Mission and Overview
MercyCorps and OBDC are in partnership along with support from the BAC are introducing MicroMentor. MicroMentor is an online service that connects small businessowners with business mentors. MicroMentor puts experience to
work by offering business professionals meaningful volunteer opportunities
and by offering entrepreneurs one-on-one advice to help
build successful business. Our mission is to help small businesses
grow faster, generate more revenue, and employ more people. We
make it easy to be a mentor, find a mentor, and build a business.
Business Mentoring Works
MicroMentor volunteers directly impact individual entrepreneurs
and collectively foster sustainable economic development in local
communities across the nation. Our most recent business outcomes
report shows the impressive impact of personalized business
mentoring and advising, with businesses reporting:
 An increase in median annual business
sales of $15,390, or 75%.
 An increase in median annual household income
of $20,000, or 50%.
 An 87% business survival rate.
Program Snapshot
How It Works
1. Participants sign up online at www.MicroMentor.org . Here mentors
describe their experience and expertise, and entrepreneurs describe
their business and their mentoring goals.
2. Members always control who they connect with – actively seeking
out connections, or reviewing and approving direct requests from
others in our network.
3. Once connected, relationships usually progress over email and
telephone (though face-to-face is possible), lasting an average of
three months. MicroMentor’s customer service team collects data
and offers support and resources at every step along the way.