The Santander Breakthrough Women Business Leaders' Mentoring Programme

What we look for in a mentee:

• You're a female founder, owner, or majority shareholder of a business.
• You're registered as a UK company.
• You've been trading for a minimum of 18 months.

You’ll need to:

• Be prepared to take responsibility for progressing your business.
• Be open to receiving feedback and challenge from your mentor.
• Be aware of your own strengths and areas for development.
• Have a clear ambition to scale up your business. This could include increasing staffing, broadening your network and creating jobs.
• Have not previously taken part in this programme as a mentee.

What we look for in a mentor:

• Experience of having run or owned your own business.

Or

• A business leader with corporate experience. Knowledge of small to medium size businesses is also required.

We take on both female and male mentors. What's important is that you want to make a difference and support ambitious female business owners.

You’ll need to:

• Understand how small and medium size businesses operate.
• Be prepared to share perspectives based on your experiences.
• Function as a positive role model.
• Be committed, reliable and maintain discretion.
• Have great listening skills and be easy to talk to.
• Be comfortable completing initial mentor training.