FAQ

All about the SBMS Experienced Business Mentors Collection

Do we research our mentoring activity?

From time to time we ask our Clients to complete a confidential survey on the mentoring that has taken place with them. This might be by email, mail or by telephone. We do this to ensure that we are always improving our programs, our mentoring performance and our client’s expectations. You can see the results of our latest survey on the Testimonials page .

Do we keep data records?

Yes, we record our mentoring activity in a numerical database so that we able to analyse our mentoring work. Your booking and session details are held on our database but are subject to the provisions of our Privacy and Confidentiality Policy which appears at the bottom of each screen.

Who runs SBMS Experienced Business Mentors Inc.?

The organisation is strategically managed by a Committee of Management drawn from the volunteer members. This is headed up by our President Peter McDonald. We have a full time CEO, David Gregory, whose responsibility is to manage the day to day activities and to develop our mentoring activities. There are a number of working parties dealing with various aspects of the organisation such as marketing, membership etc. All our Mentors are volunteers who do not charge for their mentoring.

Is SBMS a Government department?

No. The SBMS Experienced Business Mentors are an independent, not-for-profit Association. It is part funded by the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development and works closely with the DIIRD to deliver low cost mentoring programs but it operates independently from Government.

How long have the SBMS Experienced Business Mentors been operating?

We have just celebrated our 23rd year. The organisation started with a few like minded retired businessmen offering services to help small businesses. Over the years we have grown so that we now have around 75 Mentors, who volunteer their time to help small business owners to address issues and to grow their businesses.