Program Overview
Quality Mentoring for Businesses
The Quality Mentoring for Tourism Businesses Program was a joint pilot initiative of TIANS with support from ACOA. The program was designed to support the long-term rebuilding and sustainability of the sector. By connecting business owner/operators with qualified mentors, operators received professional expertise in a targeted business topic of their choice. This included structured feedback, insight and recommendations around improvement and innovation of tourism businesses.
What Type of Mentoring Was Available?
- Operational Efficiencies & Innovations – Guidance to improve workflows, productivity and other efficiencies for your business – save time and money. Identification of opportunities to improve physical product/state of repair as well as technological improvements (reservation software, yield management systems etc.)
- General Management Advice & Mentoring – Feedback and support in adapting your business management practices to succeed in a new era for the tourism industry. This can include topics such as human resource strategies, succession planning and more.
- Marketing – Marketing support, such as graphic design and social media services to appeal to customers in the “new normal.” Stand out from your competition and draw in new business.
- Business Financial Planning – Expert advisory services regarding financing options, available government supports, and financial planning to help strengthen business going forward.
- Other – Looking for something not identified here? Contact us to see how we may be able to help. We can arrange for a virtual or in-person connection.