Mowgli Mentoring 10yr Impact Report

Shoulder to shoulder:
The mentoring journey
92%
OF BUSINESSES REMAINED
OPERATIONAL DURING THE
MENTORING PROGRAMME
70%
OF ENTREPRENEURS WERE ABLE
TO INCREASE THEIR CONFIDENCE
IN MOVING THEIR BUSINESS ON TO
THE NEXT GROWTH STAGE
Why do so many businesses fail in the first five years of operation?
Why do so many promising businesses stagnate after the initial burst of success?
Why do the few entrepreneurs who reach the heights of success often jeopardise it
all through bad decisions?
At Mowgli, we believe the answer lies within the nature of the entrepreneurial mindset and
learning process, which need support at the three critical stages of the business lifecycle.
69%
OF ENTREPRENEURS WERE ABLE
TO INCREASE THEIR CONFIDENCE
IN OVERCOMING FEAR OF FAILURE
26%
OF ENTREPRENEURS SECURED
FUNDING DURING THEIR
MENTORING PROGRAMME
START UP AND PRE-BREAK EVEN PHASE
Having someone
with experience, especially
in your domain, to talk
to in tough situations is
really a blessing that is not
acquired from the classroom.
I would encourage every
entrepreneur to engage
a mentor, especially in a
structured form like Mowgli’s.
Kamal-Deen Yakub,
Mowgli Mentee, Ghana
A startup company exists in a world of uncertainties, with success heavily reliant on
factors such as its founder’s confidence, motivation, mindset and resilience. Entrepreneurs
struggling to break even in these first few critical years experience pressures, stresses
and interferences, including fears, insecurities, limiting beliefs and societal, cultural and
gender-based psychological factors. These cannot often be addressed in business
mentoring-focused programmes.
At Mowgli, 70 percent of the entrepreneurs we have worked with are in this ‘Valley of
Death’ phase. Our mentors offer them a new perspective, sharing their own experiences
in a long-term shoulder-to-shoulder relationship. They support the entrepreneurs to clarify
their personal and professional vision, establish their priorities and roadmap, explore their
blind spots, identify areas requiring personal development or resources and manage their
own learning process.
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