Bill McAvoy
Bill joined The Prince’s Trust as a volunteer
Business Mentor in Northern Ireland having been involved in
supporting the business start up programme through his
employer.
Bill started
volunteering in 1999 but his motivation dates back further; growing
up during and after the war, Bill’s parents worked hard to give him
a good start in life. Keen to make a difference of his own, he has
been providing mentoring support to young people for over a decade,
helping them realise their business ideas.
Bill recalls there have been lots of good
days, great memories and some frustrations. However, his highlights
are always seeing his advice have positive results or simply
creating a strong working relationship with the
mentee.
Bill has gone on to encourage others to
volunteer, with great success.
I know that anyone I have ever encouraged to
volunteer has never regretted