Partnering with MentorsME to
Strengthen Your Local Business Community
A Vibrant Small Business Sector Benefits Every Council
Small and medium-sized businesses are the backbone of our local economy, driving jobs, innovation, and community resilience. To thrive, local business owners need ongoing support, guidance, and resources.
MentorsME is an Australian non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting small businesses with affordable, high-impact, remote mentoring delivered by experienced volunteer business professionals.
Why Partner with MentorsME?
Local councils play a crucial role in connecting businesses and not for profits with growth opportunities. By championing MentorsME, your council can expand its business support toolkit without burdening council resources.
Bridge the Awareness Gap
Many business owners miss out on valuable support simply because they don’t know it exists. Councils are ideally placed to connect local demand with available supply.
Zero Cost to Council
Offer your local business network access to high-value, practical business guidance through our proven, non-profit model.
Empower Local Groups
We provide comprehensive backend administration, legal cover, insurance, and marketing support to help establish or strengthen local volunteer mentoring groups in your area.
Our Impact So Far
RAPAD ((the Central Western Queensland Remote Area Planning and Development Board) is delivering the Small Business Mentoring Program in partnership with MentorSME to support local small businesses with one-on-one experienced mentoring for 12 months.
So far 11 local businesses have successfully been connected remotely with MentorsME.
How Councils Can Get Involved
Promote the Service
Include MentorsME in your council’s business newsletters, economic development updates, social media, and website resources.
Refer Business Owners
Direct local business owners seeking support to our Get a Mentor page.
Sponsor Your Local Businesses & NFPs
Cover or subsidise the annual MentorsME fee for local small businesses to remove financial barriers and directly invest in your local economy.
Establish a Local Mentoring Group
Contact us to discuss bringing structured face-to-face business mentoring support to your council region.
Get in Touch
Partner with us to support local growth and build stronger business networks across your municipality.