Applications for the 2025–2026 Mentoring Women in Business Program are now being accepted. Interested candidates are urged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and to apply.
About Mentoring Women in Business Programme
Opportunity Details
Our flagship Mentoring Women in Business programme matches women entrepreneurs in low and middle income countries with experienced, dedicated business mentors anywhere in the world. For one year, you will be paired with a mentor who will help you achieve your business goals, and build your wealth, stability and security.
Benefits of Mentoring Women in Business Programme
- Increase their business profits or improve their communication skills
- Determine their own goals and work towards these with support
- Improve their self confidence
- Gain skills in business planning and strategy expertise
- Grow their professional networks
- Enhance their businesses, going on to be better off and to achieve their dreams
In addition to the benefits of a mentoring relationship, participants who successfully complete the programme receive a certificate from Cherie Blair CBE KC, access to useful resources and our online community and more.
Mentoring Women in Business Programme Requirements
- A woman from and living in a low or middle income country
- Running their own business (meaning at least 51% ownership or decision-making authority) or about to launch their own business in the next three months
- Proficient in English (at an intermediate level or above), both written and spoken
- Able to commit to the programme for twelve months
- Able to access the internet and meet with their mentor online for a minimum of two hours a month
- Able to complete several feedback questionnaires by the stated deadline
- Willing to work with a mentor to build their business and personal development skills and confidence
- Nominated by one of our local mentee referral partners where possible
Mentees are expected to:
- Meet online with their mentor for two hours minimum per month, for a year
- Be proactive in driving the mentoring relationship and setting its direction
- Participate in around 1.5 hours of pre-matching training
- Complete interim and end-of-programme surveys
- Develop and submit goals to be worked on with their mentor
- Adhere to our Mentoring Women in Business programme Code of Conduct
Application Date and Process
- Visit the official Mentoring Women in Business Programme website.
- Apply through one of the following methods:
- As an affiliate of a local mentee referral partner
- As an independent mentee,if there are no affliate partners in your country.
- Complete the online application form within 20 minutes.
- Upon submission,you will get a confirmation email with the outcome of your application within seven working days.
Application Deadline
17 October, 2025
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