Free one-to-one mentoring

We offer free 2-hour 1:1 business mentoring sessions to pre-start businesses and those in the first year of trading. The sessions are conducted at your place of business or home (your preference) and can cover any aspect of business based on what you feel would benefit you most. We can hold a general discussion about business if that seems most helpful. To be eligible to apply for a free session you must meet the following criteria:

  • 10 mile map The business must be pre-start and within 3 months of starting to trade or within the first year of trading
  • Your business must be located within a 10 mile radius of the centre of Harlow (see map)
  • You must be able to hold the session within one month of being notified that you are successful.

We make three sessions available each month and these can be applied for by emailing Chris or Ian with the following information:

  • Your name

  • Your business name (if known)

  • The date you started trading or plan to start

  • Your phone number

  • Business address and post code

  • A paragraph about why you think you will benefit from a session

Also check out the FAQs page for more information.

* This is a completely free service and Harlow Business Mentors have absolute discretion in determining who is eligible to receive it.


Don't meet the criteria?

Our free Bitesize Business Briefings are open to all businesses.

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Additional subsidised mentoring sessions: Harlow Business Mentors are currently able to arrange mentoring sessions that are funded by Business Link East's 'eVoucher' scheme.


Check with your Business Link advisor for details.