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Starting new conversations on the platform
Connecting with someone new in a mentoring conversation is as easy as sending them a message from their profile. Here’s how to get started: 1. Find a MicroMentor user who is relevant to your interests....
View ArticleProviding Effective Feedback
There are a variety of ways to ensure the feedback you provide to your mentees is as effective as possible. This article will provide insights for both aspiring mentors seeking to hone their evaluative...
View ArticleSuccessful Goal-setting: A 6-step Guide for Mentees
Establishing clear goals is key for helping you discover what you want to achieve out of your new mentoring relationship. It’s a critical step in defining your work with your new mentor and mapping out...
View ArticleCynthia Ndubuisi honored by Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African...
Cynthia Ndubuisi, a young Nigerian social entrepreneur on MicroMentor, recently came to the United States to participate in the 2015 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Mandela...
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Case Study: Teaming up with the State of New York
“The MicroMentor team helped us think critically, at every step, about what we needed to make a mentoring initiative take hold and be successful. From its initial pilot phase to its availability...
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How do you keep mentors engaged after a first meeting?
Note from MicroMentor: After reading enough support desk tickets from entrepreneurs expressing frustration that their first meeting with a mentor seemed strong, but then they were not able to get a...
View Article5 Great Ways to Thank Your Mentor
January is Mentoring Month and January 21st is Thank Your Mentor Day. In truth, you should be thanking your mentors every day, not just once a year. Still, now is as good a time as any to let them know...
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Points of Light: Mentors that went above and beyond in 2015
It is near impossible to adequately thank all of the mentors in the MicroMentor community. In 2015, over 1,300 mentors gave 15,000 hours of their time to entrepreneurs to help them grow their...
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Enterprising Single Mom Develops Business to Help Children and Parents Around...
Surprisingly, Nanette Meneses’ journey to entrepreneurship didn’t begin with grand aspirations of business ownership. Instead, it was kickstarted by her role as a Mom. When her month-old baby began...
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Why I mentor, by Gary Mastro, mentor on MicroMentor
Photo: Gary, his wife Linda, his three daughters, and eight grandchildren. There is a saying that I think is appropriate for mentors, “As you build up others you build up yourself”. Jim Casey, Founder,...
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Building the brand of local food in The Big Apple
Sometimes the help you need is just around the corner, if you know where to look for it. Such was the case when Amy Blankstein, Development Director of Just Food in New York City, realized she needed...
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An urban arts outreach program takes new and creative risks
Barbara Alexander is a woman of passion – for the arts, and for her local community. Her business, the Performing Arts Academy of Connecticut, specializes in Theater, Dance, Music and Art. With a...
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What makes a company great: An interview with Ron Wallace, the former...
Our executive mentors have told us often that the principles that make large companies great ring true for companies of any size. Even though the issues that leaders of a large corporations deal with...
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Case Study: Teaming up with the State of New York
“The MicroMentor team helped us think critically, at every step, about what we needed to make a mentoring initiative take hold and be successful. From its initial pilot phase to its availability...
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How do you keep mentors engaged after a first meeting?
Note from MicroMentor: After reading enough support desk tickets from entrepreneurs expressing frustration that their first meeting with a mentor seemed strong, but then they were not able to get a...
View Article5 Great Ways to Thank Your Mentor
January is Mentoring Month and January 21st is Thank Your Mentor Day. In truth, you should be thanking your mentors every day, not just once a year. Still, now is as good a time as any to let them know...
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Points of Light: Mentors that went above and beyond in 2015
It is near impossible to adequately thank all of the mentors in the MicroMentor community. In 2015, over 1,300 mentors gave 15,000 hours of their time to entrepreneurs to help them grow their...
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Enterprising Single Mom Develops Business to Help Children and Parents Around...
Surprisingly, Nanette Meneses’ journey to entrepreneurship didn’t begin with grand aspirations of business ownership. Instead, it was kickstarted by her role as a Mom. When her month-old baby began...
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Why I mentor, by Gary Mastro, mentor on MicroMentor
Photo: Gary, his wife Linda, his three daughters, and eight grandchildren. There is a saying that I think is appropriate for mentors, “As you build up others you build up yourself”. Jim Casey, Founder,...
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Building the brand of local food in The Big Apple
Sometimes the help you need is just around the corner, if you know where to look for it. Such was the case when Amy Blankstein, Development Director of Just Food in New York City, realized she needed...
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