About this Event
About the Make Change Market
Make Change Market is Employ to Empower’s (ETE) signature biannual pop-up market featuring ETE Entrepreneurs. On Friday November 20th, join us at Heritage Hall (3102 Main St) featuring 20 entrepreneurs who face systemic barriers, showcasing their creativity, passion, and unique journeys.
The market’s theme is, Together We Build, shining a spotlight on what’s possible when every person is empowered to contribute their strengths and talents. It’s a reminder that, together, we can build stronger, more connected communities.
What to Expect
✨ A marketplace of local entrepreneur vendors offering artwork, jewelry, workshops, handmade crafts and bags, and more.
✨ Opportunities to connect, support, and be inspired by entrepreneurs’ whose creativity, resilience, and the pursuit of possibility reshapes what entrepreneurship can look like.
🎟 Raffle prizes from Vancouver favourites like Vancouver Christmas Market, Burgoo, Capilano Suspension Bridge, Rain or Shine, Vancouver Water Adventures, and more!
🍪 Free limited edition Cloudy Cookies from Iced by Dee cookies for the first 50 guests.
☕ Warm up with complimentary hot chocolate
🚁 A chance to win a roundtrip for two on Helijet’s scheduled helicopter service between Vancouver & Nanaimo (valued at $1,000!) when you RSVP + attend.
Why It Matters
Make Change Market (MCM) isn’t just a shopping experience — it’s a celebration of the strength of our community and the power of collective support. By attending, you’re helping break down barriers for local entrepreneurs and contributing to a more equitable, empowered community.
For the entrepreneurs, MCM provides the opportunity to connect with the broader community, share their story, their business and their passion, and for some, make their very first sale. MCM was designed for entrepreneurs to gain market experience and real-time customer feedback, inclusive of a 3-part training on sales processing, booth design, and pre-event marketing.
For volunteers, donors and long-time advocates, MCM is the opportunity to see the impact of your time, talent and dollars shared over the years. Whether it was one hour or 3 years, $10 or $100,000, your contributions mean something. MCM is an example of the ripple effect of collective support.
For those new to the ETE community, MCM is the most ETE it gets: an opportunity to learn about the impact and importance of what we do through the people themselves.
About Employ to Empower
Employ to Empower is an award-winning Vancouver charity that believes no one should get left behind, no matter the barriers they face. Every person has strengths to offer and deserves the opportunity to thrive. We collaborate with people facing systemic barriers by providing free entrepreneurship training, mentorship, and community support.
Our programs empower people navigating challenges such as disability, mental health, and substance use, by working alongside them to build confidence, generate income, and contribute meaningfully to their communities.
Event venue & nearby stays
Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street, Vancouver, Canada
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