www.mihmentoring.com

 

A recent independent report by EKOS found:

- The estimated potential return on investment of the Make It Happen project is 17:1

- Net additional GVA of £14,030,977

- and 103 net additional jobs, with 1350 new business

 

The Targets

The following targets for 2010/11 were agreed for MIH with BIS :

- 5,000 participants registering interest to attend one day MIH events by 31 March 2011;

Output achieved is 6, 496

- 3,250 participants in a 12 month self employment or business start-up

programme by 31 March 2011;

Output achieved is 4, 098

- 1,350 new businesses or people in self employment by 31 March

2011

Output achieved by 24^th March 2011 is 1, 350

 

MIH Executive Summary

 

Make It Happen - Ensuring graduates have access to appropriate start up support is so important when leaving University.

 

Providing graduate entrepreneurs start up support and mentoring will give them a better chance of success.

 

NCGE’s Flying Start – Make It Happen programme in partnership with HSBC, Business Link and Universities aims to support graduates leaving university looking to be their own boss.

We offer a combination of face to face programme days and online mentoring, training and resources. We offer both options as we understand that not everyone can attend face to face programme days due to other commitments or even because they don’t like group training. This way you can decide what’s best for you and mix and match the support.

 

What is the Make It Happen Programme?

- Training seminars online
- Mentoring support online
- Funding search facility
- Ask the Expert
- Networking with other entrepreneur
- Resource links page

 

Make It Happen Online system

- My Plan (start to put down what you have done so far)
- My Journey – Links to resources broken into stages of your business journey 
- Search for funding, competitions, grants, loans
- Network with other entrepreneurs 
- Access My Mentor 
- Set myself to do’s/actions to move my business forward
- Upload business plan/design work etc for feedback from my mentor 
- Ask the Expert
- Access online seminars and training

Being an online mentoring system mentees can ask questions or upload information at a time that fits in with setting up the business. The mentor then logs in again at a time that is also convenient to them to reply. We must not forget mentors give their time for free so need to fit this in around other commitments.

 

Virtual Day - www.iwanttomakeithappen.tv

This is the fantastic new online video resource for students and graduates. 'I Want To Make It Happen' is the mood within hundreds and thousands of young people through out England. The Virtual Day is a key support mechanism to help them achieve there desire to make it happen.

www.iwanttomakeithappen.tv

 

Weekly Webinars - www.mihmentoring.com/webinars

Online training every week with a live presentation followed by a Q&A session. The success of this has been so great that we are now running 2-3 evenings a week. If you have missed a webinar don’t worry, you can also watch past webinars and look at the questions asked during the live session.

www.mihmentoring.com/webinar

 

Case studies of mentees who are now their own boss

Make It Happen has gathered all the case studies from the site under one umbrella. We're constantly adding to this database with different success stories of mentees that have made it happen.

www.mihmentoring.com/make-it-happen/case-studies

 

What does this cost me?

The programme is government funded and the mentors give their time for free so this programme will not cost you anything financially.

 

How do I access the Make It Happen Programme?

You need to register at www.mihmentoring.com and then start putting in what you can on the My Plan.

 

How do I get involved in being a Mentor?

Contact Arjun Patel joanne.ross@ncee.org.uk or call 02476 158 127

 

Can my institution use this system?

If you would like your institution to use your own version of the Make It Happen system, contact Arjun Patel arjun.patel@ncee.org.uk or call 02476 158 127

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