Someone on this forum recommended https://www.score.org/find-mentor for mentoring.
However, it looks like you're in Australia. So here's what I'd do:
Here's what I did:
Figure out what your skill-set is and offer it for free.
Another thing worth trying:
The about me on your website says you're a student. So start talking with your professors and tell them your goal of becoming an entrepreneur. Ask them for advice. Often they'll redirect you to someone else.
Attend speeches. Talk to the speakers after, and thank them for taking the time to come out. Then tell them a bit about yourself.
Join entrepreneur groups (Meetup.com, etc.). A lot of them are fun -- as in you drink alcohol and talk about business.
To summarize: get yourself out there. Make friends with entrepreneurs. Provide value. And in turn you'll eventually find someone to mentor you for free.
And note that I'm not speaking out of my a$$. I currently have two mentors for the business I'm operating. One worth 9-figures. The other operating a $600k profit a year business. In other industries, I have a list of people that I could contact and speak with if I wanted to enter the industry. And they'd likely help me. Why? Because I took the time to get to know them and provide value. Start doing the same.
However, it looks like you're in Australia. So here's what I'd do:
- Find a similar group to Score.
- Attend a meeting. Meet 5 entrepreneurs that you click with.
- Follow up with a thank you note + $100 bottle of wine (for whatever advice they gave you).
- Identify which entrepreneur was most receptive to your thank you.
- Spend the remaining $3,500 on asking them to lunch, dinner, etc, and build the relationship from there.
Here's what I did:
- Optimized my mentor's business so that he's making an extra $500k a year.
- Then started getting mentored. (He's busy, but whenever I have questions or need intro's, he helps out).
Figure out what your skill-set is and offer it for free.
Another thing worth trying:
The about me on your website says you're a student. So start talking with your professors and tell them your goal of becoming an entrepreneur. Ask them for advice. Often they'll redirect you to someone else.
Attend speeches. Talk to the speakers after, and thank them for taking the time to come out. Then tell them a bit about yourself.
Join entrepreneur groups (Meetup.com, etc.). A lot of them are fun -- as in you drink alcohol and talk about business.
To summarize: get yourself out there. Make friends with entrepreneurs. Provide value. And in turn you'll eventually find someone to mentor you for free.
And note that I'm not speaking out of my a$$. I currently have two mentors for the business I'm operating. One worth 9-figures. The other operating a $600k profit a year business. In other industries, I have a list of people that I could contact and speak with if I wanted to enter the industry. And they'd likely help me. Why? Because I took the time to get to know them and provide value. Start doing the same.