Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping industries, creating new opportunities for businesses to innovate, streamline operations and enhance customer experiences. For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly those led by women […]

March 19, 2025, Toronto, ON: The Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH) annual State of Women’s Entrepreneurship (SOWE) research shows that women entrepreneurs are driving economic development, innovation, export and job […]

On February 5, Sabine Soumare, executive director of the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH), attended the Government of Canada’s 2025 Black History Month Official Celebration which  brought together leaders, policymakers […]

On January 30, the Club Canadien de Toronto welcomed a full house of 150 attendees for a discussion on Entreprendre et Transformer: Le Leadership Féminin en Action (Entrepreneurship and Transformation: […]

The Women’s Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub joined entrepreneurs to discuss how women-led businesses are shaping the future On November 19, Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, Shannon Pestun, senior advisor to the Diversity Institute’s […]

The Women’s Entrepreneurship Hub joins startup founders and partners from across Canada at Futurpreneur On November 14, Shannon Pestun, senior advisor to the Diversity Institute’s Women’s Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH), […]

The Diversity Institute (DI) and WEKH had a strong presence at the 42nd Annual International Canadian Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (CCSBE) Conference from November 6 to 8, 2024, held virtually and in person in Calgary, Alta.

The Honourable Rechie Valdez, now serving as Minister of Small Business, introduced a significant bill on November 17, 2022, during her tenure as Member of Parliament for Mississauga—Streetsville. This bill […]

As part of the delegation from Ontario, the institute strengthened ties with the Francophone entrepreneurship ecosystem. This year, France hosted the 19th Francophonie Summit and simultaneously organized FrancoTech 2024, held […]

The Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH) sponsored the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association (NACCA) Indigenous Women Entrepreneur Conference in Vancouver from Aug 27 to 29, 2024, where over 100 attendees […]