What impact does professional business mentoring deliver to businesses in the UK?
October was a month of celebrating business mentoring and a time for us to stop and reflect on why mentoring is so important to UK businesses. I should start with a full disclosure, I am a fellow of the Association of Business Mentors, so it would be surprising if this blog article was anything other than […]
Behind every growing business is a leader who chose to grow
Real stories of how mentoring transforms founders and their businesses Setting up and scaling a business is hard. Much harder than you think – and often quite lonely too. Hats off to the over 5 million small & medium business owners in the UK who have been brave to jump in! Many get started because […]
How business mentoring helped a Whitstable retailer boost profits by 17%
“Mentoring has transformed not only the way I run my shop, but also how I see myself as a leader.”– Lucy Eason, ABM mentee Running a busy high-street gift & lifestyle shop, George’s in Whitstable, is a dream come true for Lucy Eason, a second-generation business owner, whose father originally opened the shop. After taking over […]
Why workplace mentoring is the missing piece in your people strategy
Across sectors, HR and People leaders are rethinking their approach to talent development. The challenges are familiar: rising recruitment costs, skills shortages, disengaged managers, and increasingly complex expectations from employees. Traditional learning and development tools, while still important, are no longer enough on their own. So, what’s missing? For many organisations, the missing piece is structured […]
Creating a global movement: Chelsey Baker on the power of mentoring
Chelsey Baker, award-winning business mentor and founder of National Mentoring Day, joins ABM’s Kerrie Dorman to share the story behind what is now the world’s largest celebration of mentoring — and why she believes mentoring should be accessible to everyone, everywhere. In this inspiring conversation, Chelsey reveals how a government mentoring project led her to create […]
The impact of professional business mentoring: a personal reflection
Looking back to when I was starting my own business, I can honestly say having a mentor made a huge difference. It wasn’t about just getting advice or quick fixes, it was about having someone who really listened, challenged me in the right way and helped me find my own path through the ups and […]
Workplace mentoring and coaching essential to boosting performance, retention, and wellbeing, ABM research shows
70% of businesses say workplace mentoring and coaching programmes have positively impacted overall business performance Two thirds (61%) report programmes have driven improvements in employee wellbeing Nearly all (98%) of HR leaders believe that accreditation of workplace mentoring and coaching programmes would add value and help improve standards London, 7 October 2025 – Workplace […]
Building human connection in a high-tech world
Penny Power OBE, founder of ‘Business is Personal’, joins ABM’s Kerrie Dorman to share the real story behind Ecademy, one of the world’s first business social networks. They also discuss why conversation-led communities still matter in an age of broadcast. She talks candidly about the rise of the business and the shocks that led to Ecademy’s […]
The transformative impact of business mentoring in the UK
As a professional mentor working with SMEs across the UK, I’ve seen how business mentoring can be a game-changer—not just for growth, but for clarity, confidence, and long-term resilience. Business transformation is rarely linear. For many small and medium enterprises, it involves navigating uncertainty, adapting to market shifts, and making bold decisions with limited resources. […]
Why men win at work and how mentoring can change the game
What does it really take to challenge workplace inequality and drive change? In this episode of The Game Changer: The Impact of Mentoring, Gill Whitty-Collins—author of Why Men Win at Work—shares her personal journey from corporate leadership to becoming a powerful voice for gender equality. Gill opens up about the pivotal moment she realised how deeply ingrained […]
