PARTNER WITH BOB
How can you get involved?
Business
BOB offers a suite of services for business development including:
- Connections, referrals, relationship brokering with local residents, resources, businesses
- Area planning information and advice
- Real estate support
- City licensing and permit support
- Business planning
- HR Services
- Referrals for hiring area residents
- Grants out of Business Consultant Fund
- Loan capital
- The Social Purchasing Portal
Are you a business looking for business development support, to locate or connect to other inner-city businesses? E-mail brian.smith@bobics.org or call 778-328-7668.
Partners
BOB values and takes pride in partnerships, and works in collaboration with numerous organizations and individuals. Some of our current partnerships include:
- The Vancouver Agreement Partners: the Government of Canada, the Province of British Columbia and the City of Vancouver
- Bell, a Proud Community Partner
- Millennium Development and VANOC through the Southeast False Creek Olympic Village Community Benefits Agreement
- Vancity, Ecotrust, and Renewal Parters; our loan program partners
- Over 40 Employment Agencies
Are you an organization that wants to support BOBs work? E-mail shirley.chan@bobics.org or call 778-328-7670.
Job Seeker
BOB works to increase employment opportunities for inner-city residents including inner-city workforce development, employment readiness, skill development training, job postings, and job retention and support.
Our Employment Services include:
Read some of our success stories.
Are you an inner-city resident looking for employment opportunities? E-mail lani.johnson@bobics.org or call 778-328-7674.
Are you an employer willing to hire from the inner-city with support from BOB? E-mail liz.charyna@bobics.org or call 778-328-7669.