MENTORPRISE
Mentorprise is a Business Mentoring Programme for residents of Uist and Barra, that is designed to support young entrepreneurs, those seeking to start up their own business, and individuals in challenging roles. Mentorprise brings together a network of trusted mentors with the key skills, knowledge, and experience to guide and support individuals through start up, growth, and expansion of their business.
Cothrom’s Mentorprise purpose aligns with The Prince’s Countryside Fund’s objectives in seeking to provide business support and guidance. One of Mentorprise’s aims is to help realise innovation to keep our rural island communities together and develop a more sustainable rural economy.
Cothrom realises that rural communities face a range of challenges and hopes that Mentorprise will attract individuals to stay, return, or settle on Uist and Barra by helping to develop and sustain job opportunities for the future.
The programme involves local business and third sector workers who generously give up their time and expertise to provide 1-to-1 assistance to those on the programme and to provide peer-to-peer support, business mentoring, and business start-up advice.
Cothrom’s Mentorprise purpose aligns with The Prince’s Countryside Fund’s objectives in seeking to provide business support and guidance. One of Mentorprise’s aims is to help realise innovation to keep our rural island communities together and develop a more sustainable rural economy.
Cothrom realises that rural communities face a range of challenges and hopes that Mentorprise will attract individuals to stay, return, or settle on Uist and Barra by helping to develop and sustain job opportunities for the future.
The programme involves local business and third sector workers who generously give up their time and expertise to provide 1-to-1 assistance to those on the programme and to provide peer-to-peer support, business mentoring, and business start-up advice.
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Who this service is for
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Mentorprise Maker's Forum
Mentorprise have set up a network of local craft makers and business owners and are offering workshops and networking events on a number of topics related to running your own business.
Recently we hosted Sarah MacLean from Bùth Bharraigh for a talk on the history of the community shop, and we later organised a site visit to the shop in Castlebay, Barra. We have also made site visits to Uist Wool and the Grimsay Community Association at Ceann na h-Àirigh, as well as hosted talks on topics such as marketing and product design, which were lead by Robin of Hebridean Candles. If you'd like to take part in any future events, please get in touch with Project Lead Fiona Bateman through the contact details below. |
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Want to find out more?
The service is strictly confidential. Get in touch with Project Lead Fiona Bateman to arrange a meeting or an informal chat:
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