People just love to give advice, however you ask you will find. I actively searched: friends of friends, networking groups, customers, government funding schem

People just love to give advice, however you ask you will find. I actively searched: friends of friends, networking groups, customers, government funding schemes (via Business Link in UK), paid people but I don't feel I ever found somebody I would class as a mentor. I took value from all these people but they were never somebody whom I relied on beyond a couple of get-togethers. I still think it is very much worth searching. If you can find somebody who is a great fit for you it can transform your perspective, I have seen this happen to others.