TOWER Insurance, one of the country’s leading providers of business cover, has teamed up with Business Mentors New Zealand, the charitable organisation which provides a national business mentoring service to support the development and growth of New Zealand’s small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
‘We are very excited about the opportunity to become a Business Mentors Partner,’ says TOWER Insurance CEO, James Douglas. ‘We understand the importance of nurturing New Zealand’s SMEs and hope that our support and business experience will help even more of them reach their goals.’
Ray Schofield, CEO of Business Mentors New Zealand, welcomes TOWER to the forward group of companies which support mentoring:
‘It is very encouraging that more prominent businesses such as TOWER are coming on board. Business Mentors New Zealand is a non-profit organisation, which is largely funded by patrons from the private sector. Without the backing of companies such as TOWER, we would not be able to keep providing our unique mentoring service to companies across New Zealand.
‘We are delighted to have established a relationship with TOWER and look forward to working with them.’
Business Mentors provides access to 1,600 volunteer mentors (who provide their experience, skill and knowledge free of charge), and the focus is on developing capability, profitability, and employment generation. Since the organisation was established in 1991, Business Mentors has assisted over 50,000 small to medium businesses. It is funded largely by patrons from the private sector, with additional support from New Zealand Trade and Enterprise. It provides a mentoring service to businesses that have been operating for at least six months and is the owner’s main source of income.
For more information on Business Mentors New Zealand, visit http://www.businessmentors.org.nz/
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