How to Help
Mentor
Provide a Meal
Our class runs 8 weeks from 6-9pm on Tuesday night. We serve a free meal beginning at 5:30pm at Shaw University. If you’d like to provide food for 25 people or cover the $250 cost of buying a meal, we would be grateful!
Donate
Donate to LaunchRaleigh to fund our efforts to build entrepreneurs right here in Raleigh. Details coming soon!
Mentor Feedback Form
Mentors: we invite you to provide feedback on your meetings with mentees here.
What is mentoring?
We expect our mentors to fill a very specific support need in the LaunchRALEIGH program. Business mentoring is different from management consulting or business coaching. It assumes that the mentee already possesses the basic technical skills to make their product or deliver their service. The mentor focuses on business perspective and guidance, personal development, and soft skills.
The mentee benefits from the knowledge and experience of the mentor by receiving:
- Advice, counsel and encouragement
- A confidential sounding board, thinking room, and support for working through crucial and often complex decisions.
- Networking and contacts
- Political and cultural know-how
- Ongoing personal support and encouragement
If this sounds like a good fit for you, please APPLY.