Webinar « business mentoring » : The SDE Thetford Region will present its Business Mentoring Service on february 3rd

Webinar « business mentoring » : The SDE Thetford Region will present its Business Mentoring Service on february 3rd

Jeudi 20 janvier 2022, English version by MCDC

Mentoring doubles, the survival rate of businesses whose leaders are coached!

Version française 

THETFORD MINES, JANUARY 20, 2022. The Société de développement économique de la région de Thetford (SDE), through its Business Mentoring Service, is pleased to announce that it will be holding an information webinar on February 3. The webinar will present the advantages, motivations, challenges, and major benefits for an entrepreneur to consider “business mentoring” in his or her development strategy. Mentoring doubles, the survival rate of businesses whose leaders are coached!

« The challenges related to the current crisis are varied Entrepreneurs have to renew their business model to survive, some are temporarily closed while others have to manage unplan growth. Experienced entrepreneurs « mentors» are available to discuss, accompany, exchange, and guide them through this troubled period. They can share their concerns with someone who will under them explains France Vachon, project manager and coordinator of the Thetford region business mentoring service. « Mentoring is an interpersonal relationship of support, exchange, and learning, in which an experienced person, the mentor, invests his or her acquired wisdom and expertise to foster the development of another person, the mentee, who has skills to acquire and professional goals to achieve», she adds.

« For more than 15 years, the SDE Thetford region has been offering this matching service to entrepreneurs who wish to obtain the support of an experienced peer ready to discuss, guide and support them to help them perfect their knowledge and skills as entrepreneurs », explains Vicky Lachance, Director of business service at the SDE. She also points out that the survival rate of businesses doubles after five years for those who are accompanied by a mentor.

Webinair : presentation of the Business Mentoring Service of the Thetford region
Offered free of charge, the webinar is scheduled for Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 11:30am. We will present what mentoring is, who it is for, why it is important, etc. There will be a Q&A period at the end of the presentation. To sign up for the webinar, click here.

To sign up for the webinar, click here. 

Note that the webinar will be presented in French but that it will be possible to have a presentation in English upon request.

To access mentoring services, contact France Vachon at  or 418 338-2188 ext. 236.


English version is made possible by Megantic English-Speaking Community Development Corporation (MCDC)

Informations : France Vachon, Project manager and coordinator of business mentoring service
418 338-2188 ,ext. 236 | developpement@regionthetford.com

Source : Martin Fecteau, Communication and marketing advisor
(418) 338-2188, ext 231 | communication@regionthetford.com