Mentoring Programme

Specialized mentoring program for innovative SMEs (start-up and scale-up companies) in the early stages of development, with more than 70 experienced mentors and experts from various fields.

About the Mentoring Program

The aim of implementing the mentoring program is to contribute to improving the development of start-up and scale-up companies and to reducing their mortality rate in the development phases. Adequate mentoring support enables companies, based on continuous individual cooperation with an experienced start-up mentor, to identify and appropriately address potential obstacles on their entrepreneurial path, improve their business model, upgrade their innovative product, and thereby enhance their development potential.

Purpose of the Mentoring Scheme

The Mentoring Scheme is intended for start-up and scale-up companies that want to:

improve their business model

upgrade their product

reduce risks in the development phases

With the help of start-up mentors – entrepreneurs with their own experience in establishing and growing companies – gain practical advice, strategic guidance, and support for faster development.

How does mentoring work?

Mentoring takes place within the framework of:

  • the Public Tender for the Implementation of Comprehensive Support Services for Innovative Individuals and Innovative Start-up Companies 2024–2025 (the National Start-up Consortium), for companies registered in the Register of Innovative Start-up Companies, and
  • the DevelopmentPlus Program, for companies that are:
    • recipients of funds under the P2 tender,
    • or have an active contract under the SK or SI-SK tenders.

Mentors are selected through a public call for start-up mentors.

Do you want to become a start-up mentor?

If you have experience in leading or developing a start-up company and want to help new entrepreneurs on their path to success:

Are you looking for a mentor for your start-up company?

If you are an innovative start-up company that meets the conditions for entry in the Register of Innovative Start-up Companies, submit an application and gain access to free mentoring:

“Mentorship is not just advice – it is a partnership between experienced entrepreneurs and new innovators, who together build the future of the Slovenian start-up and scale-up ecosystem.”