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Become a Mentor

Make a difference in the lives and businesses of women entrepreneurs through mentorship.

Why mentor?

Women entrepreneurs around BC are looking for experienced business owners to help them navigate the stages of their business growth via WeBC’s One-to-One Mentoring and Peer Group programs.


Key benefits of becoming a mentor:

  • Learn new skills—75% of WeBC mentors say that being a mentor has helped them in their own business
  • As you share your own insights and perspectives with your mentee, gain new ones yourself
  • Connect with other WeBC mentors to extend your business networks, share resources and tap into new ideas
  • Give back to your community
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Mentor requirements

To be a mentor, you

should have:

  1. 5 plus years (or equivalent experience) operating your own business
  2. The willingness to communicate, empathize and inspire trust
  3. The availability to commit to 6, two-hour sessions over a six-month period (minimum of 2-3 hours per month)

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We are currently looking for mentors for the following mentoring programs:

  • One-to-One Mentoring: As a mentor, you will be matched with a woman who is in the early stages of operating her business for a six-month mentoring relationship.
  • Peer Mentoring Groups: As a peer mentoring group facilitator, you will lead a group of up to eight women as they work through their business challenges and opportunities using a solution-based approach. The group meets six times and decides the focus of each discussion based on the interests and needs of its members (e.g. work/life balance, marketing, networking skills, cash flow management).
  • Discovery Foundation’s Digital Strategic Leadership Program: Using a digital lens, this program equips women to implement technology to improve their business performance as they build and grow their technology-focused or technology-enabled businesses. We need 4-5 expert advisors for this program in the areas of automation, AI, social media, digital marketing and business strategy with tech integration.

Mentors volunteer a total of 16-20 hours over the course of the program, including their facilitator training, prep time and one-on-one or group sessions. The schedule is very flexible and is set by you and your mentee(s).

Yes, we provide training to prepare you for your one-to-one relationship, or to help you facilitate a group of up to eight mentees.

You don’t have to have all the answers! You are supported by a team of professional Business Advisors who can assist your mentee(s) with their business questions.

Mentees are women business owners who are actively operating a business in your community. Our team personally interviews every applicant to find motivated entrepreneurs who have the appropriate level of business foundations to benefit from the program, and who are open to having input from a mentor to help them reach their business goals.

For Peer Mentoring Groups, we provide the tools required to facilitate each session (handbooks, journals, forms, etc.) as well as supporting resources, including webinars and worksheets. Meeting expense allowances are provided to supply refreshments for each session and cover any printing and travel (if required).

For One-to-One matches, we will send you and your mentee welcome packages so you have everything you need!

“Having someone with that level of insight, wisdom and caring not only about my business’ success but about my personal growth is an immense source of support. I don’t have the words to describe how valuable it is to receive guidance from someone who has your best interest in mind; there’s nothing like it.”

“The startup phase is always an exciting time. I love that energy and the creativity that comes to life in that process. I was excited when the opportunity presented itself to support other up-and-coming business women in that stage.”

“If I’ve learned one thing about entrepreneurship it’s that your business is only as strong as your mind. Coaching, training, and mentoring women entrepreneurs was the natural next step for me with my passion to support and empower women to connect to their unique gifts. I believe when women are supported, we thrive and everyone benefits.”

 

“Guidance and support through mentorship are key success factors for establishing and growing a successful business. I believe that the best way to grow a business is to grow the woman leading the business and help her be successful.”

“We all do better together. If our businesses are successful, we are able to afford to support other small businesses. When we help a fellow entrepreneur, there is a positive effect to the community as a whole. That entrepreneur is able not only to contribute through through products or services, but to support other businesses as a patron as well.”

MENTEE STORY

Jillian Bagan, Jillian Bagan Art Therapy, Vancouver

A registered clinical counsellor, Jillian Bagan provides online art therapy and counselling sessions for queer youth and adults. The art component in their sessions serves as a tool for healing and exploration, allowing clients to express their feelings, share narratives, and navigate challenges through visual mediums.

“My mentor gave me tools and tips to better manage my time, new ways to approach problems, and showed me how to be more intentional with what I’m spending time on. I loved having someone to keep me accountable, it was so helpful for me.”

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