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Volunteer Opportunity - Facilitator, Diverse Entrepreneurs Business Incubator - SFU Surrey TD Community Engagement Centre
Help new entrepreneurs develop “Dragons’ Den” style business pitches!
The Diverse Entrepreneurs Business Incubator, offered by DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society (DCRS) and funded by Canadian Western Bank, is an 18+ week self-employment training program, networking and support system, and business incubation platform rolled into one.
We are recruiting volunteer Facilitators who are interested in helping immigrant and BIPOC emerging entrepreneurs plan, launch and grow their businesses!
Please note that this program will be running in-person at the Surrey City Centre Library. Volunteers will be required to follow the latest Health and Safety Plan and guidelines, which will be discussed during orientation.
Your Role:
As a Facilitator, you will have the opportunity to work and collaborate with DIVERSECity's team members from diverse backgrounds. You will be able to support aspiring entrepreneurs by sharing your insights as they put their business plans into action. You will follow the guidance provided by the Self Employment and Entrepreneur Program Coordinator and the CWB Business Incubator curriculum. The goal of this bootcamp is for aspiring entrepreneurs to start creating business operation processes, such as product development, branding, marketing, sales, customer service, production, logistics and accounting procedures.
Volunteer Learning Objectives:
- Share your insights and expertise related to social media, branding, marketing, and other promotion processes with aspiring entrepreneurs;
- Learn about the goals of the DIVERSEcity Entrepreneur Program and support systems available in Canada for new entrepreneurs to develop their businesses;
- Identify the challenges that immigrant and BIPOC individuals face when starting a business;
- Apply learned knowledge of the program as well as interpersonal, communication, cross-cultural awareness and instructional skills by assisting in the delivery of program activities;
- Acquire volunteer skills for community involvement;
- Apply interpersonal, empathy and relationship-building skills by developing healthy relationships with program participants.
Other benefits:
- Help aspiring entrepreneurs develop their business plan and strategy
- Gain content creation skills
- Develop your understanding of community programming
- Earn credit on your co-curricular record
Program Logistics
This program will run weekly on Saturdays.
- Time: 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
- Location: Surrey City Centre Library (10350 University Dr, Surrey, BC V3T 4B8)
- Dates:
- Business Plan Writing Circle (8 weeks): January 21, 2023 - March 11, 2023
- Business Startup Bootcamp (10 weeks): March 18, 2023 - May 27, 2023
Time commitment: Volunteers must commit to attending the program every week during the agreed upon semester(s). Ideally, you will commit to the entire run of the program (until May 2023). But, we realize that scheduling and life circumstances may change your ability to continue volunteering in April or May. Please try to keep this opportunity's dates in mind when determining your schedule in these months.
Mandatory Training Session:
- Date: Saturday, January 14th
- Time: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
- Location: Via Zoom
Requirements:
Please note, students from other universities & colleges may apply, but priority is given to current SFU students (undergraduate, graduate, or continuing studies) and SFU alumni.
To thrive in this role, you should:
- Have a strong interest or related academic experience in Business and/or Marketing;
- An excellent understanding on how to develop and post content on one or more social media platforms (eg: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter);
- Be comfortable with public speaking and sharing tips on how to professionally present and communicate ideas;
- Be familiar with selling at local marketplaces or on online platforms.
- Ability to speak a second language (like Mandarin, Korean, or Arabic) is an asset, but not required.
TO BEGIN YOUR APPLICATION:
If you are interested in this opportunity, please click the 'APPLY NOW' button below and submit your initial expression of interest.
You will then receive an email from SurveyMonkey containing our application form which must be completed before the deadline below.
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