Speed Mentoring...The Feedback...

Speed Mentoring is a big hit...... Some 100 female business people participated in a pioneering event hosted by local networking organisation, Women in Business. The event, which took place at the University of Ulster's Belfast Campus, included 10 mini mentoring masterclasses and gave delegates the opportunity to learn from the experience and expertise of senior female business figures with a proven track record in industry. Mentors on the day included Edel Doherty; Chair of Women in Business and MD of Barrhead Travel NI, Rhona Quinn; MD of Qmac Construction, Cathy McCorry MD of Grafton Recruitment Ireland and Nikki McQuillan from The Streat Franchise.

Here are some of the comments and which reinforces how successful this event was:

Advice given by the mentors:

Perseverance, all believe in yourself – Nikki McQuillan

Don't get overwhelmed with the growth of business, learn to manage it – Tracy Hamilton

Keep the cost as low as possible – jump, feel the fear and do it anyway – Rhona Quinn

Build relationships and target your market – Cathy McCorry

Dig where there is gold – Cathy McCorry

Plan plan plan – do it

Persistance, listen to customers

If you need to do something you don't have experience in, take advice – Nikki McQuillan

Quotes received from our members

This event was hugely beneficial  and interesting.  The concept worked well and was a fantastic opportunity to get face to face with some great mentors.

Better than speed dating, as it was more useful and hopefully the relationship will last longer.

Great opportunity to network and get great business advice.

An excellent event I hope there will be more speed mentoring events in the future. Well done.

Inspiring and welcoming environment. Thanks.

A brilliant chance to meet a wealth of experience and business insight and benefit from it.

Very inspirational and informative.

The event was extremely well organised and the tips that I got from it were invaluable.

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