On the 16^th of November, the case study session on mentoring in entrepreneurship was carried out as part of the agenda of the Vth Voronezh Entrepreneurship Forum.

Boris Tkachenko, CEO of Mentoring Institute and Youth Business Russia, spoke at the panel session “Mentoring for Business and Startups” at the First International Mentoring Conference of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) on the 26th of October in Barcelona (Spain).

The 24^th of October was the YBI Day at the 11^th Annual Mentoring Conference “Mentoring, Coaching, and Leadership for Innovation and Entrepreneurship” held by the Mentoring Institute of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque (USA).

Boris Tkachenko, CEO of Mentoring Institute and Youth Business Russia, took part at the Russian National Interuniversity Forum “Youth Entrepreneurship Development” on the 23rd of October in Kemerovo.

Boris Tkachenko, CEO of Mentoring Institute and Youth Business Russia (YBR), took part at the National Conference on Experience Exchange of the Small Business Acceleration Forum programme, that was launched by the Centre for Entrepreneurship, held on October 18-19 in Nizhny Novgorod.

On the 29^th of September 2018, Boris Tkachenko spoke at the “Innovation and Entrepreneurial Environment at a University”, Professional Development programme event, that was organised by WIN Business Development together with National Training Foundation.

On the 28^th of June the meeting with experienced entrepreneurs, potential and acting mentors of the Business Class programme was held in Novosibirsk. The programme being implemented in 46 Russian regions by Google Russia and Sberbank has been also started in Novosibirsk.

On June 18-22, the new mentoring-in-entrepreneurship group started in Yugra.

During 5 days, Boris Tkachenko and Irina Gorelova from Mentoring Institute, together with Victor Liberansky, mentoring project coordinator in Yugra, and Maria Narygina from Entrepreneurship Support Fund, have delivered...

On the 14^th of June the meeting with experienced entrepreneurs, potential and acting mentors of the Business Class programme was held in Voronezh. The programme being implemented in 46 Russian regions by Google Russia and Sberbank has been also started in Voronezh.

In the evening on the 13^th of April, an interesting informal event for practicing and potential mentors working at the Business Class programme was held at Google offices.