How it works

MentorsWork aims to help you improve productivity within your business through a range of integrated learning supports, including:

  • In-depth online Competency Assessment
  • One-to-one Mentoring Sessions
  • Unlimited access to peer-focused Workshops
  • Unlimited access to expert-led Masterclasses
  • Unlimited access to expert-led Masterminds

To achieve real and impactful results, we recommend that SMEs commit a minimum of 24 hours spread across the 12 week programme – an average of just 2 hours per week. This 24 time investment will help you optimise your business potential both now and in the future.

During the application process, you will be asked to select up to three key business competencies that you would like to focus on. If your application to the programme is approved, your selection will allow us to:

  • Assign you a dedicated, sector-specific mentor
  • Inform your choice of Masterclasses and Workshops

Throughout the programme, you will work with your mentor to produce a bespoke business improvement plan. This plan will provide the roadmap to guide your business through the six months following completion of the programme.

 

Your MentorsWork Toolkit Explained

Identify the competencies impacting your business.

Take the opportunity to self-assess against a range of competencies identified as drivers of business productivity. Understand your strengths and how to optimise them, and identify gaps which may be hindering your ability to achieve the full potential of your business.

Your personalised report can be shared with your mentor who will help you to identify the programme supports that will best help you develop you and your business’s productivity.

Online sessions with a dedicated sector-specific mentor.

Attend online mentoring sessions where your assigned sector-specific mentor will provide support and expert guidance throughout the programme. They will offer you tailored advice and practical recommendations relevant to the needs of your business, drawing from the challenges you identified in your application and the results of your competence assessment.

Throughout the sessions, they will help you formulate a bespoke business improvement plan for the next six months.

 

Learn best-practice from business experts.

We offer a wide range of Masterclasses across our four thematic areas. Masterclasses are online sessions led by experts and thought leaders who specialise in their area and have worked in and with SMEs across Ireland at a practical level.

Each Masterclass will bring industry best practice insights as well as practical advice and guidance to help you improve your business strategy and approach. You may select as many Masterclasses as you wish, in areas of interest to you throughout your MentorsWork journey.

Access to trainer-led peer-focused Workshops.

Our Workshops are small, interactive, peer-focused online sessions in a range of topics across our four thematic areas. Workshops are facilitated by experts who specialise in their area and have worked in and with SMEs across Ireland at a practical level.

Each Workshop is designed to be highly participative, ensuring you take away key practical learnings that can be immediately deployed back in your business. You may select as many Workshops as you wish, in areas of interest to you throughout your MentorsWork journey.

We offer a wide range of Masterminds across our four thematic areas. Masterminds are online sessions led by Pillar Champions who are experts and thought leaders in their own area.

Each Mastermind is designed to be highly participative, this is a space for SME owners to share experiences, challenges, and insights ensuring you take away key practical learnings that can be immediately deployed back in your business. You may select as many Masterminds as you wish, in areas of interest to you throughout your MentorsWork journey.

Bespoke plan to navigate the next 6 months

Over the 12-week programme, your mentor will help you devise a 6-month strategic Business Improvement Plan. This plan will be your stepping stone into a sustained model of continuous business improvement, allowing you to continue the progress you made on the MentorsWork programme.

The 6-month Business Improvement Plan will ensure that implementing industry best practice becomes the norm for you and your business.

How do I apply?

Once you hit the ‘Register your interest’ button below you will begin your application process:

  1. Search for your company using your CRO number via our company search tool. If you don’t happen to have your CRO to hand, there is an option to manually complete the company details form.
  2. Complete the application process by entering your personal details and select the business challenges that you feel are most pressing to you right now.
Register your interest