A mentor is someone who has travelled the same journey and is able to share experiences. 

A good mentor values the client and creates an environment of trust and confidentiality so that the client feels comfortable talking with honesty and openness about their business without the fear of being judged. 

A good mentor is comfortable sharing their mistakes and failures more so than their successes, because they know that their greatest learning has come from their failures.

There is no ‘us and them’ in mentoring….we are all in it together, and we stand as equals. Our mentors often express how much they learn from their clients and that helps them in their own business.

Apply online by clicking the “I'd like to try it” button. You will be linked to a member of our team who will contact you to arrange a session. Sessions are about 90 minutes, they are free, confidential, and you can use the service as often as you need to.

Mentors are not advisors. We will never tell you what to do. We act as a sounding board and this helps you work out your own solutions. Many of our clients come with one issue, but often mentoring uncovers other deeper issues which need resolving first. After your first session you will be asked to fill in a simple online evaluation form which helps us to improve the service.

If you are not comfortable with your mentor you can to request a different mentor. This is quite a personal service and not everyone gels first time.

By clicking “I'd like to try it” you are making no commitment, except to better understand your own business journey.

Meetings are informal, held in confidence, and you will not be judged. What’s not to like?  We sincerely hope that one day you too will offer your time to become a mentor so you can help others by sharing your own experiences.

Jennings Business Mentors really is a unique service. It is the only business mentoring service in the UK which is free, confidential, independent, and where the mentors are exclusively current business owners. Each mentor gives whatever time they can spare. As fellow business owners you will find that our mentors understand the emotional journey of business. We have faced our own anxieties and uncertainties, and we understand from first-hand experience how our passion can carry us through. As a result we do not judge, but rather we seek to understand and clarify based on our experience. We offer you an empathetic listening ear. Our aim is to reduce your anxieties so that you are free to make clear decisions about your business. We will never make the decision for you. We love to hear about your passion for your business and it inspires us.

Mike Jennings had been involved in business advice for many years. He felt that the support available in Oxfordshire could be improved and decided to set up his own service. He asked some of his business tenants if they would join him, and to his surprise they all agreed. He realised that what he had created was unique. The mentors were all business owners and they would both empathise with the clients, and not take away the clients’ independence by telling them what to do. Mentors reported how much they learned from the clients and that helped them with their own business. We had a win/win situation on our hands. We had created a service based on equality and independence.