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Students Have Networking Breakthroughs at Speed Mentoring Event

Friday, November 21, 2014

A recent Women in Leadership Foundation study found that mentoring is important to 87% of Canadians, but only 19% have one. On November 20th at Seneca’s Markham Campus, a group lead by the Workforce Planning Board of York Region in partnership with Seneca and facilitated by MENTORnetwork, ran an event to help bridge this gap. 48 current and aspiring […]

MENTORnetwork – our back story

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

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Why don’t more entrepreneurs and professionals access the support of mentors who want to help? It’s not for a lack of wanting the help. A recent Women in Leadership Foundation study found that mentoring is important to 87% of Canadians, but only 19% have one. In 2009 when I set in search of a mentor, […]

How to build CONNECTION: A necessity to building community

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

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In order for any mentoring relationship and community to work, its managers and members MUST know how to build a feeling of connection with one another. Connection occurs when people feel they can trust somebody and share a common story such that they are inspired to be part of each other’s lives and be a […]

Main skills of a mentorship program manager

Monday, February 10, 2014

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For the month of February, we’re going to be delving into the community aspect of mentorship. We’ll be featuring great mentorship success stories with mentees we’ve worked with and know. We’ll also provide some thought pieces on the community management of mentorship programs. As much as we’re committed to supporting individual mentors and mentees in building […]

How do advisory boards fit with mentorship?

Monday, February 3, 2014

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Module 4 of CYBF’s FREE Mentorship Crash Course identifies the distinction between mentors and advisors and goes into the specifics of the value and function of advisors and advisory boards. Here’s a brief recap of the most important questions they address in the module with their respective responses: What is an advisory board? An advisory […]

Meet Miki Agarwal- Forbes Top 20 Millennial, Business Partner of Tony Hsieh

Tue, Nov 11, 2014

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Are you feeling stuck in your business? Feeling the entrepreneur blues? Looking for your next big idea? Then attending the SociaLIGHT conference on November 22nd may be just for you! With a fantastic line up speakers like Miki Agarwal (Business Partner of Tony Hsieh of Zappos.com) and Bob Proctor (Internationally acclaimed author, speaker and teacher […]

ventureLAB Mentor of the Month: Vince Bulbrook

Mon, Oct 6, 2014

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What inspires you? People who truly want to make a difference and aren’t just driven to make money. These people are the ones that are trying to build things of value and want many people to benefit. I am also impressed by people who truly care about the problems of others and don’t just go […]

entrePATH

Fri, Jul 11, 2014

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In April, MENTORnetwork received the York Region communityBUILD award for our new program entrePATH. We will be launching the pilot this fall. Any Seneca Business students interested in participating, email me at jeremy@mentorup.ca for an interview.

Should you join a Mastermind group?

Mon, Mar 10, 2014

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WE THINK SO! Masterminds are in essence peer mentorship groups where participants tackle challenges and problems together. Members lean on each, give advice, share connections and do business with each other where appropriate. Masterminds have existed for many years and have been cited by Napolean Hill as one of the channels for fostering personal and […]

How to sustain relationships within your community

Mon, Feb 24, 2014

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How to sustain relationships within your community

When you’ve built a community for your mentorship program, it’s very important to “keep in touch” so that you are aware of any issues, needs or requests your community has on a regular basis. This way you can continually create value and provide the service they need. Furthermore, it builds trust and has your community […]

How to prepare for a mentor meeting Mon, Jan 27, 2014

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Moving through the fear of being vulnerable with your mentor Tue, Dec 10, 2013