Celebrating Young Women Entrepreneurs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kzy5ogEZDQStarting a business can be intimidating, but budding entrepreneurs can step out of their comfort zone […]

Women's Entrepreneurship Forum Wendy Cukier sharing research insights on the State of Women’s Entrepreneurship in CanadaWomen entrepreneurs face systemic barriers to starting […]

ICYMI: WES Inclusive Women Venture Capital Info Session https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhmkYqGFegsOn April 25 2022, The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small […]

Supplier Diversity: The Experience of Change Agents Governments and private sector organizations are increasingly establishing equity, diversity and inclusion strategies and more and more are […]

ICYMI: Canada Digital Adoption Program Info Session https://youtu.be/uzMgLy_uaZIIn Budget 2021, the Government of Canada announced the Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP) to support Canadian […]

The State of Women’s Entrepreneurship in Canada 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 […]

The Power of Difference The economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have been direct and immediate for women in Ontario. The past two years have been especially […]

Women Business Owners: Advancing Sustainability Awareness of the fragility of our environment has led to a significant shift in the priorities of consumers, communities, and businesses. […]

Introducing WEKH’s new Executive Director, Sabine Soumare! Wendy Cukier, Founder and Academic Director of the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub, (WEKH) is pleased to announce the appointment of our […]

Six Things You Need to Know About Procurement A guide for women entrepreneursThere are many challenges that arise when starting and operating your own business. Breaking through the barriers […]

ICYMI: WES Ecosystem Fund Application Info Session https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB-4DVANT2YOn January 11, The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small […]

WEKH Indigenous Q3 Ecosystem Meeting On December 8th, 2021, the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH) Indigenous engagement team hosted their Quarter 3 Ecosystem Meeting: The […]

Women Redefining Episode 5: Getting Creative with Stephanie Bakker-Hopf In this final episode, Anita Kemp interviews Stephanie Bakker-Hopf, the Founder of Straight Arrow Consulting. Stephanie is a talented podcast […]

Women Redefining Episode 4: Growing Greener with Connie Stacey In this episode, you’ll hear Shannon Pestun chat with Connie Stacey, the Founder and President of Growing Greener Innovations, Inc. a clean e […]

ICYMI: Women Entrepreneurship Loan Fund Program Application Info Session https://youtu.be/3out1DepCfsThe Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, recently announced the […]

Women Redefining Episode 3: Lifting Others with Ejibola Adetokunbo-Taiwo Join us for this episode as Anita Kemp sits down with Ejibola Adetokunbo-Taiwo, the CEO of Simply Ejibola Inc. and Founder of de Sedulous Women […]

The Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub releases annual research report and receives $5 million Government of Canada investment to support women’s economic empowerment The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, announced $5 million from Budget 2021 for […]

Women Redefining Episode 2: Doing Differently with Bobbie Racette This week, Shannon Pestun talks to Bobbie Racette, the Founder and CEO of The Virtual Gurus and askBetty. Bobbie gets real about life as an […]

Women Redefining Episode 1: Breaking Barriers with Lara Murphy In this episode, Anita Kemp sits down with Lara Murphy, the Co-founder and Director of Business Development & Strategy at Ryan Murphy […]

Canada’s largest study of Black women entrepreneurs shows significant challenges but also resilience and optimism Toronto, ON, April 15, 2021: The largest study of Black women entrepreneurs in Canada reveals that they face significant barriers to financing […]