#310-111 West Hastings St., Vancouver, BC, V6B 1H4

Email:

Tel: 604-692-0781

Fax: 604-692-0780

Web Page: www.embersvancouver.com

Map:

Hours of Operation: Mon - Friday 9am - 5pm

Contact Name: Marcia Nozick

Program Description:

EMBERS is a community economic development organization whose mission is to

create employment and economic opportunities for disadvantaged people in the

Downtown Eastside and inner-city communities.

EMBERS' operates a community enterprise incubation and business support program that works with residents and local organizations to help them develop, start and operate successful businesses in the Downtown Eastside, providing self-employment training and one-on-one business coaching to entrepreneurs from early business research through start-up and operations.

Our services include:

* Accessible, low cost self-employment training course. 12 weeks duration.

Offered three times a year.

•  Workshops on financial literacy
•  One-on-one business coaching
•  Business resource centre with computers for clients to undertake business
• research.
•  Special projects (social enterprise development)

Last Update: Feb 1, 2011