Category: Events
Women’s Entrepreneurship Forum
June 27, 2022
Women entrepreneurs face systemic barriers to starting and growing their businesses. To share information on organizations that help women entrepreneurs succeed and share success stories from women who have accessed […]
Categories: Events, Women Entrepreneurs
Demystifying Procurement & Diversifying the Supply Chain
May 4, 2022
Procurement is often not well understood nor on the radars of diverse women entrepreneurs. Yet procurement offers women entrepreneurs valuable opportunities for business growth and development, especially as efforts to […]
Categories: Announcement, Events
Supplier Diversity: The Experience of Change Agents
May 2, 2022
Governments and private sector organizations are increasingly establishing equity, diversity and inclusion strategies and more and more are including supplier diversity targets. However, moving from good intentions to actions requires […]
Categories: Events
ICYMI: Canada Digital Adoption Program Info Session
April 5, 2022
In Budget 2021, the Government of Canada announced the Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP) to support Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). CDAP will help SMEs boost their e-commerce presence […]
The State of Women’s Entrepreneurship in Canada 2022
April 1, 2022
What are the barriers to success for women entrepreneurs in Canada, and what is being done at different levels in the ecosystem to advance inclusion? And, how does the Women […]
The Power of Difference
March 14, 2022
The economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have been direct and immediate for women in Ontario. The past two years have been especially challenging for intersectional groups, including racialized women, […]
Categories: Events, Women Entrepreneurs
Women Business Owners: Advancing Sustainability
March 3, 2022
Awareness of the fragility of our environment has led to a significant shift in the priorities of consumers, communities, and businesses. Studies suggest that women entrepreneurs are more likely to […]
Categories: Events
Six Things You Need to Know About Procurement
February 2, 2022
A guide for women entrepreneurs There are many challenges that arise when starting and operating your own business. Breaking through the barriers to procurement is one challenge that many entrepreneurs […]
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ICYMI: WES Ecosystem Fund Application Info Session
January 31, 2022
On January 11, The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development announced a new call for applications for the WES Ecosystem Fund. A […]
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WEKH Indigenous Q3 Ecosystem Meeting
December 22, 2021
On December 8th, 2021, the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH) Indigenous engagement team hosted their Quarter 3 Ecosystem Meeting: The Impact of Networking and Mentorship for Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs. Organizer […]
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