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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 […]
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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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Impact Investment and Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs
November 23, 2021
In a recent report, the National Indigenous Economic Development Board (NIEDB) found that closing the economic gap between the Indigenous and non-Indigenous economy would result in a $27.67B increase in […]
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Building Resilient Communities: Social Enterprises and Procurement
November 4, 2021
Through social procurement, governments and corporations can leverage existing purchasing to support social enterprises investing their profits to better the world and achieve social, economic, environmental or workforce development goals […]
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What is Supplier Diversity & the Role of Supply Councils
October 7, 2021
Governments and corporations are among the largest buyers of goods and services in Canada. Yet the procurement processes behind these sales are not well understood and not often on the […]
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First-Look: The State of Women’s Entrepreneurship in Canada 2021
March 31, 2021
What challenges continue to face the women’s entrepreneurship ecosystem? Where has progress been made? And what else needs to be done? We began to answer these questions at the final […]
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Reviewing the Progress & Challenges of the Women’s Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
March 19, 2021
The women’s entrepreneurship ecosystem has changed tremendously since the Government of Canada first committed to supporting women entrepreneurs as part of their vision for the country’s future. More recently, the […]
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Widening Financing Pathways for Women Entrepreneurs
March 17, 2021
Adequately financing women entrepreneurs’ is a necessary step to creating an equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem. Yet research clearly shows that women entrepreneurs face barriers to financing at the societal, organizational, and […]
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