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THE STRENGHTS-BASED APPROACH TO MENTORING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS : HOW TO FREE THE STRENGHTS WITHIN THEM

A strengths based approach to mentoring women entrepreneurs how to free the strengths within them. Firstly, more women entrepreneurs are beneficial to the european economy. Entrepreneurship has long been suggested as a must go path towards European recovery and growth, especially during the years when the entire continent has been faced with a severe economic crisis.

Secondly, a strengths approach for the business weak femine gender. Women entrepreneurs still constitute a minority in the business world mainly due to various barriers that arise from their femine gender such as anachronistic societal and cultural perceptions, plans to make a family while in business, need to undertake multiple roles in their business and at home, the difficulty to convince investors and raise capital, feelings of insecurity and fear of failure in a tough business world (winn 2005).

Thirdly, bringing can dos on stage. Strengths-based mentoring is a leading edge approach that yields positive results as it is an evolutionary experience for both mentors and mentees.

Fourthly, starting with a trustworthy relation between mentor-mentee. A caring relationship between the mentor and the woman entrepreneur is paramount for facilitating the latter to develop her inner strengths while enabling her to elevate from average A+ performance.

Fifth, we all have talents. Aiming to provide a deeper insight into strengths-based mentoring and unravel the ways in which it can be applied in the context of female entrepreneurship the meaning and importance of talent are primarily discussed given that it constitutes the basis of strength.

Sixth, we all have strengths. A strengths is a pre-existing capacity for a particular way of behaving, thinking or feeling that is a anthentic and energising to the user and and enables optimal functioning, development and performance.

Seventh, stages to free the strengths within you. The discovery, recognitiom, freedom, use, combination and evaluation of strengths underpin the personal and unique pursuit and development of one’s inherent talents which enable the realisation of one’s potential and goal achivement.

In conclusion, as the case study above suggest, strengths based mentoring can prove a solid base in order for the women entrepreneur to be able to develop her self-confidence and self-efficacy as well as a clear view of how she can best respond to the business environment through self-reflection and evaluation based on their strengths.

(THE JOURNAL URL)

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/2192-5372-2-13