How business Mentors have helped other Irish companies
The right direction
“The Mentor programme proved to be extremely useful to us. Our Mentor was quick to understand our business and the direction in which we were moving. He had a lot of experience that was relevant to us and had an excellent range of contacts and was able to direct us to the right people to discuss business development projects”
<Back to the top>
Managing change
“We had considerable experience on the technical and R&D sides of the business and needed strategic Mentoring to give us the same level of strength in the financial and management areas. Our meetings stimulated ideas on change and how best to manage change in a company that was in transition to a new stage of development."
<Back to the top>
Improved structures
“We have been growing at a fast pace and we have been fully occupied in servicing this growth. The Mentor initiative has enabled us to establish an improved management and financial structure that meets the needs of an expanding operation through better monitoring and efficiency.”
<Back to the top>
Thinking afresh
“At the very least, our Mentor helped us to see things from a different angle and puts a discipline on how we plan. It stimulated us to think afresh about issues and ways to evaluate opportunities. The results met our needs entirely and were a great help to us.”
<Back to the top>
Depth of experience
“Our Mentor was tremendously useful to us. We were a comparatively new company that was growing at a very fast rate and we needed to strengthen our management and financial systems so that we were able to absorb this kind of growth and maintain it. Our Mentor had a remarkable depth of experience, which he placed at our disposal when most needed it.”
<Back to the top>
Fresh perspective
“We were producing a very good product range and had scope for growth, but I knew that personally I didn’t have the management skills that this needed. Mentor was invaluable because I was able to get the help of an expert, who had experience of supporting other companies in much the same situation. He was able to look at our company from a different, fresh perspective and pointed me in the right direction.”
<Back to the top>
Improved efficiency
“The contribution of our Mentor has made sure that our manufacturing operation here is as near as one can get to perfection. We can see the results in improved efficiency, greater cost effectiveness and increased productivity.”
<Back to the top>
Scope for growth
“Our Mentor changed my outlook completely on sales. He kept reminding me that the market was bigger than the bit we were working in and that we had tremendous scope for growing the business further.”
<Back to the top>
Sharp Focus
“Mentoring is a valuable concept. It gives a company outside expertise that contributes new ideas to how to develop the business. In addition, the Mentor was able to take a fresh look at our own ideas and confirm or challenge our thinking. This gave us an added discipline and sharpness in developing our business strategy.”
<Back to the top>
Similar experience
“We recognised that we need to add strength, resources and people to our sales operation. Our Mentor gave us the ability to talk informally with someone who has been through a similar experience to ours in developing a professional marketing and sales operation.”
<Back to the top>
Best way to do it
“Our Mentor worked superbly for us. The Mentor approach was well suited to the way we had always run our company. We apply the same Mentor-style philosophy to everything we do throughout our organisation where, in effect, everything works through a Mentoring or coaching process.”
<Back to the top>
Marketing drive
“Our Mentor was assigned to us specifically to advise us on our marketing drive and we experienced a change in our business as a result. It certainly has contributed to our growth in sales and our development to date.”
<Back to the top>
For more information please visit the Mentor Network Homepage or email the
 |
Mentor Network |