Employ to Empower utilizes the development of business skills, mentoring, and advocacy to provide persons in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside a sense of empowerment. Their programs are provided across Vancouver, and they include an ideation workshop and a business skill training program for ten weeks. There are 3 stages to empowerment – In stage 1, business skills training is imparted. This stage provides you with the fundamental business skills you need to help you draft a simple business plan for your venture. Stage 2 is about mentorship. In this stage, through personalized weekly mentoring sessions, free counselling from a licensed therapist, specialized courses, monthly networking events, a part-time co-working space, and affordable microloans, their mentorship program assists residents and their business dreams. Stage 3 is about community partnerships. Entrepreneurs may be given the opportunity to appear on marketing platforms such as documentaries, workshops with private schools, and brief video series after a few months of mentoring. Their objective is to change the stigma and promote talent in the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood.
Employ to Empower Business Skills Training Program
Basic business fundamentals are taught for ten weeks. People who have a business idea and want to learn more about it should enroll in this class. Before starting a business, it’s necessary to learn and be familiar with the topics covered in this curriculum.
You will have a fundamental business plan and toolbox at the end of the course to support you as you launch your venture. The following topics will be covered:
- Creating your company’s values
- Conducting market research
- Branding and marketing
- Handling finances
- Delivering a pitch presentation
Employ to Empower facilitators’ objective is to give participants a basic toolbox of business skills that they can then adapt to their individual entrepreneurial journeys.
Mentorship Program at Employ to Empower
The program lets you understand the core of business operations. After completing their business skill training program, Downtown Eastside residents are eligible to enroll in their mentoring program. The program offers entrepreneurs personalized weekly mentoring sessions with business experts as well as access to low-interest microloans.
After completing the 10-week Business Skills Training program, you can apply to gain access to the following:
- Individual mentoring for 6–9 months
- Workshops with a specific focus (such on finances or social media)
- Events for business and networking
- Monthly peer events where you can share ideas and solicit support for your company
- Free internal counselling provided by a licensed counsellor
- Obtain microloans up to $10,000
Additional Gains from the Mentorship Program
- Low Rate Microloans
- Free Counselling from an In-House Registered Clinical Counsellor
- Your Own Mentor
- Monthly Peer Gatherings
- Business Development
- Personal Wrap-around Support
- Business Marketing & Networking Support
Community Partnerships at Employ to Empower
Employ to Empower believes in – “We Educate, Empower and Engage”. Since it was founded in 2017, the company has believed in creating a positive impact by building strength within communities. By offering a variety of marketing options to entrepreneurs, the company hopes to educate, empower, and engage the larger Vancouver community. They accept people as they are and are aware that various people like telling stories in different ways.
Entrepreneurs could gain entry to
- Documentaries Features
- Short Videos Features
- Educating Students at Educational Institutions
Initiatives
Marketplace – The opportunity to present their products, skills, and a variety of tales is provided to our program’s entrepreneurs at event booths and shop showcases all year round.
Documentaries – To highlight “A Day in the Life” and highlight the skill and resiliency in the community, entrepreneurs may have the chance to be filmed for a documentary.
The Cardboard Project – The Cardboard Project is an annual fundraiser that explores what it means to humanize the individual experience while sharing the inspiration behind each entrepreneur’s distinctive firm. Additionally, a special piece of art made from cardboard and contributions from the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood is unveiled.
Workshops – Participants in the program who want to deliver workshops or tell their company’s story can collaborate with educational institutions.
Employ to Empower has remained true to its name, making people heard, seen, validated, and connected to other humans, thus expanding the communities as a whole.
To learn more about their community initiatives and programs, visit their website: https://employtoempower.com/
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