found talking to mentors in my network who are well established entrepreneurs was invaluable. Their experience, wisdom, counsel, guidance and connections really helped me shape what I could do, how I could do it and what to expect. The interaction doesn't have to be fancy and most of mine were fantastic chats on a walk in the park or by the Thames. Get out and talk with your network and your Mentors!

Cuando comienzas un nuevo negocio hay muchos aspectos que desconoces, incluso si vienes del sector. Hay quien porque viene del sector y llevo muchos a?os considera que no necesita apoyo, pero si tu función era otra (por ejemplo, eras empleado por cuenta ajena) es muy posible que no tengas en cuenta actividades y tareas que vas a tener que realizar ahora y que antes no hacías. También puede que ya tengas experiencia empresarial en el sector, aunque si tienes que iniciar un nuevo proyecto es posible que debieras modificar algo de lo que hacías. Un mentor te va a ayudar a ir más rápido

Encontrar un mentor puede ser una tarea ardua. Las principales fuentes pueden ser: - asociaciones profesionales - preguntar a quien haya tenido uno - instituciones públicas - organismos de ayuda al emprendedor - asistir a eventos - comunidades de emprendedores - aceleradoras o incubadoras de empresas - LinkedIn Te puede llevar un tiempo encontrar un buen mentor y merece la pena dedicarlo a buscarlo

1. What problem we are solving for customers / Users 2. Build cost effective and quick adaptable solutions 3. Knowing Objectives and roadmaps 4. Continues learning technology and business updates 5. Knowing market and risk (Budget, TAT, Go-to-Market strategy, Competitors, Compliances) 6. Adopting new technology, approaches, thinking out of the box makes difference 7. Think about automation and continues development. 8. Reduce risk exposure and sustainability 9. Trainings and take mentorship 10. Governance.

There are 2 types of Mentors: inside the organisation you work at, and those outside. An internal Mentor can help you navigate the culture of the organisation and provide some great career insights. Check your intranet and speak to HR to see if you can get into the Mentoring programme. For an external Mentor: definitely speak to people in your network for recommendations. There are several volunteer organisations such as Thrive Mentoring. As a Mentor I recommend this good practice - once you start finding Mentors, have an intro session first to understand how they work, and do you "connect" with this person, are they the right fit for you? If yes, that is great, and if not, no worries, they'll understand and it is ok.

Tienes que encontrar a alguien que ya haya conseguido lo que tu quieres, alguien que haya tenido éxito en el camino que tú quieres recorrer. Busca y fíjate en los mejores, porque el mejor mentor es el mejor en lo que hace. Observa lo que hacen y en cómo lo hacen. Intenta pasar el máximo tiempo posible con ellos, rodeado de gente que sabe mas que tu. Encuentra al mejor, mira lo que está haciendo y empieza a hacer las cosas desde ese enfoque. No es necesario reinventar la rueda, utiliza tu propio estilo, así empiezas con algo que ya sabes que funciona, en lugar de empezar desde cero. Para esto hay que tener cierto grado de humildad y ser honesto contigo mismo, reconocer que tienes mucho que aprender, y simplemente dejarte guiar.

Having mentored countless people, I would say, start with where you KNOW you need help. Write a long list of everything where you need that boost. Then write a list of things where you THINK you could improve. In otherwords, you guess you are getting it right but need validation. Finally write a list of FUTURE problems that have not manifested yet. This will give the mentor a starting point and some things to work on. they may also see patterns in the data that they can work on and give immediate value across the board.

A good Mentor will provide you the ways of working together including what they do and do not do, confidentiality, your role as the Mentee and what is expected of you, and how to get the best out of the time you have together. Some Mentors may have a "contract" that speaks to all of this. As the Mentee you are in the driving seat and as the Mentor I am here to help guide you, be objective and support you through your goals. Prepare yourself for some healthy challenge and be open to increasing your self awareness. It is such a valuable experience and with the right Mentor you will get so much out of it.

A key recommendation is to be really aware of what you are good at, what you love doing and where do you want to spend your time. You will quickly find out how important your time is when running a business. If the company accounts are not your sweet spot, then consider having a subject matter expert do them for you, and you spend your time where your talent lies. Over time, do an inventory of what you want to do and what you do not want to do, and those things on the not do list, can they be outsourced?

Hay varios tipos de mentores, aunque básicamente podemos distinguir a dos: profesionales y voluntarios. Los primeros tienen de la mentoría su profesión y habitualmente se han formado y se mantienen actualizados en las herramientas más adecuadas. Cobran por realizar mentorías. Están los voluntarios, que no reciben honorarios por este trabajo. También pueden estar formados y actualizados, aunque tendrán otra actividad que es su fuente principal de ingresos (o ya poseen un patrimonio y realizan esta actividad como contribución). Elijas lo que elijas, asegúrate que tiene los conocimientos, medios y tiempo para dedicarlo a la actividad de mentoría, de otra manera vas a perder mucho tiempo.

In my humble opinion. Know the industry , but more importantly know the numbers. Metrics are everything!” Learn how to read the P&L and understand the balance sheet.

S'inspirer de l'expérience et la réussite des autres, d'un mentor, permet de limiter les "erreurs de débutants" dans le monde de l'entreprenariat.