Finding a Mentor or Experienced Adviser

Connecting and networking with experienced advisers can help your business grow.  To find a mentor, you need to open your eyes and ears.  Oftentimes, they can be right in front of you – even in your own WPO chapter.

While getting a mentor may seem like common sense, there's a gap between knowing a best practice and putting that knowledge to use. 

Forbes indicates that 76 percent of people think mentoring is important, but only 37 percent currently have a mentor. Having a mentor increases the chances of success and helps avoid the costly mistakes of entrepreneurship [and business ownership.]

Learn the common, costly mistakes a mentor can help your business avoid or mitigate, where to find mentors, how to be a good mentee, and where to turn for additional resources.

5 Things Tory Burch Wants You to Know About Business Ownership

Through her work, designer Tory Burch has met hundreds of small-business owners from New York to Shanghai.  Below, she shares the advice that has helped her over the last 14 years.

1. Believe in yourself.
2. Buckle up and know that it’s going to be a tremendous amount of work.
3. Be open to new ideas.
4. Seek out opportunities.
5. Think bigger.

Full article here on what Tory wants you to know.