Business Mentor NY – a program of Empire State Development

Program Update

Mentees and Mentors,

We appreciate your interest in mentorship. Please be advised that after March 31, 2024, the Business Mentor NY Program will cease to operate. However, you can continue to access mentoring services by contacting Entrepreneurship Assistance Centers in your area at esd.ny.gov/eac-directory to obtain one-on-one counseling with your current business idea or small business.

If you would like to continue offering pro bono mentoring services to entrepreneurs or small business owners, please email us at nylovessmbiz@esd.ny.gov with your core business skills, experience or education and your preferred service area.

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My full assessment

Set up and Planning

  • Created a business plan
  • Performed a competitive analysis
  • Assessed the value of the market
  • Interviewed potential customers
  • Created a prototype
  • Tried to sell to customers
  • Very Confident
  • Very Confident

Market Research

  • Confident
  • Not at all confident
  • Very Confident
  • Confident
  • Not confident

Finances

  • Very Confident
  • Very Confident
  • Very Confident
  • Very Confident

Sales

  • Not confident
  • Very Confident
  • Very Confident

Operations

  • Confident
  • Confident
  • Very Confident
  • Confident
  • Confident
  • Confident
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Jovan Collins Entrepreneur

Location New York, New York, United States of America
Venture Industry Financial/Insurance Services
Languages spoken
  • English
Recent Activity

What I need help with

My background as an entrepreneur

My current challenges

I need help identifying the services that are most impactful for my clients and profitable for me. I also would like to develop a few messages that gets people using my services.

Actions I’ve taken so far

I’ve listed the services I do for clients, as well as the complimentary tasks for upsells.

My future goals

I want to help 300 people set up a crypto-based savings account.

My motivations to work with a mentor

I need guidance in selling and promoting my services. I also would like feedback on the best ways to build my network.


About my venture

YOPE Started 2021

I set up crypto-based accounts and digital wallets for people.

Countries of operation: United States of America