Two Square Pegs

RECIPROCITY, it's one of the cornerstones of the relationships we help to build between mentors and mentees in our programs. Here is some feedback from one of our mentors Alex about his positive experience and how his mentoring relationship is evolving.

"Thanks for having me as part of the program! It’s been a wonderful experience and you’ve clearly put so much effort in behind the scenes!

Elvis and I will continue on – he’s agreed to alternate mentoring – one week we focus on my goals, one week we focus on his goals 😊 it’s working out well like this"

"If I can start my business, I can create my own job"
SBS has created an amazing program where disadvantaged job seekers, some who've been unemployed for years, get the opportunity to start a million dollar business with the support of an entrepreneurial mentor.

The Employables In spite of some disturbing statistics facing our most marginalised unemployed, one of Australia’s most successful entrepreneurs, self-made millionaire Creel Price is taking on an unprecedented social and business challenge to mentor a group representing the most disadvantaged to build a thriving ...

Meet Abdul, one of the young entrepreneurs we work with. We've connected Abdul with a number of business mentors for ongoing support to run his soccer club for underprivileged youth.

"My name is Abdulmalik and I am the founder and director of Fitzroy Lions Soccer Club. In 2012 when I was in 14 yrs old and in year 9, I created a team to join summer soccer tournaments around Melbourne when my family could not afford the fees for me to play in a local club.

I loved soccer and wanted to be able to play for fun but at a competitive level. We become the finalists in the debut year of the club and won our division the year after. As a result, I received a lot of interests from the young people in the Yarra area to join.

I decided to establish a formal soccer club that is community friendly where every player can expect an optimal learning environment with consistently superior coaching, training facilities, equipment and kit with the vision to be the best and affordable youth soccer club development in the area and keeping the youth of the street.

Being from a community that has trouble in allowing the youth to come together, this club will allow any member or resident to join and allow opportunities to expand for young talents while showing the community that teenagers like me can achieve our aims with support."

If you have thought about sharing what you've learnt by mentoring another entrepreneur who is starting out then come to along to our Mentoring an Entrepreneur workshop.

Mentoring an Entrepreneur Workshop Are you interested in sharing your business skills and knowledge with entrepreneurs who are starting out? Want to make a real difference to the life of a person who is building a business? Entrepreneurs in this "starting up" phase need business mentors and role models who have not been afraid to tak...