Opportunity Details

The Experience (in-person)
A 2-hour guest speaking commitment empowering a class of 5-8 participants on key topics like branding, finance, mission statement, presentation skills, and marketing.

What is the Business Skills Training (BST) Program?
Business Skills Training (BST) is a foundational entrepreneurship course where participants learn key business concepts and apply them to their own ideas. Through real-world examples and expert facilitation, they develop business plans in small, supportive cohorts. Offered three times a year, BST provides flexible weekly sessions for 5-8 participants per class.

Volunteers can choose a topic in the Business Skills Training program that they would like to facilitate in the following dates for the July 2025 Cohort (Summer Cohort).

Topics and date & time:
Ideal Customer/Client: July 8, 2025 (2-4 PM, 6-8 PM)
Ideal Customer/Client: July 9, 2025 (10 AM-12 PM)
Finance: July 15, 2025 (2-4 PM, 6-8 PM)
Finance: July 16, 2025 (10 AM-12 PM)
Assumption Testing: July 22, 2025 (2-4 PM, 6-8 PM)
Assumption Testing: July 23, 2025 (10 AM-12 PM)

For interested volunteers, you may sign up to this volunteer opportunity through the Benvity platform and express your interest by sending an email to Alberto: alberto@employtoempower.com

Please indicate the topic you would like to facilitate and the specific date and time you would like to sign up for. Thank you!

Opportunity Details

The Experience:
A 30-minute commitment to sharing business insights on high-demand topics with aspiring entrepreneurs. Guest speakers can discuss a variety of business concepts, share entrepreneurial stories, or provide inspirational messages about overcoming challenges in their profession or the world of entrepreneurship.

What is the EntrePeer-neur Gathering?
A monthly gathering at the ETE office where entrepreneurs connect over food, guest speakers, and engaging business activities. It’s a chance to share stories, discover new opportunities, and learn about ETE resources and community support—all while building valuable connections.

Opportunity Details

The Experience: (in-person)
A 3-hour guest speaking and hands-on session with 3-6 participants on business fundamentals like assumptions, MVP development, lead generation, and sales.

What is the SMARTStart Program?
The SMARTStart Program helps entrepreneurs launch their products and businesses by guiding them through the creation of a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and lead generation strategies. Through practical approaches, participants test their assumptions, refine their offerings, and engage with customers to move toward making their first sales.

Opportunity Details

The Experience: (in-person)
Participants present their business ideas and key takeaways from the Business Skills Training program. Guest panelists spend two hours to provide feedback, offer insights, and connect with entrepreneurs, creating a valuable networking opportunity.

What is the Business Skills Training (BST) Program?
Business Skills Training (BST) is a foundational entrepreneurship course where participants learn key business concepts and apply them to their own ideas. Through real-world examples and expert facilitation, they develop business plans in small, supportive cohorts. Offered three times a year, BST provides flexible weekly sessions for 5-8 participants per class.

Opportunity Details

The Experience (in-person)
A 1-hour commitment where guest speakers share their entrepreneurial journey, business operations, and practical tips with a small group (5-8 participants). Speakers also provide encouragement and insights to aspiring entrepreneurs in the program, helping them navigate their own business paths.

What is the Business Skills Training (BST) Program?
Business Skills Training (BST) is a foundational entrepreneurship course where participants learn key business concepts and apply them to their own ideas. Through real-world examples and expert facilitation, they develop business plans in small, supportive cohorts. Offered three times a year, BST provides flexible weekly sessions for 5-8 participants per class.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Guest Speaker	1	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

The Experience (in-person)
A 2-hour guest speaking commitment empowering a class of 5-8 participants on key topics like branding, finance, mission statement, presentation skills, and marketing.

What is the Business Skills Training (BST) Program?
Business Skills Training (BST) is a foundational entrepreneurship course where participants learn key business concepts and apply them to their own ideas. Through real-world examples and expert facilitation, they develop business plans in small, supportive cohorts. Offered three times a year, BST provides flexible weekly sessions for 5-8 participants per class.

Volunteers can choose a topic in the Business Skills Training program that they would like to facilitate in the following dates for the March 2025 Cohort.

Topics and date & time:
Ideal Customer/Client: March 25, 2025 (2-4 PM, 6-8 PM)
Ideal Customer/Client: March 26, 2025 (10 AM-12 PM)
Branding: April 8, 2025 (2-4 PM, 6-8 PM)
Branding: April 9, 2025 (10 AM-12 PM)
Finance: April 15, 2025 (2-4 PM, 6-8 PM)
Finance: April 16, 2025 (10 AM-12 PM)

For interested volunteers, you may sign up to this volunteer opportunity through the Benvity platform and express your interest by sending an email to Alberto: alberto@employtoempower.com

Please indicate the topic you would like to facilitate and the specific date and time you would like to sign up for. Thank you!

Opportunity Details

Our volunteers are the heart and soul of our mission. Their commitment and hard work inspire us every day. Let's continue to make a positive impact together! We are flexible on commitment but encourage once a week to build relationships with the patrons. Filling in on holiday breaks and when our placement students are off is also needed. Schedule is posted the week before and volunteers can claim shifts that work for their schedule.

Our values:
People First | Accessible & Low Barrier | Caring & Responsive | Safe & Trusted | Equitable & Respectful

9:15-1:15 or 12pm-4pm Monday-Friday:
-Coat Check: Assist patrons with our coat check procedures. Patrons put items in a sealed container during their visit and sometimes need to be gently reminded about our rules. One coat check volunteer takes down the patrons information while two other coat-check volunteers place the bins in a secure location and then wipe the bins out after use.
-Washroom Volunteers: Sign the patrons in and out of our washrooms, use a sanitizing wipe on high-touch surfaces like door knobs and taps after each use (not a detailed clean).

9:15-1:15PM Monday-Friday (no afternoon shift):
-Food and Clothing Bank: Organize and fulfill pantry orders for our patrons
-Food Service Volunteers: hand out pre-plated lunch, serve coffee, water and juice

Monday-Saturday 8am-Noon:
-Kitchen Volunteers: Cook, chop, plate lunch, and tidy the kitchen

As Needed:
-Pick Ups and Drops Offs: Occasionally, we need volunteers to pick up items, or drop them off around Oshawa and the surrounding area, such as bags of out-going or incoming donations

Opportunity Details

Basic Bookkeeping, balance bank statements, and data entry. Work from home or on-site. Once we catch up it should only require a couple of hours a week.

Opportunity Details

Leaders: Help with horses, lead horses while clients ride, grooming, hoof cleaning, and horse care. Assisting Clients with their horses.
Side Walkers: Assisting clients with their horses. Walk beside the horses assisting clients with balance and riding skills and spotting clients to prevent falls. Perform grooming, hoof cleaning, horse care, and chores.

Opportunity Details

Sensory Saturday is a free opportunity for families of individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities to discover and explore the museum in a safe, understanding environment. Sensory Saturday provides guests with sensory needs a space to interact with the museum's exhibits as well as meet other families and learn about resources and opportunities our community has to offer. Volunteers provide additional helping hands allowing us to offer unique interaction experiences for our visitors.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Activity Station Volunteer	6	n/a	n/a