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JT: Our clients are lucky because of the amount of mentor- ship and learning opportunities available in town. As I men- tioned earlier, business owners are always thrilled to give a hand and share their expertise. They’ve also received sig- nificant mentorship through the Sauder School of Business, St. FX. In November, in fact, they were invited to speak with the executives and leadership team of the East Coast Credit Union – from whom they received help to start their business – about the transformational possibilities of sup- porting businesses like theirs in communities across Nova Scotia. Their mantra is pretty great: ‘Work hard, don’t quit.’ We encourage our more veteran clients to become mentors to our new clients, because becoming inspired often requires solid leadership. Whenever anyone becomes self-employed or successful in a particular enterprise, they inspire others. That’s where client council comes in. The council is formed by the complete range of our clients and when we meet they tell us how we’re doing as an agency, afterall our clients are the primary stakeholders in our organization. When they see the successes of their peers, they see ways in which they can act toward their goals and this positivity only drives the increasing capacity and the increasing opportunity of the CACL and DIRECTIONS. I think that when there’s positive feedback that it just follows everyone else in the room everywhere they go. That’s what coaching and mentorship can do. MS: At the last DIRECTIONS conference – which involves all
work is reaching out to families and communities to assess their needs. DM: We have a transition to work program here in North Sydney through the local high school. We also take referrals from the Department of Community Services and families will often seek us out privately. Because of the close nature of the community, we’re able to do reach-out work where we know it’s needed. It sounds like every organization in the DIRECTIONS network is ripe with mentors for prospective clients.
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SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE • APRIL 2017
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