Business Mentors NZ

Business Mentors NZ is a trusted mentoring partner

Founded in 1991, Business Mentors New Zealand (BMNZ) is the nation’s only independent provider of mentoring and business training in New Zealand connecting mentors with business owners.

We have delivered business support services to over 85,000 NZ entrepreneurs, social enterprises, and not-for-profit executives for more than 30 years.

When you work with us, you’ll benefit not only from mentoring but also gain access to a vast network and practical learning that promotes you, your product or your organisation, enhances your competitive edge, and helps you meet challenges with confidence in today’s competitive environment.

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Our Services

Small Businesses

Small Business

Small Business

Match up with an experienced small business mentor who will help you grow. Boost your productivity and progress, and smash those business goals.

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Social Enterprise

Social Enterprise

Social enterprise mentoring from someone with experience could give you a fresh perspective, and help you boost your not-for-profit.

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Mentors

Mentors

Already overcome your business challenges and reached every goal? If you’re ready to pay your experience, perspective, and expertise forward, you could be our next mentor.

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We have over 1,500 we can match you with

Whether you are just starting out well-established, our business support mentoring and professional development opportunities for businesses and entrepreneurs in New Zealand can help you on your business path to success.

Our personalised approach to matching you with a mentor recognises that it’s not a one-size-fits-all model that works in mentoring.

Because of this we carefully match you with one of our 1,500 plus dedicated mentors, selected for their expertise and proven business experience, so we can be sure you are matched with the right expertise to suit your needs.

Are you ready for business support from some of New Zealand’s best business leaders?

Register for a mentor today and join thousands of New Zealand business owners and decision makers who have found the help they needed to get ahead in their business.

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Sign up for small business mentoring

Get matched with an experienced small business mentor who will help you reach your goals. Boost your productivity and progress and smash through those business boundaries holding you back from realising your potential.

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Become a Mentor and help others succeed

Ready to gift your expertise and knowledge to NZ small businesses? Help us empower NZ companies thrive. If you have already overcome your business challenges and you are ready to pay your experience, perspective, and expertise forward, we invite you to apply to become a Business Mentor.

Find out if you have what it takes.

Find out if Business Mentors is the perfect fit for you

Mentoring is a great choice for business owners, start-up founders, New Zealand based entrepreneurs, or not-for-profit executives.

Whatever your goals are, join the thousands of others who have benefited from mentoring. If you are ready to engage in at least 12 months of business mentoring, then mentoring could be a great option to help you achieve your goals!

You are eligible if:

You are a New Zealand resident and own a small business or social enterprise.
You are ready to listen to and receive constructive feedback (related to you and your business) that may challenge you at times.
You are motivated and determined to grow your business.
You can commit to the mentoring relationship, with open and honest communication, to ensure tasks are completed in a timely manner.

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How does Business Mentoring work?

Register online to start your journey towards achieving your goals.

After you have registered, our team will discuss your specific business needs and then match you with an experienced Business Mentor who can help.

For a small one-off registration fee ($295 + GST), you will start a 12 month mentoring journey designed just for you, helping you to grow your business and upskill you as a business owner or executive. As many of the business owners over the past 30 years have discovered, it’s an investment that can pay itself back many times over.

If you’d like more information before registering, you can download the free guide on how a Mentor can support you on your business journey.

Thinking about becoming a Mentor? Do you have what it takes?

Successful mentors are seasoned professionals, directors, shareholders, advisors, and entrepreneurs who have navigated the ups and downs of business.

Now, they’re ready to give back by sharing valuable expertise, strategic insight and business training with others.

Sound like you?

You know the prizes and pitfalls and are ready to pay your experience forward to New Zealand’s business community by gifting your time, knowledge and experience as a Business Mentor. 

If you are ready to help, find out more through the link below and apply to become a Business Mentor using the link below. After you complete the link, one of our team will be in touch.

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Read the latest articles from the Business Mentors team

Why a Business Mentor still matters in the age of AI

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This blog is brought to you by one of BMNZ's partners, Advanced Digital:

Cyber security is no longer just an IT issue. It is a business risk that affects operations, finances, customer trust and reputation.

For many small and medium-sized businesses, the challenge is not a lack of concern. It is knowing where to begin. Cyber threats are changing quickly, and AI is making scams, phishing attempts ...

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Firmer footing: how BR Flooring found clarity with a Business Mentor

This case study was originally published by the Construction Growth Foundation (CGF):

BR Flooring is a Wellington-based commercial flooring specialist built on a simple promise: to turn up when they say they will, on time, every time. Family owned and operated for more than two decades and backed by over 40 years of combined industry experience, the team has become a dependable name on commercial ...

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