New Course begins January 27, 2012  December 13, 2011

Congratulations to all of our graduates for fall semester 2011! We will begin a new course on January 27, 2012 at the Boys and Girls Club of Utah County (1060 East 150 North, Provo) at 6:30pm.

New Course begins September 23, 2011  September 11, 2011

MBM will begin a new course for both Spanish and English speakers at 6 pm on September 23 at the Boys and Girls Club of Utah County. We hope to see you there! (1060 East 150 North, Provo)

Info Session  September 06, 2011

MBM will be holding an information session for those interested in applying for volunteer or internship positions. This info session will be held in 130 TNRB at 6:00pm (please note that this has changed from 7:00pm) on Tuesday, September 6. There will be pizza!

MBM is hiring!  January 07, 2011

We are currently looking for trainers and volunteers to help us out during the Winter semester. Please send a resume to info@microbusinessmentors.org or submit the form here.

MBM at BYU's NGO Conference  November 19, 2010

Come see MBM's team speak at BYU's NGO Conference on Friday, November 19 at 10 a.m. The panel will take place in the Wilkinson Center, room 5520.

Un curso nuevo empieza el 27 de mayo  May 27, 2010

6 pm en Dixon Middle School (200 N 800 W, Provo) Todos estan invitados! Las clases son cada jueves por 10 semanas entonces si no puede venir al primero, venga al siguente.

New Course begins May 27  May 27, 2010

6 pm at Dixon Middle School (200 N 800 W, Provo) Everyone is invited to attend. The classes are held every Thursday for 10 weeks so come even if you missed the first class.

Un curso nuevo empieza el 29 de Enero  January 15, 2010

6 pm en Dixon Middle School (200 N 800 W, Provo) Todos estan invitados!

New course begins January 29  January 15, 2010

6 pm at Dixon Middle School. All are invited. (200 N 800 W, Provo)

Discounts given for Festival Latino Americano  August 18, 2009

Festival Latino Americano has announced that it will provide discounted rates for booths at the Festival Latino Americano 2009 for all MBM Graduates. To learn more contact Angelica at 801-655-0258.

Nuevas clases empiezan 18 Septiembre  July 31, 2009

El proximo curso de 9 semanas empieza el 18 de Septiembre. Todos estan invitados a venir y aprender como formar su propio negocio. Las clases occurren todos los viernes en Dixon Middle School.
6 - 7:30 pm

New classes start Sept. 18, 2009  July 31, 2009

The next 9-week course will run from Sept. 18 to Dec. 4. All are invited to attend the first introductory class; registration will follow.
Where: Dixon Middle School
When: Fridays, 6-7:30 pm

Summer Classes in Progress  June 30, 2009

Classes are being taught in Spanish and English throughout the summer at Dixon Middle School. There will be no classes the week of July 4 and July 24. Graduation is scheduled for August, and a new course will begin in September. Please contact us if you are interested in enrolling.

American Express Awards Grant to MicroBusiness Mentors  April 28, 2009

MicroBusiness Mentors would like to thank American Express for their support of our program. Their generous donation has funded numerous community-enriching initiatives, several microcredit loans, and MBM's recent expansion into English.

Change of Venue for Business Training Course  November 26, 2008

In response to the great interest from the Provo community in our Business Training Course, MBM is moving this portion of our operations to Dixon Middle School. At this larger venue, we will be better able to accommodate all those who wish to attend the course. In addition to space, Dixon offers other helpful amenities, such as personal computers for students, that will greatly facilitate MBM's instruction.

Our current clients will be meeting at Dixon starting on 5 December 2008. We will also hold our graduation ceremonies there the following week. Congratulations, fall class of 2008! You made it!

If you or someone you know has not been able to attend this time around, do not despair! Beginning 23 January 2009, we will begin another Business Training Course at Dixon. We will continue our traditional classes in Spanish, and we also anticipate beginning our first-ever classes in English.

If you are interested in joining our classes, or would just like to learn more, please click on the "contact" link at the top of your screen. We'd love to hear from you!

Inspiring words from Warner Woodworth, MBM Founder  July 29, 2008

We're now wrapping up the last of summer 2008 client training sessions... and issuing some 13 loans for new microenterprise start-ups. I estimate that among our client population each microentrepreneur provides economic benefits to 5 individuals in their household, which suggests that MBM's efforts over the past 2-3 months will empower 60-70 people!

I appreciate the work of each trainer and manager--whether loan officer, marketer, secretary, PR or tech expert, accountant, director, or president. The same is true about those who gave us facilities, like Centro Hispano, or served as mentors to our start-ups. You all made a huge difference as we now roll out MBM with significant new funding so we can impact greater numbers of poor Latino families and move them onto the path to economic self-reliance!

When we launched this little project in my Social Entrepreneur class back in 2003, many voices warned us we would not succeed. They claimed Hispanic immigrants were not responsible, or that they were lazy. We knew the opposite was true. They claimed that BYU students were merely youngsters who knew nothing about microcredit, banking, or starting businesses. Again, you proved them wrong.

I think such individuals just simply could not envision the possibilities. Remember the insightful words of the great German philosopher, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: “If the eye were not attuned to the sun, men could not see it.” As we look back on 5 years of increasing social and economic impacts, the evidence is clear: We could see the light of the sun. By doing so we now have a business model that works right here in Utah Valley.

Client Register  July 25, 2008

MBM clients may now register by clicking the "registrarse" link at the top of this page. Registering will allow MBM to serve its clients better, and we encourage all to do so.

MBM Graduation  July 25, 2008

MicroBusiness Mentors had another successful graduation on July 18, 2008. Congratulations to all our graduates!

MBM Team login  July 25, 2008

MBM Team members, please use the link at the top of the page to register.