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A WE-Hub Success Story: Donna’s Brushes and Cocktails
The Women’s Entrepreneurship Hub (WE-Hub) program has supported over 200 women in starting and growing their own businesses to achieve financial independence. The program...
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Nearly half of Québec women entrepreneurs are seeking funding to ensure their survival due to the impact of COVID-19
Montreal, QC, August 19, 2020: Today the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH) and Femmessor joined together to host a webinar presenting two of their...
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International Bridges are Helping Canadian Entrepreneurs Succeed Worldwide
Entrepreneurs in Canada can reach over a billion new consumers through free trade agreements with countries across the globe. Over the last few years,...
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Expanding the Definition of Entrepreneur to Empower More Women and Girls in Canada
Women entrepreneurs can fuel Canada’s COVID-19 recovery and help build back a better country. However, significant structural barriers highlighted in new research from the...
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The State of Women’s Entrepreneurship in Canada: 2020
New report from the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub shows women entrepreneurs face structural inequalities which are exacerbated by COVID-19. The Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub...
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Supporting Rural Women Entrepreneurs Through COVID-19 and Beyond
An urban-centric focus on entrepreneurship often ignores the challenges and unique needs that rural women entrepreneurs in Canada face. This has a negative impact...
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Connected in Colour: Diverse Women Entrepreneurs Meet Online
Research from the Women Entrepreneur Knowledge Hub (WEKH) has exposed the structural barriers facing women entrepreneurs and the ways in which these are amplified...
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An Expert Look at Finance for Women Entrepreneurs
While all businesses in Canada and around the world have been affected by COVID, some have felt the effects more than others. Recent research...
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Addressing Funding Gaps with Innovative Finance Models for Women Entrepreneurs
Women entrepreneurs, who tend to lead smaller enterprises with less access to funding that are heavily concentrated in the hard-hit service sector, have felt...
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How the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy is Changing the Entrepreneurship Landscape
Women entrepreneurs in Canada, who often lead smaller businesses and have less access to capital, have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many...
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