Your expertise can help a small business thrive

It’s never been more challenging to start or run a small business or charity. But just one conversation with an expert mentor can empower an entrepreneur to overcome their frustrations and grow. Volunteer as a business mentor today and lend a helping hand to the organisations that need it most.

Become a Mentor

Why Become a Mentor

How It Works

What Can You Help With?

Become a Mentor

Why become a mentor

Give back to your community

As a volunteer mentor, you can use your skills to help a new generation of small businesses and nonprofits to survive and thrive.

Flexibility

Mentoring sessions last just one hour and are all online. There’s also no minimum commitment – you decide how much or how little to mentor. Schedule meetings at times that suit you.

Gain new skills

Mentoring small businesses and hosting Masterclasses and Workshops gives you transferable skills that make you a better manager, communicator, and team member.

Grow your network

Meet and get inspired by enthusiastic entrepreneurs from a range of industries and countries.

How it Works

Becoming a Digital Boost Business Mentor is quick and easy. You can join on your own terms and volunteer on a schedule that works for you.

Start mentoring in three easy steps:

01 Tell us about yourself

We’ll ask you to fill in a quick form so we can get to know you and find out a bit about your skills and experience.

02 Let us know how often you’d like to volunteer

Tell us the approximate number of hours you’d like to contribute each month. You can change this at any time!

03 Accept requests whenever you can help

We’ll find small organisations that would love to learn from you and you’ll get details of each request via email and your dashboard. Simply accept the request and your session will be confirmed! If you can’t help in that instance, don’t worry, we’ll connect the founders with someone else who can help.

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What Can You Help With?

Small businesses and non-profits need support in a wide range of skills, from strategy to operations, and everything in between.

Strategy

Business Strategy
Sustainability

Product Development

A/B Testing
Market Research
UX Design

Design

Branding
Website Development

Marketing

Digital Marketing Strategy
Content Creation & Strategy
Email Marketing
Social Media
SEO
Conversion Rate Optimisation
Google Ads
PR
B2B Marketing

Sales and Service

B2B Sales
CRM
Customer Service
Procurement

E-Commerce

E-Commerce Websites
Online Store Management
Entering Online Marketplaces

Business Operations

HR
Legal Advice
Project Management

Technology

Cloud Computing
Management Software

Security & Data Protection

Cyber Security
GDPR

Data Analytics

Google Analytics
Data Analytics

Finance & Money Management

Fundraising
Access to Capital and Grants
Managing Expenses & Cash Flow
Accounting & Bookkeeping
Taxation
Export Trade
Accepting Online Payments

Leadership

Leadership and Founder Advice

What Our Mentors Think

Tom P

Digital Product Manager @ BT

“It brings me genuine joy”

“Being a mentor for Digital Boost and helping small businesses succeed in their digital marketing efforts is one of the most fulfilling experiences I could ever imagine. Not only do I get to support passionate entrepreneurs from all kinds of industries, but it brings me genuine joy to see those businesses progress and reach their goals. It’s an opportunity that I would highly recommend to anyone.”

Kate M

Marketing Manager @ BT

“An incredibly inspiring network”

“Joining the Digital Boost community 2 years ago has allowed me to mentor many extraordinary small businesses and charities. I’ve found the sessions extremely rewarding and I love engaging with passionate and creative entrepreneurs. It’s an incredibly inspiring network and I urge you to get involved too!”

Colin R

Solutions Manager @ BT

“YOU can make a huge difference”

“I have supported the programme and find it incredibly rewarding and addictive. You meet some amazing people, you learn so much about the challenges they face and more importantly, YOU can make a huge difference by helping business owners frame challenges, cultivate innovation, identify focus areas, qualify business needs, create new paths, highlight their strengths & define their value propositions.”

Who You Can Help

Discover how we’ve helped entrepreneurs, charities, and small businesses to succeed so far.

“I cannot tell you how grateful we are to the many volunteer tutors and experts, who freely give their time and knowledge.”

Lucy

“That was the most valuable call I’ve had since we started the business. I have a new found spring in my step!”

Amelia

“Digital Boost has been a lifesaver, especially in the early days when everything was still new!”

Sarah

“Digital Boost has been brilliant. No one around me has experience building a business – now I want to help others to do it!”

Krishna

“My mentor helped me to unravel issues that I had struggled with for almost 2 years.”

Karen

“I felt really lost and didn’t know which way to turn. [The mentor] has given me focus.”

Sallyanne

“I really valued this power-packed hour. I have gained clarity on how to tackle the steep learning curve ahead!”

Annalise

“I probably learnt more in an hour than I ever have taking endless online tutorials”

Jo

“I knew I needed that help and, goodness, did Digital Boost make all the difference.”

Surinder

Become a mentor and help businesses grow and thrive!

Looking for a flexible volunteering opportunity where you can use your skills to make a difference? Sign up to Digital Boost today to mentor small businesses in your areas of expertise, when it works for you.

Become a Mentor