ICYMI: WES Ecosystem Fund Information Session
On July 28, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, announced a new call for proposals for projects under the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy Ecosystem Fund.
Under this new second call, $40 million is allocated to support projects that will provide business support for women entrepreneurs and strengthen the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Canada.
This funding will provide an opportunity to further strengthen relationships between organizations within the entrepreneurship ecosystem; deliver supports that will contribute to business development and growth; and will prioritize support for activities in areas of strength for women entrepreneurs (including in the care economy, and the retail and service sectors) as well as for projects which provide services to women entrepreneurs in rural and remote areas or the North.
To answer questions about the call for proposals and the application process, the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH) hosted an information webinar in collaboration with Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada (ISED).
If you weren’t able to join the session live, you can watch the replay here. Transcripts and subtitles are available in English and in French.
Under this new second call for the WES Ecosystem Fund, $40 million is allocated to support projects that will provide business supports for women entrepreneurs and strengthen the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Canada.
This funding will prioritize support for activities in areas of strength for women entrepreneurs as well as for projects which provide services to women entrepreneurs in rural and remote areas or the North.
Proposals may be submitted until September 26, 2022 (11:59 am Pacific Time).
If you have questions about the initiative or application process, please contact: [email protected].
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Collaborate on your Application
Organizations looking to collaborate on applications can use the WEKH/The Forum: Sharing Platform to connect. We recommend using the “Connections” category to post or find others to collaborate with on your application.
The free online platform is available at sharing.wekh.ca. If you’ve never used the platform before, you’ll need to take a minute to create an account and then you’ll instantly be able to post your “Ask” or view others.
If you have any questions about the Sharing Platform, contact WEKH directly at [email protected].