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The Xero For Good Ambassador Programme provides small businesses with free mentoring from accounting and bookkeeping volunteers. It’s designed to help businesses apply insights from Know Your Numbers, a free educational programme that helps equip small businesses and entrepreneurs with the general financial knowledge they need to succeed.

For small businesses seeking specific advice, we recommend searching for an accountant or bookkeeper in the Xero advisor directory.

Small businesses, based in Aotearoa New Zealand, interested in getting mentoring support from a Xero For Good Ambassador can complete a sign-up form on our website, knowyournumbers.xero.com and the matchmaking will begin. Simply share a few details about your business so we can connect you with the right accountant or bookkeeper. 

The Xero For Good Ambassador Programme is designed to be a self-driven programme. The time commitment is up to each individual participant. When you match with a mentor, the Mentorloop platform will prompt you to complete milestones that help you track progress and provide structure to the mentoring experience. How quickly you work through these milestones is up to you and your mentor. Mentees are responsible for driving the relationship. This includes maintaining regular communication and responding to your mentor promptly and professionally.

Connecting with a Xero For Good Ambassador is free and one of the key offerings of Know Your Numbers.

You can close the mentoring relationship (the loop) at any time. You’ll be prompted to complete a survey to provide more information about your experience for the programme coordinators to assess so we can identify areas to improve.

Head to the Mentorloop Help Hub for more information on dealing with bad matches, including signs to move on, how to request a new match, and who to seek support from when needed.

Should you encounter or witness any form of inappropriate behaviour, you must close the mentoring relationship (the loop) immediately. The Xero For Good Ambassador Programme has a no-tolerance policy for disrespect, discrimination, and harassment.

Head to Mentorloop Help Hub for more information on dealing with 'bad matches,' including signs to move on, how to request a new match, and who to seek support from when needed.

The Xero For Good Ambassador Programme is a pilot programme beginning in New Zealand. At this stage, there is no end date; however, Xero may choose to discontinue the programme at any point. Should Xero conclude the Xero For Good Ambassador Programme in the future, participants will be given 60 days notice. This will allow enough time to decide if or how you would like to stay connected to your mentor outside of the programme.

We encourage you to visit our website, knowyournumbers.xero.com, for all the current information. For further questions, please contact xeroforgood@xero.com.