What could this idea change?
Local enterprises gain decision support and stronger networks, improving resilience and community employment.
M-T1-BV-06 · Theme 1
Rotary Business Mentorship Network
Matches business owners and leaders for bounded, practical peer mentoring while preventing conflicts, sales capture and unqualified professional advice.
Where this idea came from
- Playbook entry
- M-T1-BV-06 · Rotary Business Mentorship Network
- Theme
- Theme 1: Attraction & Visibility · Subtheme BV: Business Visibility
- Source material
- Existing checked Theme 1 guide
- Linked playbook entry
- M-T1-BV-06 · Rotary Business Mentorship Network
Could this work in our club?
- Small-business owners, social enterprise leaders, experienced executives and vocational mentors. Use when participants can state a specific business challenge and time commitment.
Before you start
- Program charter covers confidentiality, conflicts, conduct, advice limits and closure.
- Profiles collect minimum matching information and are not public by default.
- Mentors trained in questioning, referral and avoiding dependency.
At the end: Check both parties after session one and at midpoint; close formally at session six with optional rematch after a cooling-off review.
Before your club says yes
Does the idea fit?
Talk with the people it is meant to serve and check that the need is real.
Who can say yes?
Name the person or group that can approve the work, spending and any safety arrangements.
Are people protected?
Check privacy, consent and safety. Collect only the information you genuinely need.
Can everyone take part?
Check the language, format, place, technology and cost for barriers.
Are the facts and permissions right?
Check names, claims, images, quotations, partner references and Rotary branding.
How will we learn?
Note where things stand now, check in at 30, 60 and 90 days, and decide what to do next.
Worksheets for your club
Open them online, print them or change them to suit the way your club works.
Roles, roster and handover
Use this worksheet to decide who will do each job, who can step in and what needs to be handed over.
Open worksheetWorkflow and minimum-data register
Use this worksheet to map each step and keep only the information the club genuinely needs.
Open worksheetPartnership and stakeholder map
Use this worksheet to agree what the club and any partners will each contribute, decide and protect.
Open worksheetFacilitation and conversation guide
Use this worksheet to hold a respectful conversation, hear different views and tell people what happens next.
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