{"id":14148,"date":"2025-12-04T13:20:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T13:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gnbcc.net\/?p=14148"},"modified":"2025-12-04T13:21:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T13:21:44","slug":"strengthening-connections-expanding-capacity-women-in-business-mentor-mentee-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gnbcc.net\/strengthening-connections-expanding-capacity-women-in-business-mentor-mentee-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening Connections & Expanding Capacity: Women in Business Mentor\u2013Mentee Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last Thursday, the Women in Business Mentorship Program held its highly anticipated Mentor\u2013Mentee Workshop at La Villa Boutique Hotel, an inspiring afternoon designed to deepen learning, expand networks, and strengthen the collective capacity of our 2025 cohort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event opened with warm remarks from Project Manager, Tracy Abbey Mensah<\/strong>, who welcomed participants and walked them through the structure and expected outcomes of the session. She highlighted that beyond one-on-one mentorship, this workshop was designed to give every mentee access to the broader pool of expertise within the WIB network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first segment featured an insightful presentation by Wisdom Abodakpi and Naomi Nunoamesi<\/strong> from PUM Netherlands Senior Experts<\/strong>, a long-standing GNBCC member organization. They introduced PUM\u2019s mission, areas of expertise, and the international network of senior professionals available to support SMEs across multiple sectors.
This session sparked meaningful interaction as mentees engaged in a Q&A on how PUM\u2019s technical support could complement their individual business needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To ensure every mentee benefited from the collective experience of our mentors, participants were divided into thematic groups based on their pre-identified areas of need. They then moved through cross-learning rotations<\/strong>, allowing each business owner to interact with more than one mentor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mentor-led sessions covered three critical thematic areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n