Mentoring programme - Information for mentee

Mentoring for international growth

..grow internationally, learn from someone else experience, become a Mentee in the

“MENTORING FOR INTERNATIONAL GROWTHProgramme”


The Turin Chamber of commerce intends to launch a Mentoring program to encourage the exchange of managerial experience on international markets among entrepreneurs based in Piedmont

and professionals with

Piedmontese

roots

(or graduated

in Piedmont) living abroad.The program

intends

to

support

the international

growth

of

companies

in

Piedmont.

We are looking for business executives

in Piemonte willing

to

learn from

someone

else experience

and improve

their

understanding

of

international

markets, taking

a new challenge as Mentee

We are looking for business executives

in Piemonte willing

to

learn from

someone

else experience

and improve

their

understanding

of

international

markets, taking

a new challenge as Mentee


WHAT IS MENTORINGA personal, voluntary

and confidential

relationship between a

professional with a significant working

experience (Mentor) and an

entrepreneur (Mentee). The Mentor, based on its own field of experience,

facilitates the professional development

of the mentee.

Values

governing the relationship:• trust, communication and transparency• confidentiality• no conflict of interest• no commercial business relation and financial interest in the company• based on mutual sharing of experience


WHY MENTORINGMentoring

is

mainly

about

sharing

of

experience. In the program,

the Mentor

shares

her/his

experience, developed

in years

of international

carrier

in major companies, with

the Mentee, who

is

motivated

to

improve

his

personal business skills

in approaching international

markets.


WHO IS THE MENTEEThe mentee is a

CEO

or holds

key managerial position

in a

company based

in Piedmont, interested in the international

growth of the company. The mentoring is addressed to her/him.

WHY BECOME A MENTEE1.

Have access to an international network

of experienced professionals

in your field of work

2.

Improve your business approach to international markets, with an external, neutral, qualified and unbiased view of your company

3. Understand what is needed

to a foreign market, thanks to the advise of someone who operates in this industry


WHO WILL BE YOUR MENTORA professional with the following characteristics:1.

Piedmontese

roots or graduated in a University in Piedmont

2.

Permanently living

and working

abroad 3.

At least 10 years of working experience and 3

years of continuous

international experience4.

Holding a managerial position in one of the following areas:• Sales and business development• Purchasing• Product Development• Research & Development

Learn about the profiles: www.to.camcom.it/mentoring

http://www.to.camcom.it/mentoring


HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS1.Mentors and Mentee engage in the relationship on a

voluntary basis

and

sign an agreement

with ethical guidelines. They receive half-day

training

in Turin

2. The Mentoring lasts at least 8 months, 30

hours

min. time commitment

3. The relation will be handled with distance communication technologies (e.g. skype). The kick

off meeting will

be held

in Turin. Further

one-to-one

meeting

can be agreed by the parties 4.Candidates, both mentors and mentee, who will not find a suitable

matching in this phase of the program, may choose to be considered for

further editions


TIMING

•Oct

14-Nov 14:

mentees

application

timeframe

•Nov

17-Dec 5 : mentor-mentee

matching

process

•Before

Jan 30: agreement signature, kick

off meeting in Turin

•Aug: end of

the Mentoring

pilot

program


WHAT MENTORING DOES NOT PROVIDE

TO THE MENTEE•

consulting advice, market analysis or business plan

•

direct introduction to potentially new business partners

•

the right to continuation of the relationship at the end of the program

•

reimbursement of travel expenses for meetings with the Mentor

TO THE MENTOR•

a remuneration for the time dedicated


WHO CAN APPLY AS MENTEEA professional who meets all the following criteria:1.

CEO or holding a key managerial position in a company or founder

of

an innovative start-up located in Piedmont 2.

The company of the candidate is presently working on foreign markets or has a defined plan to work internationally in the short term

3.

The candidate has a well-defined general idea of the issues to be shared and discussed with the mentor. Specific goals can be defined at the beginning of the relation

4.

Fluent in English and/or in the mother language of the target country5.

The company has a website or marketing materials in English


SELECTION CRITERIA FOR THE MENTEE1.

The candidate will suggest one or more profiles of preferred mentors

2.

The matching of the mentor-mentee pairs will be finalized by the

Organizer, taking into consideration the preferences of both mentors and

mentees

3.

Candidates who will not find a suitable matching, in this phase of the

program, may choose to be considered for further editions

APPLY AS MENTEE

•

contact the Organizer [email protected]

•

fill in the application form before November 14

mailto:[email protected]


COMMITMENTS AND ETHICAL GUIDELINES 1.

Mentor and mentee commit to dedicate to the program at least 30 hours of their time (8 months period) with distance communication and at least 1 meeting in Turin (frequency and timing of contacts shall be agreed by the parties)

2.

Both parties commit not to engage in direct business relation during the 8 months-mentoring program

3.

Mentor and mentee guarantee for the absence of conflict of interest in their relation, at the time of start of the program

4.

The mentee commit to provide to the mentor a truthful, transparent and comprehensive description of the company


5.

Mentor and mentee commit not to disclose to third parties any sensible information shared in their relation, unless explicitly agreed by the parties. Specific non disclosure clauses may be agreed by the parties

6.

The mentor does not act as a professional consultant7.

Mentor and mentee commit to provide to the Organizer a feedback on the relation on a regular basis

8.

Both parties are free to terminate the relation, in case any serious disagreement should occur among the parties


WHAT THE ORGANIZER OFFERS•for mentors ONLY: accomodation

and flight expenses

(economy-class ticket) to attend the kick off meeting in Turin to meet with the Mentee• meetings facilities in Turin• coordination and tutoring to the parties

WHAT THE ORGANIZER DOES NOT OFFER• distance communication tools• reimbursement of travel expenses for the mentee


THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN INSPIRED BY THE LUXEMBOURG EXPERIENCE

Managed

by

Business Support

E.I.G.

in Luxembourg

(supported by

the Chamber

of

commerce

of

Luxembourg)

Since

2010: 40 Mentors, 50 Mentees

Impact on the companies ed. 2010-2011:• 95% of the companies of the mentees are still in business • staff have increased by 28%• revenue increased by 29%• 30 jobs have been created

www.businessmentoring.lu

http://www.businessmentoring.lu/


WHO IS ORGANIZINGTurin Chamber of commerceA public organization representing the business community of the

Turin

province (over 200.000 companies), with an extensive experience in accompanying companies from Turin on foreign markets.

Learn

more: to.camcom.it

WHO ARE OUR PARTNERS•I3P, Business Incubator of

the Turin

Polythecnic

•2I3T Business Incubator of

the Turin

University•Young enterpreneurs

group

of

Unione Industriale e API Torino

•Piedmont Agency for Investments, Export and Tourism • Piemonte

Region


Management Team

Methodology

support

and training

Partners

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Giovanni PischeddaChief Foreign Relations

Francesca NataleCoordinator of Meet@Torino


WHAT IS MEET@TORINO

NETWORK

The mentoring program is born within the Meet@Torino

initiative.

Meet@Torino

is a network where professionals with Piedmontese roots

(or graduated

in Piedmont)

from around the world can get

to know the Piedmontese

business community, do business with it and exchange experiences

It is an initiative of the Turin Chamber of commerce

More than 1.000 contacts on Linkedin

Learn more on meet-torino.com

Contact [email protected]

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Mentoring programme - Information for mentee

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