From the course: 20 Questions to Help You Start a Business

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Where do you find mentors?

Where do you find mentors?

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Where do you find mentors?

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- An important question that entrepreneurs often fail to ask is, where do you find mentors? Most entrepreneurs are ambitious and proud in a way that makes it hard for them to ask for help. Not only that, but many of us were never around other entrepreneurs to even know what a mentor looks like. That's why I think it's an important question to ask well before you go out and start a business. You'll find mentors in a variety of places, but here are a few ideas to help you. Find local business incubators and accelerators, which are companies and programs specifically designed to mentor new entrepreneurs. Search out industry events where seasoned veterans can lend advice and make connections. Hire attorneys and accountants who are working with other local entrepreneurs and ask them to make introductions to mentors. The more mentors you have, the better off you'll be. In some cases, you'll be paying for their time, such as…

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