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Mentor Roundup – August 2026
September 7, 2026
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2
Sessions
Held
Across 2 cohorts in August
2
Active
Mentors
Volunteering expertise this month
3
Active
Mentees
Enrolled in the programme
4
Topics
Covered
Distinct themes discussed in August
Topics Covered This Month
[SEED] Branding & Positioning
[SEED] Accommodations
Account Management & Retention
Anti-Money Laundering (FIU)
Avoiding Stockouts or Overstock
Balance Sheet (What You Own vs Owe)
Basic Workflow Mapping
Booking & Calendar Setup
Bookkeeping Basics
Branding & Positioning
Budgeting & Forecasting
Business Registration & Company Filings
Cash Flow Management
Cash Flow Statement (Money In/Out)
Collecting from Customers
Common Objections
Compliance
Content Creation
CRM & Follow-up
Customer Relationships
Customer Service During Delivery
Customer Service in Operations
Data Protection & Privacy
Delivery
Digital Marketing
Email Marketing
Employment & Labour Law Basics
Facebook
Final Sign-off Checklist
Finance
Financial Services
Financial Statements (Simple)
Follow-up Cadences
Food Business
Handling Complaints
Health & Safety (OSH Authority)
Hospitality & Tourism
Improve & Feedback
Income Statement (Profit & Loss)
Instagram
Inventory & Supplies
Lead Generation
LinkedIn
Marketing
Marketing Strategy & Planning
Monitoring & Improvement
National Insurance (NIBTT)
Objections & Closing
Operations
Outbound Prospecting Basics
Paying Suppliers
Payroll Basics
Process & Workflow Basics
Profitability & Cost Control
Qualification & Discovery
Quality & Handover
Quotes, Proposals & Invoicing
Risk & Contingencies
Sales
Sales Conversations & Demos
Scheduling & Resource Management
Scheduling & Workflow
Sectoral Licensing
Service Setup & Standards
Setting Expectations
Showing the Offer
Simple Inventory Tracking
Simple Quote / Proposal
Social Media Marketing
Tax Compliance (Board of Inland Revenue)
Taxes & Compliance (Trinidad & Tobago)
TikTok
Tools & Logistics
Tools & Systems
Tools, Equipment & Maintenance
Traditional & Local Marketing
Using Website Builders
Vendor & Partner Coordination
Website Basics
Accommodations
Accounting & Tax
Adventure & Outdoor
Agriculture, Fisheries & Agro-processing
Agro-Processing & Packaged Foods
Artisan & Creative Craft
Banking & Credit
Bars & Beverage Service
Beauty & Personal Care
Building & Civil Works
Built-Environment Professions
Catering & Events
Cleaning & Janitorial
Clinical & Allied Health
Coaching & Clubs
Community/Strata
Construction, Trades & Home Services
Consulting & Advisory
Corporate & Professional Training
Corporate Events
Creative Industries, Events & Entertainment
Credit Unions & Co-ops
Destination & Concierge
Digital Marketing
Dining Establishments
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Early Childhood & Childcare
Education, Training & Childcare
Electrical & Power Systems
Energy, Utilities & Renewables
Event Production
Events & Festivals (Tourism)
Events & Outreach
Facilities & Rentals
Fashion & Culture
Fashion & Lifestyle
Festivals
Film, Photo & Design
Financial Services & Insurance
Finishes & Outdoor
Fisheries & Aquaculture
Fitness & Wellness
Food & Beverage for Tourism
Food, Beverage & Catering
Freight & Courier
General Retail
Health, Wellness & Beauty
Home & Hardware
Home Services
ICT, Media & Digital Services
Inputs & Services
Insurance & Brokerage
IT Services
Legal & Notary
Light Manufacturing
Manufacturing, Fabrication & Craft
Marine Transport
Mechanical & HVAC
Media & Studios
Mobile & Street Food
Music & Performing Arts
NGOs & CBOs
Non-profit, Community & Social Enterprise
Other / Emerging
Passenger Transport
Payments & Fintech
Pharmacies & Supplies
Primary Production
Print & Packaging
Professional & Business Services
Project Delivery
Property/Facility Management
Public Sector Contracting & Procurement
Real Estate & Property Management
Retail, Wholesale & E-commerce
Sales & Lettings
Security Services
Security, Cleaning & Environmental Services
Short-Term Rental Ops
Skilled Trades
Skills & Vocational
Social Ventures
Software & Web
Solar & Storage
Specialty & Craft
Sports, Adventure & Recreation
Supply & Distribution
Tendering & Compliance
Tourism, Hospitality & Short-Term Rentals
Tours & Experiences
Transportation, Logistics & Delivery
Tutoring & Test Prep
Valuation & Advisory
Value-Add Processing
Vehicle Hire & Services
Vendor Services (THA/Central Gov’t)
Warehousing & Distribution
Waste & Environmental
Water Systems
Weddings
Wholesale/Distribution
Wood & Metal Works
Highlighted = most discussed this month
Standout Moments
DR
David
Ramroop
Ramroop
Mentor
"Mentoring keeps me sharp. Explaining what worked for me forces me to understand why it worked."
David Ramroop
Founder · Ramroop Advisory
MB
Marcus Bellamy
Founder · BlueLane Digital
Mentee
"I came in thinking I had a marketing problem. By session two I realised I had a pricing problem."
AM
Anisa Mohammed
Manager · Coral Stays
Mentee
"I finally understand my cash flow. That alone was worth the whole programme."
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