Guest writer Julian Horrocks, Author at Next-Up

Tips and insights on becoming a mentor to start-ups

Guest writer Julian Horrocks | 15 November 2018

Julian Horrocks, former partner at Eversheds and founder of Yorkshire Business Mentor, is a speaker at the Next-Up conference in Leeds on 20 November. Here he shares his tips and insights on becoming a mentor to start-ups.

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