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Join New Hampshire Business Mentors (nhbm) and get experienced guidance to make informed decisions about your business.
Volunteer mentors across the Seacoast area
Experienced business mentors, helping you move forward.
New Hampshire Business Mentors (nhbm) is a nonprofit that offers free, confidential one-to-one business mentoring from volunteer mentors, plus free workshops, for entrepreneurs, small business owners and nonprofits in the Seacoast area.
- Free
- Volunteer mentors
- Nonprofit
- Virtual calls
Free workshops, too.
Online, hands-on small business workshops.
Help at every stage.
Wherever you are in your business journey, you don’t have to do it alone. Whether you’re starting a business, growing an established company or navigating your next challenge, our mentors provide free, confidential, one-on-one guidance, education and resources to help you move forward.
Shape ideas
Turn a concept into a real plan. Mentors help you test assumptions and find your footing.
Find customers
Learn to reach the people who need what you sell. Practical tactics that work for businesses in the Seacoast area.
Improve operations
Streamline the daily grind. Get systems in place so your business runs without you.
Plan growth
Grow without breaking. Mentors help you scale with clear eyes and steady hands.
How free business mentoring works.
You tell us about your business. A person on our team reads your request and matches you with volunteer mentors whose experience fits. Then you meet on a virtual call.
Tell us about your business
Fill out a short request about your goals and challenges.
We find the right mentor
A person on our team matches you with volunteer mentors whose experience fits.
Build the relationship
Meet regularly, set goals, and make decisions with confidence.
Meet a few mentors.
Or skip browsing. We’ll match you.
Free workshops.
Practical online sessions, led by mentors and local experts.
Share what you know.
Help a local business owner through what you’ve already solved.
- We match you with business owners
- You meet the business owner on a virtual call
- You log a short note
Areas we serve
New Hampshire Business Mentors serves entrepreneurs, small business owners and nonprofits across the Seacoast area, from southern Maine, across New Hampshire and into northern Massachusetts. Mentoring sessions are held on virtual calls, so you can meet from anywhere in that area.
- Seacoast area
- Southern Maine
- New Hampshire
- Northern Massachusetts
Questions, answered.
What is New Hampshire Business Mentors?
New Hampshire Business Mentors (nhbm) is a nonprofit that offers free, confidential one-to-one business mentoring from volunteer mentors, plus free workshops, for entrepreneurs, small business owners and nonprofits in the Seacoast area. A person on the nhbm team matches each business owner with mentors whose experience fits.
Is business mentoring with New Hampshire Business Mentors free?
Yes. New Hampshire Business Mentors offers mentoring and workshops free to business owners, with no fees, no trial and no upsell. The mentors volunteer their time. Business owners do not need an account to request a mentor, and nothing is charged at any step, including workshop registration.
Where can I find a business mentor for free?
Business owners can request a free business mentor from New Hampshire Business Mentors through a short form describing their business. A person on the nhbm team matches them with volunteer mentors whose experience fits, then introduces them by email. Meetings happen on virtual calls. There is no account to create and no cost.
Are there free business mentoring programs near me?
Yes, if the business is in the Seacoast area. New Hampshire Business Mentors serves entrepreneurs, small business owners and nonprofits across the Seacoast area, from southern Maine, across New Hampshire and into northern Massachusetts. Mentoring sessions are held on virtual calls, so business owners can meet their mentors from anywhere in that area.
Who can get free business mentoring in the Seacoast area?
Entrepreneurs, small business owners and nonprofits in the Seacoast area can ask New Hampshire Business Mentors for a mentor. That includes first-time founders with an idea and owners of established companies, in any industry. One request describing the business or organization is enough, and the nhbm team reads it and follows up by email.