Business Mentor NY – a program of Empire State Development

Program Update

Mentees and Mentors,

We appreciate your interest in mentorship. Please be advised that after March 31, 2024, the Business Mentor NY Program will cease to operate. However, you can continue to access mentoring services by contacting Entrepreneurship Assistance Centers in your area at esd.ny.gov/eac-directory to obtain one-on-one counseling with your current business idea or small business.

If you would like to continue offering pro bono mentoring services to entrepreneurs or small business owners, please email us at nylovessmbiz@esd.ny.gov with your core business skills, experience or education and your preferred service area.

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Alexis Alvarez Entrepreneur

Location New York, New York, United States of America
Venture Industry Health/Wellness/Fitness/Bodywork
Languages spoken
  • English
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What I need help with

My background as an entrepreneur

My current challenges

I have been looking for a business mentor who is willing to branch out & work with me and my unique niche market business. I know there is a market for my services, I just need a professional's help to organize my developing ideas in a new business plan and create a strategy that will help me promote my energy therapies & wellness services/programs/retreats.

I am on the cusp of turning a part-time hobby into an actual profitable business and I need help formulating that on paper in a business plan. I need to create a plan that highlights my services/programs over my handcrafted goods. I need help figuring out that transition and what steps are best for me (i.e. owning a spa/wellness center storefront, only consultant work for others, or only having an online presence).

I am mandated by the department of labor to submit benchmark sheets to show my progress so I am also looking for a mentor who is familiar with the SEAP program. My first document is due 3/26/17.


About my venture

Alektrik Crystals Started 2013

My business, Alektrik Crystals, offers niche holistic wellness products & services. I started off focusing only on handcrafted gemstone jewelry & skincare products (selling at local street fairs & online) but my brand and I have since expanded to holistic, complimentary & alternative energy therapies. I am an Energy Therapy Practitioner, Certified Crystal Healer, Professional Intuitive Reader & Registered Metaphysical Provider. I have diplomas in studio art, crystal healing, color therapy, sound therapy, reiki healing & holistic skincare products manufacturing.

Changing my focus from only selling products to highlighting my wellness services is important to me because I can serve a larger clientele base and help them reach their mind-body-soul wellness goals in a much more efficient & healing way.

I was recently accepted into the NYS dept. of labor's SEAP program, which requires you find& work with a biz mentor. I found this mentorship program through web searching for a free mentor.

Countries of operation: United States of America