Grow Your Small Business Today

We recruit the nation’s brightest business minds to volunteer their expertise to help small businesses like yours grow and to create new quality jobs for working people in underserved communities. Our companies have shown job growth at eight times the national average, and our nonprofit program has helped hundreds of small businesses create tens of thousands of jobs for working people in local communities.

Through BusinessAdvising.org, your company will be paired with the right mentor or advisor for your needs. We have a pool of hundreds of professional mentors from all industries and areas of expertise. Our advisors are seasoned entrepreneurs, active professionals with in-demand skills, and senior leaders from major banks, consulting firms, and Fortune 500 companies. BusinessAdvising.org also removes geography as a barrier. Wherever you are in America, we’ll find the best advisor to help your company grow.

Do you have questions about finance, marketing, operations, sales, IT, or HR? We’ll work hard to solve your biggest business challenges, with custom advice just for you! Signing up is fast and easy — and free. We’re a nonprofit, so you’ll never be asked to pay for any of our services.

Here’s How it Works

Online business advising is a game-changing innovation. It’s common for entrepreneurs to seek advice from community organizations with limited capacity and industry expertise, hire costly consultants and coaches, or think they’re too busy to find a local mentor. Enter: online mentoring. BusinessAdvising.org leverages technology (an online platform with an internal, proprietary matching algorithm) and volunteerism to provide small business owners with high-quality mentoring, at no cost, that removes geography as a barrier. If your company is in downtown Omaha, and the best advisor for your business lives in Dallas, BusinessAdvising.org can make that match happen.

Program Criteria

Most of the participants in our program tend to meet the following criteria. 

• Operating history of at least a year (i.e. beyond start-up phase)
• Annual revenues of $100,000 and up
• 2+ employees
• Located in the United States
• Creating jobs for people from, or be located in, economically underserved parts of cities or rural areas — OR have a compelling social mission

Remember, we’re flexible! If your company doesn’t meet these exact criteria, contact us anyway. We’d love to find a way to work together.

What We Offer

Our advising program offers a number of ways for small business owners to get unique, relevant, and timely support. We offer:

• One-on-one mentoring and coaching
• Networking events
• Educational resources and webinars
• Promotional opportunities for your business within our network and to the general public

We have hundreds of advisors, offering expertise in:

• Marketing
• Finance and accounting
• Executive coaching
• Business planning
• Sales
• Human Resources
• Operations (supply chain, B2B, B2C)
• And more

Advisor Commitment

Pro bono advisors commit at least 5 hours per month. They’ll answer your questions, and give you the specific tools and problem-solving skills you need to sustainably run or grow your business. Some volunteer advisors enjoy this program so much they happily provide more hours than this, too, and open up their own networks to you and your company.

Are There Fees?

None! We’re a nonprofit that works to empower America’s small businesses, so all BusinessAdvising.org matches are made for free thanks to our funders and sponsors. You’ll never be asked for money or to pay for anything.

What Browsers Are Supported

Chrome (42 and up, on mobile and desktop), Safari (on mobile and desktop), Internet Explorer (11 and up), and Firefox.

*You can sign up using your email address or LinkedIn account — whatever’s easier!