On February 11-13, Boris Tkachenko and Irina Gorelova delivered a seminar for mentors – shrewd entrepreneurs and mentees – aspiring and growing entrepreneurs, formed mentor-mentee matches and held initial matches meetings.

On January 24-26, Irina Gorelova held a seminar for mentors on cooperation with Environmental Entrepreneurship School alumni in Tankhoy settlement on the lake Baikal, on the invitation of Youth Charity Foundation ‘Rivaval of the Land of Siberia’.

Mentoring in Business on a business forum “ProBusiness” in Tambov on the 25th of January 2020.

On the 23rd of December, the representatives of the Mentoring Institute Boris Tkachenko and Ekaterina Geraskina held a “live lecture” on mentoring in entrepreneurship in the framework of the “Business Environment” entrepreneurship skills training programme by Sberbank Russia at the premises of ‘My Business’ in Smolensk.

Youth Business International (YBI) and Citi Foundation announced a new grant arrangement on youth business support in Europe. The “Youth Business Europe” partnership started in 2015 and has been providing aspiring entrepreneurs with an integrated package of financial and non-financial support for strengthening and development of their businesses.

Robert Garvey, international expert in mentoring, Professor at Sheffield Hallam University (UK) spoke at the workshop “Mentoring as Living rather that a Job” and shared his international experience in mentoring. The workshop took place on the 19th of May in Surgut.

- We will consider mentoring from different aspects, will review key skills and abilities of a mentor. Things are constantly changing and evolving and to be in the forefront one should be aware of the relevant information. Nowadays entrepreneurship is the only hope and way of survival for many people, since government owned companies can’t provide sufficient jobs. Entrepreneurship can give start in life and the earning capability.

The brochure “Youth business and Center Invest Bank, success stories. Mentoring” tells about the unique in Russia experience of cooperation between the bank and Youth Business Russia programme designed to provide comprehensive support for young entrepreneurs. Center Invest is the first bank that not only introduced a special credit proposal without mortgage or guarantee for young beginners, but organized training via the bank’s Financial Literacy Centre and involved the Bank’s key clients, experienced entrepreneurs, to act as mentors.

Youth business development gained pace significantly in the recent 3-5 years. New economic environment calls for new generation of entrepreneurs – young, dynamic and modern people capable of being at the forefront of business, economics and public activity.

Advantages of working with ladies entrepreneurs, specific features of business crediting and other items covered in the interview given by Maria Khristolyubova, Corporate Client Deputy Director, Center-Invest Bank, to Bankir.Ru.

The article covers certain legal aspects of mentoring in entrepreneurship. It can be helpful both for beginners and for practical mentoring experts, mentors and mentees.