A mentor is critical for any business but particularly so for a start-up. Each e4f business will be allocated one or more mentors. We also hold mentor days where you get the chance to engage with lots of mentors in a single day. Our mentors come from a variety of backgrounds. These will include serial entrepreneurs, founders, technology experts, and professionals such as lawyers, marketing specialists, accountants and venture capitalists. Below shows our current mentors that you will have access to as part of the Entrepreneurs for the Future programme:

Mentors

		James Villarreal, Managing Director, Glide Utilities
		Peter Dines, Chief Executive, Surgi C
		Lee Strafford, Co-Founder, PlusNet
		Peter Cunliffe, Managing Direction, Flex FD Ltd
		Richard Bisiker, Founder, Personal Summits Ltd
		Sanj Kumar, Vice President, Discoverx Corporation Ltd
		David Burden, Managing Director, Daden
		Paul Heaven, Director, Blue Sky Corporate Finance
		Peter Rees-Steer, Director, Invigour
		Andy Munarriz, CEO, HulloMail
		Anna Blackaby, Business Reporter, Birmingham Post
		Mark Hales, Independent, Investor
		Matthew Miller, Founder, ustwo
		Clive Bawden, Business Development Director, Catalyst Corporate Finance
		Adil Mohammed, Co Founder, Launch48
		Chris Unitt, Head of Social Media, Made Media
		Nicola Fleet-Milne – Managing Director, Fleet-Milne Residential
		Lee Kemp – Managing Director, Fullrange
		Justin Eames – Managing Director, fish in a bottle
		Rob Styles – Talis
		David Hardman – Chief Executive Officer, Birmingham Science Park Aston
		Simon Ford – Director, E-Supply Shops
		Simon Jenner – Head of Incubation, Birmingham Science Park Aston
		Andy Povey – Client Relationship Manager, Finance Birmingham
		Mike Prince – Managing Director, Hugs Digital
		Ian Broom, Co Founder, Launch48
		Mark Hart, Professor of Small Business and Entrepreneurship,       Aston University

Advisors

	Alan Bhimani, Chartered Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney, Marks & Clerk
	Pam Bryer, Chartered Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney,Marks & Clerk
	John Ferdinand, Trademark and European Design Attorney,Marks & Clerk
	Darren Walker, Associate – Corporate Team, Cobbetts LLP
	Phil Bloxham – Development Director, Challinors
	Michael Knibbs – Partner, Challinors
	Simon Bond – Partner, Challinors
	Adrian Holles, Partner, Wallace Crooke Chartered Accountants