What Works Series: Best Practices in Mentorship for SMEs
Mentorship services are essential in Building Markets’ Find-Build-Connect program model. In April 2020, Building Markets developed a new series of individual and group sessions. Since its launch, this series has been delivered to nearly 500 SMEs owned by Syrian refugees and the Turkish host community. In 2022, Building Markets engaged Trust Consultancy and Development (Trust) to conduct an external evaluation of its mentorship services. This overview presents the findings of that evaluation, which was conducted by interviewing approximately 150 representatives of SMEs that participated in mentorship services from April 2020 to June 2022.