Mentoring Works Awards
Mentoring Works Awards
For the second year running Yell, the international directories company and horsesmouth.co.uk are celebrating small business and enterprise mentoring with the Yell Mentoring Works Awards. These awards are specifically for registered mentors on the horsesmouth site - so thousands of people are eligible.
There are 3 awards: The Yell Mentor of the Year Award for mentoring - with a £1000 prize; the Editor's Award for the best piece of content published on the site, with a £500 prize, and the M Factor Award for the business mentor with the highest M Factor on the site, with another £500 prize.
So, this is your chance to thank someone on horsesmouth whose words of wisdom gave you the right encouragement at the right time; or provided that vital piece of information or invaluable resource, or the person who has helped mentor you through a difficult choice or challenge. Or if you think that wise person is you and you'd like to get some more kudos for your efforts - you can nominate yourself and your own stories and pearls.
Yell Small Business Mentor of the Year Award
Nominate a mentor to win £1000
Nominate a mentor for the Yell award
Editor's Award and M Factor Award
Yell and horsesmouth.co.uk want to recognise some of the great business and enterprise activity happening here on this site. The M Factor Award will be given to the most active mentor on business issues on the site, and the Editor's Award will showcase the wonderful stories and pearls of wisdom that are being published on the site. You will see nomination buttons on work and business related profiles and content throughout the site. Please nominate your favourites.
The Editor's Award
Our Editor will award this prize to the author of the best piece of content, based on your nominations. The most nominated pieces so far are:
1. Nattie : Surviving Unemployme...
2. springahead : Structured Approach ...
3. springahead : Decision Making
The M Factor Award
Our editor will award this prize to the business and enterprise mentor with the highest M-factor. Top M-factor mentors on the site so far are:
1. Toffee
2. Antoinetta
3. Avalon
4. Beenthere
5. joyuriel37
Yell Business Wisdom
Yell work with thousands of small businesses across the country so know some of the tricks of the trade to help you stay ahead of the game. Read our articles to find tips and resources to help make your business a success. Our articles include how important it is to keep an eye on the market, how to prepare a marketing plan, how to market yourself as a small business, ten tips to advertising on a budget and ten tips to make more sales.
We also have some brilliant Yell staff members and managers who have signed up as horsesmouth mentors on a range of topics, including professional and personal development and public relations. For example, Drew, who has 're-invented' his career twice over, and can offer advice on planning and negotiation. Or Docmartin, who can offer advice on being a working mum - juggling two children and a demanding marketing role.
For more information from Yell, and other resources for business, visit our Spotlight on Business.
Read our launch press release- showing a 74% increase in businesses going online for business mentoring and advice.
Thank you for nominating.
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What is online mentoring?
If you've lived, you've learned...and you've probably got a story to tell. Mentoring online is the perfect way to share your hard earned-wisdom with those who can benefit from your experiences and knowledge, all in a supportive, safe and secure online environment. It takes seconds to sign up and you never know who you might meet!
Can't find the right mentor? Just send a request!
If you've tried using search and browsed the profiles on our site but can't find anyone who's quite right for you, send a request for a mentor to the whole community. You'll get some good responses and one or two may turn into mentoring relationships.
Other users say...
I have been mentoring on HM for 18 months. I really enjoy it & hopefully I am helping other people. Recently I posted my my first 'request for a mentor'. I have been completely bowled over by the response. So many people taking their time & making the effort to offer constructive advice in a friendly polite manner. For me it completely validates the intent behind HM. It reminds me how many good, helpful people there are out there. Thanks for providing such a great service.
well what a geat website! in all honestly, i basically typed in "agony aunts online" while on a down day just expecting some upbeat optimism on the computer, and came across this site. it is so much better than just reading a passage on a website, to actually talk to REAL people for honest advice and listening about particular subjects rather than a general overview.
Schmangled
I just want to say thanks to everyone who replied to one of my recent shout outs about forgiving - every message was useful and some very helpful indeed! It really feels good to know other people understand how i've been feeling, and to know there are people not far from me to help! Thanks so much, and everyone please don't hesitate to get in touch if I can help anyone with any problem you may be having xxx
Georgieee
