Jupiter Mentors is a business consulting web platform for professionals who have built a successful
career
in
various areas of business and want to give back. Jupiter Mentors enables you to connect with startups,
existing mid-sized entrepreneurs or companies and offer guidance to help them build and grow their
businesses.
Aspiring mentees looking for mentors in various areas of business, eg: Business plan, Marketing,
Market
research, Marketing strategies, HR etc. where they require guidance and expertise, can search for
professional
mentors in the respective areas. Both mentors and mentees will be notified once a suitable match has
been
made. Once approved, a mentee can proceed consulting with the assigned mentor. If they are interested
in
your
guidance, they will request a session based on your availabilities, which you can either approve or
decline.
Sessions are held via videoconference / calls on our platform and also through chats , emails or
personal
meeting. You will be reminded in advance of the start time.Once Session is complete, it will show in
your earnings part in the DashBoard. Thereafter, at agreed dates, the payments will be transferred to
your approved and listed bank accounts. All bank charges to your account.
Each skill profile is vetted by JBM before making it visible on the platform. This is done by
verifying
the completeness of the profile as also accuracy vis-a-vis other public sources. Once we approve any
profile, an approval e-mail is sent to the mentor, and in case we are not sure about some details, we
send a clarification e-mail. Profiles that do not match JBM’s mandate (i.e., students, interns,
executive and office assistants etc) are not approved, as we do not focus on roles matching their
requirements.
Prospective mentors will be interviewed by JBM and listing will be on the basis of the interview and
documents submitted.
Since we try our best to source quality mentor, the mentees seek quality professionals. The more
detailed
your
profile is, the more inclined they are to shortlist you. Make sure to mention at least one skill and
give
a
detailed description of the past assignments you have worked on. Think of it as a structured cover
note
that
helps the company decide whether to look at your CV.
We approve each skill profile before making it visible on the platform, by verifying the completeness
of
the
profile as also accuracy vis-a-vis other public sources. JBM vets professionals who apply as mentors
on
the
basis of the mentors experience in the particular field he/ she is applying for.
Mentors will be asked to submit their CV with a cover letter, references, Qualification
certifications
and trade/ professional license (where applicable) while applying for a profile on the platform. This
information will be evaluated by the team and references will be contacted where necessary. The mentor
will be contacted if any clarifications need to be made.
Mentors will be hired on the basis of their experience (7+ years) that extend across all major
disciplines.
From the beginning, JBM vets and classifies each mentor based on their level of expertise and years of
professional experience. Refer to our pricing chart for more information. In order to jump up a tier,
we
look
for a particular dedication to mentoring.
You can decline a mentee’s request in case you have a last-minute scheduling issue or you foresee a
personal
conflict with them. We however, strongly recommend that you follow through on your sessions since you
indicated you were available and cancelling could reflect badly on you and possibly your ratings. You
will
not
be penalized for cancelling a request. However, multiple cancellations will result in a warning and
the
probable deletion of your account.
If you absolutely must cancel your session, we request that you do so at least 24 hours in advance on
your
booking page. Currently, mentors cannot reschedule with a mentee. If cancel last
minute,
you
will receive a warning email from JBM shortly after.
Mentees are urged to cancel 24 hours before your session. You will receive an email notifying the
reason
for
the cancellation. If your mentee was unable to cancel 24 hours in advance, we will gladly find a way
to
make
it up to you.
Upon booking a session with you, mentees must specify the kind of help they are looking for and can
link
to
information for you to review prior to your session together. This will give you a clear idea of their
expectations and you can structure your session on the basis of this.
Upon setting up your monthly schedule, you will receive an email from us with a few key tips that will
help
you be the best mentor for your mentee. Mentees are coming to you for guidance, so be sure to prepare
yourself
beforehand by reading their intro message and reviewing materials they may have linked. And remember,
JBM
is
here to support you should you need an extra hand in getting started. Don’t hesitate to
contact
us if that’s
the case.
Mentorship is always not a perfect match. However, unless there are serious issues at hand, such as
abuse, we ask that you kindly set your impressions aside and try to help your mentee as best you can
and
complete the session.
Yes, we charge a nominal fee of 20% per session as a online consulting fee to maintain the platform
and
recover operating costs. Also a 15% fee is charged for services purchases by the mentee through the
platform.
The mentee pays through the platform and the platform releases the amount to the mentor after
deducting
the 20% service fee.Once you have completed your session, at pre agreed dates i.e either monthly or
bi-monthly, your earning will be directly deposited into your designated bank account . For Service
Fee
charged to the client - the fees will be remitted to your account 50% within 3 working days after
having
received the funds in the account. The balance 50% will be released after deducting the platform
service
fee of 15% after completion of the assignment as a part of the regular billing cycle.
As often or as sparse as you like. JBM is your way of giving back and earning extra revenue, all while
offering you as much flexibility as possible. However, we do strongly suggest you provide a minimum of
four sessions per month to maintain your accounts active status and keep mentees interested.
If you’re unable to provide availabilities for several weeks and months, the ‘request a session’
button
on your profile will automatically be rendered inactive.
When you receive the email we will have sent you to confirm or decline a session request, you’ll have
the option to add your upcoming booking to your personal calendar. If you download it and open it,
your
calendar client will be opened and the event will automatically be saved.
If you wish to change your discipline, just contact us. We will take care of switching it for you. Be
sure to indicate the new discipline you would like to mentor under in your email.
JBM is always involved in growing the platform and spreading awareness to a wide audience of
professionals. More mentees on board is definitely one of the ways. However, as a mentor you can also
take steps to assure you get more bookings. Excellent and timely service to existing portfolio of
mentees is an important one. JBM providers mentees with the ability to rate theirs mentors. Good
ratings
and comments gets you more noticed and more likely to be selected by new mentees. Also, always keep up
to date and constantly train yourself. Growing your portfolio will keep you one step ahead of the
other
mentors on the platform and updating your knowledge to meet the dynamic landscape of business. Eg:
Introduction of VAT in UAE.
We’ll also be featuring our mentors on a regular basis to help you get the visibility you deserve!
Our review form has 5 objective parameters viz. Quality of work, Timeliness of work, Expertise level,
Professionalism & Creativity, and a subjective parameter where clients can give comments on their
experience working with you. The mentee will also be able to rate on a 5 point scale which will then
be
aggregated to produce a single score. Mentees will only be able to see whether you have feedback, and
at
the overall score at the summary level. The detailed feedback will be visible only when they get
access
to your detailed skill profile.
You can deactivate your account by sending an email to contact@jupiterbusinessmentors.com and once we
review
that you have no pending assignments your account will be deactivated and will no longer be visible to
the mentees.
However you can activate your profile whenever you want by mailing contact@jupiterbusinessmentors.com since
you have already been previously approved.
If you choose to Delete your account, your skill profile will be completely deleted from our database
and you will need to register again.
You can change your notification settings also, if you wish to unsubscribe yourself from our
newsletters, blogs and opportunity alerts.
At present there is no subscription fee to be paid to be a Mentor on the platform. All that is
required
is to be referred by another existing mentor and 2 client referrals. However, going forward, the
platform reserves the right to charge an Annual listing fee after completing 10 paid sessions on the
platform. Also, there would be additional charges should the mentor want to highlight his profile or
advertise as Featured Mentor or wants to offer services at discounted prices etc.