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Apprentice winner Mark Wright is our new columnist

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By Timothy Adler on Small Business – Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs

Mark Wright, winner of TV’s The Apprentice, has joined SmallBusiness as our monthly columnist.

Mark will be writing his Mark Wright column detailing the ups and downs, the issues and joys of running his own small business, marketing agency Climb Online, in partnership with Lord Sugar.

As the most successful business to have been founded by an Apprentice winner to date, Climb Online is known for its disruptive approach to digital marketing, working with household brands to scale growth and generate profit.

>See also: Apprentice winner Mark Wright on how to build the right team

Mark’s experience in building and creating a multi-million-pound turnover digital business has led him to invest in additional businesses within the property investment, web development, public relations and the hair and beauty sectors, all of which he will be writing about as well.

Aged just 31, Mark has won a host of business accolades including Entrepreneur’s Team of the Year at the 2018 Great British Entrepreneur Awards and Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2018 UK Business Awards.

>See also: Karren Brady Q&A – 6 qualities of a successful entrepreneur

In June 2019 Wright launched his very

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Why every entrepreneur needs their own mentor

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By Mark Wright on Small Business – Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs

The internet is awash with help and advice for business owners. With all this information at your fingertips, is it worth having a dedicated mentor? The short answer is yes, without a doubt.

For me, the ultimate Apprentice prize was the opportunity to receive the 1-2-1 guidance and mentorship from Lord Sugar and his wealth of experience that came with it. Working in the same office as him for the first three years of my company taught me so many invaluable lessons that couldn’t simply be gleaned from reading a book.

In the business world, the power of a good mentor is a known fact, and the statistics back this up. CNBC reported that 91 per cent of workers with a mentor are satisfied in their jobs, while SCORE found that 30 per cent of entrepreneurs reported increased growth in their business after just one interaction with a mentor, rising to 43 per cent with five or more interactions.

With the likes of Bill Gates receiving mentorship from Warren Buffet, or Mark Zuckerberg from Steve Jobs, it’s clear to see there’s direct link between solid mentoring and high

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