Volunteers are needed to act as Business Mentors-professionals who leverage their experience to provide a higher quality of individualized, relationship-based services for the emerging entrepreneurs served by WEDI. Mentors offer these entrepreneurs the support and guidance they need to grow their skills as business owners and ensure their success. They also strengthen Buffalo’s economic and social fabric by creating meaningful relationships that lead to greater economic agency for its most underserved populations.  

 

WEDI requires business mentors to have some professional experience in business and/or working with diverse populations but takes into consideration a broad range of life experience when approving volunteer applicants. The most important quality in a mentor is their skill to relate to WEDI’s business owners respectfully and productively, followed by their conscientiousness to respond to WEDI staff and log the time they donate.  A brief bio, photo, and description of expertise must be uploaded to Fiveonomics before working directly with clients.

Please fill out our Volunteer Interest Form.