Alter Start — social incubator in Geneva and Lausanne
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Volunteer mentors

Share your expertise

Pass on your skills. Open doors.

Become a mentor: info@alterstart.org →
A volunteer Alter Start mentor supporting an entrepreneur

Why join us

A unique experience

An Alter Start mentor in discussion with entrepreneurs
Meeting creative, motivated people.
An Alter Start mentor during a mentoring session
A concrete, visible impact.
An Alter Start mentor and a beneficiary working together
The satisfaction of building meaningful collaborations.

Your role

5 ways to contribute

  1. A volunteer Alter Start mentor and an entrepreneur smiling around a laptop
    01

    Mentoring

    Provide weekly one-to-one support on developing the concept, pricing and the fundamentals of entrepreneurship.

  2. A volunteer Alter Start mentor sharing his expertise over a spreadsheet with participants at Impact Hub Geneva
    02

    Employment expertise

    Share your knowledge of Swiss market standards, professional codes and what employers expect.

  3. An Alter Start entrepreneur pitching her project on stage, microphone in hand
    03

    Pitch preparation & assessment

    Help participants structure and rehearse their pitch, and sit on juries.

  4. The Alter Start team with P&G employees during a company visit
    04

    Network & opening doors

    Connect entrepreneurs with your professional network, potential customers or work placement opportunities.

  5. A speaker presenting the Alter Start new term to a group of participants gathered around a large table
    05

    Group training

    Lead a group session to share your expertise with entrepreneurs or job seekers: marketing, finance, sales, interview preparation, LinkedIn…

Who can become a mentor?

Entrepreneur, employee, self-employed… all professional experience counts.

You want to put your skills and experience to work for a social cause by supporting an entrepreneur as they develop their business or career plans.

Expertise we are looking for

  • Marketing & communication
  • Finance & management
  • Sales & business development
  • Job interview preparation
  • LinkedIn & personal branding

Does your company want to get involved with you? See skills-based volunteering

Training

You are trained within our programme.

  1. Internal training provided

  2. Methodology and tools

  3. Joining the Alter Start network

Our mentors

Join a team of volunteer professionals.

Entrepreneurs, managers, trainers: they volunteer their expertise in a spirit of solidarity, knowledge-sharing and human support.

  • Portrait of Sofia Otegui
    Sofia Otegui
  • Portrait of Gilbert Bieri
    Gilbert Bieri
  • Portrait of Marc Delbreil
    Marc Delbreil
  • Portrait of Carole Chuquet
    Carole Chuquet
  • Portrait of Kristina Babina
    Kristina Babina
  • Portrait of one of Alter Start's volunteer mentors
    … and all our other mentors

Where and when

Join our team in Geneva on Thursday lunchtimes and in Lausanne on Friday mornings.

Map: Alter Start in Geneva, Impact Hub, Rue Fendt 1
Geneva — Thursday lunchtime
Impact Hub, Rue Fendt 1, 1201 Geneva
Map: Alter Start in Lausanne, Avenue de Sévelin 52
Lausanne — Friday morning
Avenue de Sévelin 52, 1004 Lausanne

Join us

Tell us who you are and what you would like to pass on: we will suggest the most useful way for you to get involved.

Contact us: info@alterstart.org →