Mara Mentor is an online community that connects ambitious entrepreneurs with successful and experienced business leaders. The initiative encourages idea and knowledge sharing among Africa’s most promising young entrepreneurs, inspiring a collaborative approach to business start-up and growth. Mara Mentor has been created to empower Africa’s youth in their business endeavours, in recognition that they are the driving force behind the continent’s growth and future prosperity. www.mentor.mara.com Mentees Mara Mentor is designed to enable, empower and inspire you whether you are a student, aspiring entrepreneur, business owner or just passionate about business. Join the community to raise questions, kick-start discussions and reach out for personalised advice on your business idea. Signing up will only take a few minutes so don’t delay and sign up now! Mentors Mara Mentors are successful business leaders with 5+ years experience, who own their business or work within a reputable company. If you have strong business skills, can problem solve and ask smart questions and are passionate about mentoring sign up today! Join the online community to share business tips and resources, get involved in discussions and offer one to one advice. We know how precious your time is so see how you can make a difference from just 9 minutes a week.

1. Unlock potential in high potential entrepreneurs

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What It Is
Mara Mentor is designed to help young and women entrepreneurs to build their networks and learn about business
ENABLING
Mara Mentor is an online community that enables ambitious entrepreneurs to connect with
experienced and inspiring business leaders and online resources.
INSPIRING
The initiative encourages idea and knowledge sharing among promising young
entrepreneurs, inspiring a collaborative approach growth.
EMPOWERING
Mara Mentor has been created to empower Africa’s youth in their business endeavors, in
recognition that they are the driving force behind the continent’s growth.

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Targets
Create a following of
mentees who can be
inspired by and learn from
you. The more active you
are, the more followers you
will get!
To get more involved, build
relationships with select
mentees, write blogs, create
videos and facilitate
learning.
If you love what we do, be a Mara Mentor Ambassador and invite your connections to join too!

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Key Features
Log In ForumDashboard ProfileMentors Messages
Mara Mentor can be accessed for FREE via the website and app:

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Become a Mara Mentor
Read these tips to find out whether you have what it takes to become a Mara Mentor!
Do you
have what
it takes?
• Do you possess
strong business
skills?
• Are you able to
problem solve?
• Can you ask smart
questions ?
• Do you enjoy
mentoring and
teaching ?
• If so, YES!
Who can
be a
Mara
Mentor?
• Successful
business leaders
with 5+ years
experience
• Own their business
or work within a
reputable company

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Become a Mara Mentor
Interested? Here is a step-by-step guide for signing up
1. Visit our
website
(mentor.mara.com)
or download
the App.
2. Complete
sign up and
confirm your
email or
mobile
number.
3. Select
“Become a
Mentor”
within the
App or
website.
4. Mara
Mentor
team will
approve
your
application
(within 48
hours).
5. While you
wait, you
can start
enjoying
Mara
Mentor!

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Get Involved – Just 9 Minutes A Week
We know that your time is precious, so here is how to make a difference with 9 minutes per week
Dashboard: Post 2
Pieces of Advice
1
Messages: Answer 1
Mentee’s Question
2
Forum: Post 1 Point of
View
3
Share advice on a
business skill with your
followers. Pick a theme
so mentees know what
to expect from you.
Answer a question
direct from a mentee
about their business.
Add your view on an
ongoing debate. You
can share tips, useful
online resources or ask
questions to prompt
discussion.

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Get Involved – Got time to do more?
There are plenty of ways to get more involved in Mara Mentor, here are just 3 ideas:
Connections: Seek out
Mentees
1
Content: Create an
Inspiring Video
2
Forum: Host a
Discussion
3
Be proactive and
connect with mentees
with interesting
business ideas.
Video is the best tool for
engaging with mentees
and sharing your stories
and ideas.
Start a discussion on a
business topic and
invite questions from
mentees.

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Mara Women
Mara Mentor can be used to help more women entrepreneurs become successful business owners
Engaging
Women
Entrepreneurs
• Seek out women mentees
• Share your personal
experiences
• Provide tips for women in
business
• Start women focused
discussions
Mara Women
• Mara Women is designed to
Empower women in their
chosen field.
• Mentorship is a key
component to Enable
women to unleash their
potential.
• We call on female Mara
Mentors from any country
and industry to Inspire
women and share their
knowledge and experience.

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Mara Foundation’s Ambition
We enable, empower and inspire ambitious entrepreneurs in Africa. With the support of our Mara Mentors we will:
Enable entrepreneurs to turn business ideas into a
reality.
Teach entrepreneurs new skills.
Empower entrepreneurs by providing a platform to
showcase their business and build their network.
Guide business owners to grow businesses and hire
(more) employees.
Inspire millions of young people in Africa to become
entrepreneurs.

12. THANK YOU
Website: mentor.mara.com
App: iTunes, Blackberry, Android, and Nokia.
Customer Support: support@mentor.mara.com
Mara Foundation is supported by a
number of partners, including: