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3 people are interested
Volunteer to Mentor Immigrant, Refugee, and Low-income Women Entrepreneurs
ORGANIZATION: Empowered Women International
Please visit the new page to apply.
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3 people are interested
Passionate about Empowering Women through Entrepreneurship? We need You!
We are looking for ETS Mentors to provide guidance, support and encouragement to women students in EWI's entrepreneurial programs to help them develop and launch a small business. The focus of the assistance is the development of a viable business plan and a-ready-to-go business. Mentors offer advice, share skills, insight and professional knowledge to their mentees. They also provide support and connect women into the wider community. Mentors will serve at Metro accessible locations in Alexandria, VA or Wheaton, MD.
Qualifications- MUST HAVE:
- Pioneering and entrepreneurial spirit
- Demonstrated success in business and/or leadership
- Passion for empowering women entrepreneurs
- Cultural competency, empathy, and good mentoring abilities
Mentor candidates must have one or more of the following:
- Mentoring experience
- Entrepreneurial experience (owned own business, had leadership position at a business or worked in a family business)
- Industry experience in any of the following: fine art, craft, performing art, photography, graphic design, web design, food, consulting, fashion, beauty, home-based business,
- Functional experience in marketing, sales, social media, product design, strategy, operations, accounting, finance, and/or business plan review
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
- Work with a group of 2-3 students in class brainstorming, reviewing homework and providing feedback
- Provide advice and support through the different stages of developing a business plan
- Discuss challenges faced when launching a business
- Act as a positive role model to mentees
- Help students focus on a business idea of their choice
- Help students overcome identified barriers to achieving their goals
- Respond to mentees and keep in regular contact
- Meet one-on-one as need it by the student to provide general coaching and advice
- Provide input regarding specific questions/issues
- Assist in connecting students to other opportunities or individuals who can help
Requirements:
- Attend specific ETS classes as designated by EWI
- Commit time outside the training 1-2 hours/mentee/month outside the class during mid Oct 2013 - early Feb 2014
- Attend Midterm Mentor Check-in Session
- Keep in regular contact with ETS Trainer and Program Coordinator and track hours/activities
- Attend Mentor Debrief Session
- Be available to mentees by email or phone as needed
If you are interested in becoming a Mentor Volunteer please send your resume a brief letter of interest to mary@ewint.org. There is an online application to fill out as well in the process:
https://docs.google.com/a/ewint.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHVObTlpVTF5U3Z1QkV4dk9MZWg1Y0E6MA#gid=0
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About Empowered Women International
Location:
320 S. Henry St, Alexandria, VA 22314, US
Mission Statement
A dynamic women’s entrepreneurial development organization, Empowered Women International creates social empowerment and economic opportunity for immigrant, refugee and American-born women who face challenging economic and personal circumstances in the greater Washington, DC, metropolitan area.
We offer a holistic model of empowerment through entrepreneurship and workforce training, mentoring, access to markets and capital, and highly individualized support services that remove women from unemployment and isolation, restore their lives and livelihoods and help them reach their fullest potential.
Since its inception in 2002, EWI has helped more than 3500 women overcome the barriers to meaningful employment, transform their own lives and contribute to their communities. The organization has launched more than 220 women’s micro-enterprises of which 70% are still in existence. Each year EWI serves more than 300 women. This investment in women results in a powerful multiplier effect. Each woman graduate of our program pays it forward through her own business networking, community engagement and volunteer work, impacting the lives of many others in the community and around the world.
Description
What We Do
Launch and grow women-run micro-businesses through entrepreneurship training, mentorship, business support services, loans applications and market access
Help women integrate, act as agents of change and improve their lives and livelihoods through community participation, civic engagement and cultural programs and events
EWI’s Goals
Create economic, market, and career opportunities for immigrant, refugee and low-income women;
Realize long-term community impact and economic benefit by supporting and investing in women graduates' businesses and connecting them with a wider network of businesses, professionals and community programs;
Raise awareness and increase appreciation for the cultural contributions that immigrant and refugee women, along with their families, make to our country.
Programs:
Through "Entrepreneur Pathways for Women" (EWP), EWI offers clients training programs and support services, collectively designed to take a holistic approach to each woman’s economic mobility and personal growth.
EWI currently offers two training programs as part of EPW:
Entrepreneur Training for Success (ETS) - A three-month, 60-hour course in business, workforce, life and leadership skills. ETS strongly emphasizes the fundamentals of micro-entrepreneurship, combined with the basics of financial literacy.
Grow My Business (GMB) - A six-month business development program designed for ETS graduates and other women who have already initiated their own startup micro-businesses.
In addition, Entrepreneur Support Services (ESS) offers year-round personalized business assistance, referrals for support services, and workshops aimed to address the multiple needs women face while embarking on the path to entrepreneurship.
Women not only succeed by gaining targeted business knowledge and skills, but receive support in overcoming barriers towards personal and professional growth.
EWI entrepreneurs integrate in the community and develop a sense of belonging, engage with other businesses and community members, form new bonds and social networks, and bring their lives and micro-enterprises into the life of their communities.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
320 South Henry StreetAlexandria, VA 22314
DATE POSTED
August 16, 2013
SKILLS
- Mentoring
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 25
- Orientation or Training