PROGRAM UPDATE: 2009-2010 Nomination and Application information will be available later this summer. Please check back often for updates.
The Governor’s Mentor Protégé Program is Georgia’s business-to-business mentoring program and the first state-operated program of its kind in the nation. (Watch the video to learn more about the program.)
The program helps emerging Georgia-based businesses increase their odds for success by teaming them with prospering companies that have proven competencies in technology and business solutions. To learn more about what the Governor’s Mentor Protégé Program has to offer including program overview, mentors, sponsors and protege recruitment, please click HERE. (PDF)
Click here to access the GDEcD photo gallery to view past Mentor Protégé events.
Program Sponsors
Mentors
2008 - 2009 Calendar of Events
Past Protégé Videos
Mentors
2008-2009 Governor's Mentor Protégé Calendar of Events:
September 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m
GMPP Dedication Ceremony
The Home Depot Store Support Center
October 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
GMPP Orientation
The Coca-Cola Company
(Registration & Breakfast 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.)
November 2008
Thursday, November 6, 2008
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
GMPP Alumni Reception
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center
January 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
GMPP Reporting Session I
Georgia Power
March 2009
Tuesday, March 3, 2008
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
GMPP Reporting Session II
Mentor/Sponsor Appreciation Luncheon
Wimbish House
May 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009 – Friday May 29, 2009
Thursday – Check-In 11:30 a.m.
Friday – Adjourn 2:00 p.m.
GMPP Annual Retreat
Brasstown Valley Resort
August 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
GMPP Reporting Session III
TBD
September 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
GMPP Graduation Ceremony
Atlanta Histrory Center
Please check back often for updates.
Past Protege Videos
The success of a small business requires careful planning, a strong business sense and great courage. In Georgia, entrepreneurs can get a boost from some of the most successful companies in the country through the Governor’s Mentor Protégé Program.
The videos below feature some of our successful partners:
Photos from past Governor’s Mentor Protégé Program events.