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  • About Us
    • About Us
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    • Innovation Workshops
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Pioneers 21 venture mentoring service

Established in March 2022, P21 Venture Mentoring Service (VMS) is a free and confidential team mentoring service for entrepreneurs in the Borderland region. We help startups and small businesses access expert mentors to help build their ventures.


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"If you cannot see where you are going, ask someone who has been there before."


— J LOREN NORRIS

The VMS model

Strict Guiding Principles / Code of ethics

Strict Guiding Principles / Code of ethics

Strict Guiding Principles / Code of ethics

Team Mentoring methodology

Strict Guiding Principles / Code of ethics

Strict Guiding Principles / Code of ethics

Highly qualified and committed mentors

Focused on developing the entrepreneur and their venture

Focused on developing the entrepreneur and their venture

Focused on developing the entrepreneur and their venture

Focused on developing the entrepreneur and their venture

Focused on developing the entrepreneur and their venture

Entrepreneur p21 vms Benefits

  • Pitch workshop February 10th, 2023, provided by Marina Monsisvais, Barracuda PR Founder - must be an enrolled VMS venture to participate.

  • Patent workshop February 10th, 2023, - must be an enrolled VMS venture to participate.

  • Pitch challenge on March 4th, 2023. Must be an enrolled venture to participate and receive application link. $10k in access to capital. 

  • Venture and mentor mingle events (networking)

  • Meetings scheduled around your availability

  • Access diverse pool of experiences, perspectives & contacts from qualified mentors

  • Adjust mentor team to specific / evolving needs of your venture

  • Targeted advice and brainstorming

  • Near-term action items and advice

  • Confidentiality

Requirements and Commitments

  • Must be based in the Borderland region.

  • You want to validate a new business idea, build and launch a new business, or scale an existing business

  • Be honest, open, and transparent about your venture

  • Maintain effective and timely communication

  • Be able to attend VMS meetings and provide program reporting documents as needed

  • Willing to commit to a sustained relationship to P21 VMS

  • Committed to building your venture in El Paso, Texas

Frequently Asked Questions

Please reach out to dianag@pioneers21.org if you have any other questions.

We are currently operating the program with our first set of ventures. You can apply here, but please be patient as your application may be put on a waiting list. You must fill out a Leaner Canvas which will be found within the application.


Our mentors are experienced and respected entrepreneurs and business professionals who are inspired to help build up our community. Every mentor is vetted and trained based on our program guiding principles.


We are always looking for qualified mentors who are inspired to support to help future generations of entrepreneurs grow. If you would like to be a mentor, please click here and fill out the application.


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