All your questions about mentorship, answered

What can a social entrepreneurship mentor offer compared to a social entrepreneurship consultant?

Typically, social entrepreneurship consultants charge high consulting fees. But social entrepreneurship mentors work with a “done-with-you” approach, helping you learn to navigate the social entrepreneurship landscape on your own, avoiding the need for pricey consultants or agencies.

Social entrepreneurship mentors will focus on:

  • Cost-Effective Expertise and Support: Mentors are passionate about helping others and will offer guidance and support for social entrepreneurship without the steep costs.
  • Tailored Guidance: Your mentor will evaluate your unique situation and provide step-by-step advice on social entrepreneurship tools and strategies.
  • Actionable Advice: A social entrepreneurship mentor won’t leave you with abstract theory. They’ll guide you through actionable steps to implement their advice effectively.

What can a social entrepreneurship mentor do for me?

Most social entrepreneurship mentors have years of hands-on experience in the field.

These mentors bring real-world experience to sharpen your strategies. With a mentor’s guidance, the complexities of social entrepreneurship become manageable. You’ll gain insights into market limitations, regulatory challenges, and features that resonate with your audience.

For seasoned professionals, a social entrepreneurship mentor can offer advanced strategies, detailed frameworks for impact assessment, and large-scale implementation management. They may even share examples of their own successful projects for you to learn from.

This means you can achieve greater success with less time, testing, and expense, no matter your experience level.

Cost Comparison: Social Entrepreneurship Consultants vs. GrowthMentor

Traditional social entrepreneurship consultants usually charge between $100 to $200 per hour, depending on their expertise and reputation. With ongoing development and marketing expenses, these costs can quickly add up, especially for startups needing continual support.

In contrast, GrowthMentor provides a more affordable and flexible solution. For just $99 per month, you get unlimited access to a range of social entrepreneurship mentors. This flat monthly fee means no worrying about hourly rates or additional charges for follow-up calls.

Social Entrepreneurship Consultants:

  • Hourly Rates: Typically range from $100 to $200 per hour, depending on expertise and reputation.
  • Total Cost: Costs can add up quickly, making it expensive for startups and small businesses needing multiple sessions.

GrowthMentor:

  • Monthly Rate: $99 per month for unlimited sessions.
  • Flexibility: GrowthMentor allows you to connect with various mentors, rather than being tied to a single consultant. You can gain diverse insights and learn from multiple experts’ perspectives.

By choosing GrowthMentor, you’ll receive ongoing, tailored guidance from experienced social entrepreneurship professionals, all without the hefty price tag. This means more of your budget can go towards innovation and growth.

Why should I trust GrowthMentor’s mentors?

Excellent question. After all, the “mentorship” world is full of high-priced consultants, armchair analysts who have never done the work themselves, and outright snake-oil salesmen looking to make a quick buck.

But, there are plenty of experts out there who want to share their experience and knowledge. At GrowthMentor, we’re lucky to have 700+ of those experts.

The secret comes from our vetting process. We not only double-vet all of our mentors so only the top 3% makes it through our process, we also look at their soft skills. Because no one wants a mentor who’s a snob or a jerk.

On top of it, 85% of our mentors don’t charge an extra fee. Why?

The short answer: Because they want to help people.

The long answer is because…

  • They enjoy sharing their knowledge
  • They learn from their mentees
  • They want to be a “force for good” in the business world
  • They want to pay it forward

But don’t just trust our word on it. Hear from the mentors themselves.