Case Study Ballyhoura Mentor Service
LOCATION: Background
IRELAND
The Mentor Service was established in 2000 and is a partnership mentoring service between 3 local development groups including Ballyhoura Development. development groups
The local involved finance the running of the service equally, with
individual costs per client separated. Enterprise Officers in each partnership company co-ordinates the service on a daily basis. A mentor network has recently been formed whereby the Enterprise Officers and Mentors meet four times a year to network, share information and receive training.
Aim
The Mentor Service aims to support start–up, newly established and micro enterprises by giving them access to a experienced business person who will help them with specific situations/ problems. The two main objectives in setting up the mentor service are to support enterprise in the area, and to build up a pool of knowledge and mentors in each area.
The purpose of a mentor service is to share experience and information in order to address some specific lack of knowledge or skill, which may be a barrier to the viability or development of the enterprise/entrepreneur.
Structure Three local development groups:
Enterprise Officers Mentor Co-ordinator The Mentor
A mentor is an experienced advisor who imparts technical knowledge, guidance and expertise, gained through their own business life, to certain problems and situations that the client is experiencing.
The mentor is commissioned in to deal with certain aspects of the business. They do not make decisions for the client or become involved in the actual operation of the business. They offer another viewpoint - neutral and supportive.
running or
There are 16 mentors in place all of whom have attended one of two mentor training programmes provided prior starting on the service. The mentors recruited are all living in the locality and their areas of knowledge are diverse, including general management, finance and taxation, marketing, business planning, retailing, HR development banking.
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Ballyhoura Development Limited
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