Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce

Business Services Team

Commerce House, Festival Park,
Stoke-On-Trent, ST1 5BE
T: 01782 213929
F: 01782 202448
W: www.staffordshirechambers.co.uk
The rst step would be for you to get in touch with
either John Thompson or Leila Green to arrange an
appointment for an initial meeting to discuss your
business position.
Contact:
john.thompson@staffordshirechambers.co.uk or
leila.green@staffordshirechambers.co.uk
Tel: 01782 213929
www.staffordshirechambers.co.uk
How do
I join the
mentoring
programme?
part funded and supported by
Are you an SME based in Staffordshire? If so,
our mentoring scheme could be for you.
Whether youre a pre-start, start-up or existing business
you can benet from having a mentor.
The primary role of a mentor is to provide support and
guidance to business leaders. In a mentoring situation, the
mentor provides the conduit for the transference of skills
and knowledge.
Mentoring provides you with non-judgmental support
based on your situation. Our mentors sign up to the
programme because they have a wish to share their
extensive skills and knowledge to give something back
to the people and to the area they live in. It is less of
a formalised professional relationship and more of a
partnership.
A mentor may have been through the same situations that
you are currently dealing with, and will look to share their
wisdom with you based on their experiences.
They will listen to your issues and encourage you to generate solutions and create
strategies which will help your business to ourish.
There are a myriad of commercial disciplines that can be addressed including the
following:
Sales and Marketing including e-marketing
Social Media and SEO
Funding and Finance
Leadership/Management
Growth
Personal Development
Business Development
Plus many more!
What is
mentoring?
It can be hard to look
at the bigger picture when
youre busy working in the
business. Best of British Beers
is a quality business and my
experience helps Will and
Gill to continue to plan for
further growth.
David Milburn, Mentor.
It is invaluable to
have someone outside
the business looking in
who can help us to rene
our sales processes, costs
and take a general overview
of how we work.
Will Sherwin, Best of
British Beers, Mentee.