The only exceptions will be for extreme, documented emergencies. This course is probably at its best for those students who approach it as if they were active entrepreneurs or soon to be active entrepreneurs, preferably with large portions of their anatomies at risk. The course will then serve as a guide to the development of the venture's business plan. However, the full responsibility for the business plan rests solely with the student. Do not overtax this mentor by trying to shift any responsibility or work from yourself, the student, to them.
Mentor are volunteers.
Therefore, you must convince them to help at a minimum of inconvenience or cost to them. Students may feel free to invite their mentors to class as their quests, except for examinations. Please notify the instructor, if possible, when you plan to invite your mentor. The business plans will be due toward the end of the semester. This is a real-world standard in that a good business plan can be defined as one which gets funded and then leads to a successful business.