Become an entrepreneur mentor online

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You can become an online entrepreneur mentor through a variety of platforms: 

• SCORE: The largest network of volunteers in the United States that provides expert mentoring services to small businesses. SCORE offers multiple programs depending on the stage of the business and a variety of events for people to participate online.
• MicroMentor: The world's largest volunteer business mentorship program.
• EforAll: You can apply to become a mentor on the EforAll app.
• Business Mentor NY: A large scale, web-based, hands-on mentoring program geared to help entrepreneurs and established small businesses overcome challenges to grow their business.

• ​www.growthmentor.com/blog/category/mentorship/
• esd.ny.gov/business-mentor-ny-program#:~:text=Get%20Started-,Objective,challenges%20to%20grow%20their%20business.
• www.wildapricot.com/blog/virtual-mentoring

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Here are some tips for becoming an effective virtual mentor:

• Communicate expectations.
• Plan and strategize digital mentoring sessions.
• Embrace digital mentoring technology.
• Utilize a digital mentoring platform.

Websites for Reference:

• Virtual Mentoring: How to Be a Great Virtual Mentor
• Virtual Mentoring: What is it, and how to build an effective online mentorship program​

Other tips for effective mentoring include:

• Advertise the opportunity to mentors and mentees.
• Give your participants guidelines and resources.
• Provide safety tools.
• Develop your mentors.
• Train your members on tech tools.
• Create a goals and expectations framework.
• Run regular check ins.
• Communicate, listen, and teach.
• Empathy is essential for good mentoring.