BUSINESS MENTORING EVENT

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* Attendees arrive and mingle. Guests are offered light refreshments. Representatives of the host's company and the BMA/DMC contacts welcome and talk with guests.
* Guests are asked by the host representative to register on a log so that follow-up can be done.
* The host formally welcomes the group, and the attendees introduce themselves sharing names and company affiliation. The host will talk briefly about his/her company and their involvement with mentoring. If there is no guest speaker, the host will go into more detail about his/her company's program.
* The host will then introduce the DMC representative who will talk about the DMC's vision and the need for mentors throughout the state.
If a BMA member is present, the DMC representative will then introduce him/her and he/she will talk about the partnership and reasons why he/she supports mentoring.
The mentoring video is shown - Mentoring: A Smart Business Investment or Everybody Wins.
* The guest speaker is introduced by the host and addresses the group for 10-15 minutes.
The mentor coordinator is introduced by the BMA/DMC contact and addresses the group for 5 minutes.
Time should always be reserved for questions and answers.
If possible, the BMA/DMC contact should speak with each new prospect to gauge their level of interest before they leave.

* Thank-you letters should be sent out to the host (by the BMA/DMC contact) and all attendees no later than one week after the breakfast. In consultation with the host, it should be determined who will send these letters. The BMA/DMC contact can provide the letters for signature if requested by the host.
* In consultation with the host, follow-up calls can be made by the BMA/DMC and/or the host to explore the attendee’s interest in any of the options for involvement.
Once a local business is identified as a mentoring partner, the BMA/DMC contact should follow-up with an employee presentation to help recruit new mentors within the company and support the business mentor coordinator.