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20.01.2012

YBR Programme Mentoring launched in Novosibirsk

On January 19^th, 2012 as part of YBR Programme, the first two seminars on mentoring were held in Novosibirsk, chaired by Boris Tkachenko, Head of IBLF Russia Branch and YBR Programme Manager and Irina Gorelova, YBR coordinator in Voronezh Region.

The young people are offered assistance by individual mentors, consultations and training on various business issues, in addition to financial support, which is the principal distinctive feature of the programme in comparison with other existing programmes.

The first seminar was attended by the mentors. Acting entrepreneurs with more than 10-year experience in business became the mentors on the programme. The participants discussed mentors’ tasks and mentors’ expectations from interaction with young entrepreneurs, completed exercises specially prepared to help determine mentor’s style of work.

The second seminar was attended by young entrepreneurs whose business plans had been approved. Agenda included discussion of the concept of mentoring, young people expressed their expectations on the future interaction with mentors and discussed key issues for the first meeting. They were provided with information materials, that they could use in their future work, write down important ideas and information on interaction with their mentors, and also regularly update their knowledge obtained at the seminar.

Seminars were organized by Elena Pilipenko, YBR coordinator in Novosibirsk Region, Executive Director of Novosibirsk Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Youth Business Russia