Leaders and senior managers of small businesses in the Northwest can access free mentoring to help them develop their leadership skills, following the launch of the Northwest Regional Development Agency’s (NWDA) new business mentoring programme.
Businesses that are more than 12 months old and have a turnover of less than £2m will be eligible to take advantage of the scheme, which is designed to assist them in growing their business through the acquisition of strong leadership and management skills.
The NWDA has launched ‘Mentoring’ as a result of research which shows that significant gaps exist in leadership and management skills in Northwest businesses. Part of the Government’s ‘Solutions for Business’ portfolio, the scheme is the largest of its kind dedicated specifically to meeting the needs of small businesses in the region and will deliver high quality mentoring in accordance with a regional quality framework. It will work by matching leaders and senior managers of small businesses with suitable mentors who will provide support by sharing their experiences, knowledge and wisdom.
Steven Broomhead, Chief Executive, NWDA comments, “Mentoring has proved to be highly successful in helping small businesses to develop and our unique programme encompasses all the latest thinking in mentoring development. Our aim is to establish a whole new mentoring culture across England’s Northwest which will help leaders and senior managers of small businesses to build on their current success and nurture strategies to achieve their future objectives.”
Anyone interested in applying for one to one Mentoring should contact Business Link Northwest on 0845 00 66 888 or at www.businesslinknw.co.uk/mentoring
