68% of capacity development providers use mentorship as a mechanism to support MSMEs. Yet there is a lack of consensus on what defines effective mentoring, evidence on good practices, and actionable guidance. Through a literature review and interviews with mentoring programmes, funders, and others supporters, Spring Impact have collected insights to address these gaps.
In the report
- Provides a clear definition of mentoring and the distinction between coaching and advising.
- Details good practices across six stages to promote quality mentoring.
- This publication is a resource for:
- Practitioners who are looking build or refine the mentoring components of their MSME support programs; and
- funders/donors and other supporters of MSME development.
