Mentor Protégé Programs

Mentor protégé programs exist to increase the number of small disadvantaged businesses capable of bidding successfully on large contracts with public and private organizations. These programs seek to improve the protégés management and organization skills by teaching them new strategic tools to speed the growth of their business.

wire2netllc can assist Fortune 100 companies and federal agencies in implementing mentor protégé programs. Areas of expertise include:

• Coordinating technical and business assistance to small disadvantaged businesses
• Enhancing the ability of these businesses to perform as subcontractors on federal and commercial projects
• Enable these businesses to serve as prime contractors and widen their reach into the industrial economy

wire2netllc has proven success in working with mentor companies to enhance the ability of their protégé companies to compete for contracts and expand their efforts to identify and respond to their developmental needs. Among the ways we help guide a mentor protégé relationship are:

• Upgrading accounting systems to allow the protégé to undertake larger projects
• Offering training in skill sets that will broaden a protégé’s niche in the marketplace
• Redesigning benefits packages and improving human relations management