Where culturally-centered learning meets production-ready infrastructure — build ventures, test pilots, and create media that tells your story.
SSLP Venture Hub at Fraser Street Studios
Renovations at Fraser Street Studios have postponed our spring cohort.
However, sign up for our 2026 Summer Cohort
- Professional studio and community space in East Vancouver powering Venture Hub outputs
- Two right-sized tiers (Foundational → Builders) that move youth from learning → doing
- Practitioner-led curriculum, hands-on labs, partner pilots, and public showcases
ABOUT THE SPACE
What the Venture Hub is
Fraser Street Studios is the Hub’s engine. As a production-ready studio and community space in East Vancouver, the studio gives participants professional tools and workflows for multi-camera shoots, pro audio, lighting, and editing so their work looks and sounds like what partners expect. That means pitches that are film-ready, demo videos that work in market tests, and storytelling assets partners can use for promotion and evaluation.
We connect three things that matter: trusted mentors with lived experience, partner-led pilot opportunities that expose work to real customers, and production systems that make outputs shareable and fundable. The Hub’s weekly seminars and monthly labs focus on practice — not just theory — and every Builder cohort finishes with a public showcase where learners present to partners, mentors, and potential employers.
What participants and partners get
For youth:
For partners:
For schools & founders:
How participants move forward
- Register → short intake + readiness conversation
- Placement → Foundation or Builder (we recommend where you’ll get the most impact)
- Learn & make → weekly seminars, labs, mentor hours, pilot work
- Showcase → Builder pitch/demo night + partner placements
Core Readiness
Foundational
- Participants exploring ideas or needing core skills.
- Focuses on safe anti-racism dialogue, reporting literacy, financial basics, digital/AI integrity, mental health and future visioning.
- Outcome: Foundational proposal or career roadmap + personal next steps.
Core Readiness
Builders
- Participants ready to test and scale ideas.
- Focuses on pilot design & testing, compliance, branding & GTM, sales channels & cashflow, pitch prep and leadership + wellness.
- Outcome: Tested mini-pilot, pitch-ready deck, and a practical launch/placement plan.
Curriculum
Foundational Tier
- Introduces safe, privacy-conscious digital practices and guidelines for using technology creatively and responsibly (including digital wellbeing and online safety).
Anti-racism in business
- Teaches how to design businesses and programs that confront racism—embedding equity goals across mission, hiring, pay, marketing and partnerships so impact and profit align.
AI integrity & responsible use
- Practical rules for using AI ethically: disclose AI use, check for bias, protect privacy, avoid plagiarism, and verify accuracy before publishing or acting on AI outputs.
Financial literacy
- Core money skills for life and enterprise — budgeting, saving, basic investing, debt avoidance and simple financial planning for early-stage ventures or personal stability.
Career readiness & market research
- Job- and market-ready skills, including communication, critical thinking, networking, and hands-on market research (trends, customer needs, competitor analysis).
Entrepreneurship
- Idea development, validation and early venture mechanics through practical exercises that develop resilience and business know-how.
Mental health & wellness
- Practical self-care, stress management, and resilience techniques to maintain wellbeing amid academic or entrepreneurial pressures.
Future visioning
- Visioning and goal-setting exercises to help participants map bold futures and design pathways — careers, college, or entrepreneurial trajectories.
Builders Tier
- Assess idea viability (customers, costs, pricing).
Safety, compliance & registration - Workplace safety, regulatory requirements, certifications, sole proprietor registration.
Branding, marketing & pricing
- Brand identity, low-cost digital marketing, pricing strategies.
Sales channels & cashflow analysis
- Channel options, cashflow forecasting, break-even scenarios.
Soft pilot / launch (focus groups & testing)
- Station-based tests (e.g., 20 participants in rotating groups) to refine offerings.
Risk assessment & mitigation
- Identify risks from pilot feedback and design mitigation plans.
Mental health & leadership support
- Leadership coaching and stress management for launch cycles.
Pitch preparation
- Investor/partner ready decks, story arc, financials, and clear asks
Culminating Project — Business Proposal Event
Two pathways: Entrepreneur track (startup proposal with ethics, anti-racism commitments, financials, wellness plan) or Career/College track (3-year roadmap, skills plan, wellness safeguards).
All participants attend; top submissions present at the final showcase.
Outputs participants leave with
What participants create
Venture concept & plan
Pitch & proposal
Pilot findings
Media assets
Career roadmap
speakers & session formats
Practitioners who teach what's real
- Weekly interactive 2-hour virtual seminars (Foundation Tier)
- Weekly in-person labs at Fraser Street Studios (hands-on) (Builder Tier)
- Mentor office hours (1:1 & small groups)
- Builder showcase — live pitch/demo night (filmed and streamed)
Our media studio
Fraser Street Studios production-ready, community-first
Studio quick services
- Podcast recording (2-person and multi-guest setups)
- Video shoots & content production (interviews, reels, promos, education content)
- Editing & post-production support (by request)
- Community space bookings (workshops, cohort labs, partner nights)
Equipment availability varies by session needs and protected programming blocks.
Impact
Proven outcomes
120
Youth served province-wide
90%
Post-secondary enrollment among participants
30
Internship placements
FAQ
Who is the Hub for?
Do I need a business idea?
How long is the term?
Can partners recruit from the cohort?
Who do I contact?
How do I get started with your services?
Ready to turn learning into outputs?
Questions? Email partners@bccommunityalliance.ca