Inspire and guide new youth entrepreneurs

Provide support and mentorship to youth in entrepreneurship

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AAE - African Association of Entrepreneurs

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Overview

Provide support and mentorship to youth in entrepreneurship

You have:

  • Have experience of starting a business and understand the entrepreneurial process
  • Experience of working with startups
  • Have relevant background in business mentoring or worked in the space of an SME for some time
  • Willingness to share skills, knowledge, and expertise

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Modern day small businesses offer a lot more than employment opportunities. They contribute to the economy, the community, and even to our everyday life. Our mentoring services allows a young entrepreneur to get a better and clearer idea about everything a fresh-starting entrepreneur needs to know. It is not easy to start a new business with booming potential. There are a lot of challenges new entrepreneurs may face. Without the right guidance on how to be a successful owner, these challenges may hinder the future of their small businesses and the progress of locally independent productions.

Experts, skilled or knowledgeable persons can offer mentoring and a range of other support, such as business planning, funding research, proofreading etc.

We are looking for volunteers to provide online mentoring support to new entrepreneurs. The volunteers are expected to have extensive experience of starting and running a business themselves and understand the entrepreneurial process. They are willing to share their experiences, skills, and knowledge to upcoming cohort of youth entrepreneurs.

Have experience of starting a business and understand the entrepreneurial process experience of working with startups have relevant background in business mentoring, levels or titles or have worked in the space of an SME for some time. Willingness to share skills, knowledge, and expertise

Potential interview questions

Can you describe a time when you mentored someone successfully? This question assesses your mentoring experience and ability to guide others. Share a specific instance that highlights your impact on the mentee.
What challenges did you face when starting your business and how did you overcome them? The interviewer wants to understand your problem-solving skills and resilience. Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you approach business planning for new ventures? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What do you think is the most important quality for a mentor? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you keep yourself updated on trends in entrepreneurship? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
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