Business Mentoring and Support

Business Mentoring and Support

The first of its kind in the region, the Dubai Chamber Business Mentoring and Support (BMS) program was launched in 2020. It is designed to help SMEs in Dubai navigate new challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, by pairing them with large corporations that can offer support and mentorship where needed.

By working with senior expert leaders from successful large organizations, SMEs can learn from their skills and expertise to gain fresh perspectives on managing the challenges posed by COVID 19 and beyond. Larger organizations benefit too by contributing to the wider Dubai business community whilst fulfilling on their CSR strategy commitments.

Aim, Vision, Mission

Aim
The aim of the program is to create a platform that enables SMEs to access knowledge, skills, experience and support whilst also giving large organizations the opportunity to deliver on their strategic CSR commitments.

Vision
The vision of the program is to establish an ecosystem where SMEs have access to mentoring and support from larger organizations to help meet their business needs to thrive as a business. This will in turn facilitate a culture where successful companies mentor and support smaller businesses whilst also deepening stakeholder relationships across the Dubai business community.

Mission
The mission of the program is to form continuous relationships between SMEs and larger organizations where knowledge, skills, expertise and support is shared.

Mentoring Framework

The BMS Program Framework has five phases, as illustrated in the figure below.

1. Planning

The planning stage enables the identification of the specific needs of SMEs. It involves three activities:

1. Call for prospective SME mentees and large organizations mentors

2. Register interested SMEs and identify the mentoring and/or support needed

3. Register interested large companies and identify the mentoring and/or support offered

4. Analyze and assess SME needs against what is being offered by large companies

2. Matching

The matching stage enables a careful matching of mentors’ and supporters’ capabilities and interests with SMEs’ needs. It involves two key activities:

1. Approach interested large organizations with SMEs’ needs and gaps
2. Careful match making between large organizations and SMEs

Organizations providing mentoring and support can do their own matching by selecting the SMEs they want to work with based on their capabilities, interest and background.

Mentoring and Supporting

The mentoring and supporting stage facilitates the setting and achievement of project’s goals. It involves three key activities:

1. Co-develop and agree mentoring and support project’s aims, objectives, scope, deliverables and milestones
2. Define projects to be delivered throughout the partnership
3. Facilitate the mentorship and supporting partnership.

Reporting and Appraisal

The appraisal and reporting stage enables reflection and evaluation of achievements. It involves two key activities:

1. Collect, analyze and disseminate the achievements of the mentoring and support project
2. Draw learning lessons from the project

5. Recognition

The recognition aims to honor participating organizations and motivate others to join the program. It involves two key activities:

1. Recognize mentors and supporters for their active participation in a recognition ceremony
2. Publicize the achievements of the Dubai Chamber BMS Program

Documents

HANDBOOK EN

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FAQs

MENTORING AGREEMENT

PROJECT START FORM

PROJECT END FORM

Register Now

Thank you for your interest in the Dubai Chamber Business Mentoring and Support Program.

Please register by completing the registration form below and one of our team will get in contact with you.

If you have any questions or queries then please get in touch: DC-BMS@Dubaichamber.com