Recent Coverage

biztools, February 2009

10 Web Resources for Entrepreneurial Planning and Execution
MicroMentor recommended as one of "ten resources cost nothing (or very little) and offer the tools necessary to get started..."

Jobs in the Money/Career Wire, February 9, 2009

Grow Professionally Online
"Mentoring has long been recognized as a valuable workplace learning tool, so much so that many large companies offer formal mentoring programs designed to develop future executives and drive workforce diversity. . . Some mentoring sites, like MicroMentor, pair experienced business leaders with burgeoning entrepreneurs..."

The Wall Street Journal, June 3, 2008

Web Sites Offer Access to Mentors
"When Sturdy McKee sought to expand his physical-therapy practice two years ago, he wanted help understanding financial statements so that he could better plan the growth of the business and eventually acquire outside funding. He found that someone online."

U.S. Chamber Magazine, February 2008

Get Answers to Business Challenges
"Though skilled in managing inventory and running a business day-to-day, Sabel-Dodge lacked knowledge about other aspects of business ownership. For answers, Sabel-Dodge turned to a mentor she found through MicroMentor."

The Wall Street Journal, January 20, 2008

Your Mentor is Out There - in Cyberspace
"Last spring, Morgan Dalley of Austin, Texas, needed guidance on targeting and marketing her fledgling business hosting spa parties. At a meeting of a local business group, she heard about a Web site, MicroMentor.org, that matches entrepreneurs with volunteer mentors."

San Francisco Business Times, December 21, 2007

Mentors bring entrepreneurs into the big leagues
"Another option is MicroMentor, an online support network focusing on micro-businesses, which it defines as those with five or fewer employees, or financing of $35,000 or less."

Federal Reserve Board Chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, November 6, 2007

Microfinance in the United States
"MicroMentor matches inexperienced entrepreneurs with more experienced businesspeople, thereby providing important assistance to new business owners at a relatively low cost."