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Celebrating Women’s Entrepreneurship Day in Calgary
December 19, 2024
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 […]
Categories: Events, Women Entrepreneurs
Supporting Calgary’s Young Entrepreneurs
December 19, 2024
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), […]
Categories: Events, Women Entrepreneurs
Highlighting entrepreneurship at the 42nd Annual Canadian Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference
November 19, 2024
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.
Celebrating Women’s Entrepreneurship Day
November 19, 2024
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 […]
Categories: Events, Women Entrepreneurs
Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: The Diversity Institute at FrancoTech 2024
October 11, 2024
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 […]
Categories: Events, Women Entrepreneurs
NACCA Event Recap
September 30, 2024
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 […]
Categories: Events, Women Entrepreneurs
Speed Mentoring Event: Fast-track Your Entrepreneurial Journey
September 30, 2024
On September 16, 2024, the Diversity Institute’s speed networking event, supported by the City of Toronto through the Business Incubation and Commercialisation (BIC) Grant Program , was a resounding success, […]
Legal Considerations for Indigenous Artists & Designers: An Introductory Guide
June 25, 2024
Legal Considerations for Indigenous Artists & Designers: An introductory guide is the result of a collaboration between: This collaboration was formed to provide free summary legal information, non-legal peer support, […]
Categories: Resources, Women Entrepreneurs
NACCA Prosperity Forum 2024: Embracing change for a prosperous Indigenous economy
June 18, 2024
by Kara Thorvaldson The National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association (NACCA) Prosperity Forum 2024, held at the Hilton Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, Quebec, from May 7 to 9, was a source of […]
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New Research Shows Women Entrepreneurs Benefiting from Canada’s Women Entrepreneurship Strategy and Women Business Ownership Holding Steady
March 18, 2024
March 18, 2024, Toronto, ON: Today, the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH), released preliminary findings from its annually produced State of Women’s Entrepreneurship (SOWE) In Canada report at an event […]