Building Your Relationship

• Introduction Letter - Mentee to Mentor: Your Introduction letter should include a thank you to your mentor for offering their help, a brief explanation of why you were interested in working with them, what you would like to achieve in the next few months and a suggestion for the next steps.
  Sample Introductory Letter from a Mentee to a Mentor >>
• Introduction Letter - Mentor to Mentee:Your introduction letter should include a brief introductory note about your own experience, an explanation of why you were interested in working with the entrepreneur, a list of any questions that you might want to hear the answers to prior to your first conversation and a suggestion for the next steps – such as a time to meet to better get to know each other.
  Sample Introductory Letter from a Mentor to a Mentee >>
• Tips for building a successful mentor/mentee relationship.
  Tips for a Successful Relationship >>
  
• Reasonable Expectations for Mentors and Mentees >>
  
• Responsibilities >>
• A brief description a proven process that can help you form a mentoring relationship more easily, work together productively and end the partnership in a natural, fulfilling manner.
  Proven Process >>
• An outline of the behaviors that contribute to a successful mentoring relationship.
  Match for Success >>
• An alternate mentoring framework based upon asking five essential questions.
  Five Questions Every Mentor Must Ask >>
• This online, interactive mentoring program provides a thorough, step-by-step framework for developing business skills, knowledge and a support network for successfully launching your own business venture. You can go through this 10 step online program on your own, or with the help of your mentor.
  10 Step Venture eMentoring Program >>