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Demystifying Procurement & Diversifying the Supply Chain
May 4, 2022
Procurement is often not well understood nor on the radars of diverse women entrepreneurs. Yet procurement offers women entrepreneurs valuable opportunities for business growth and development, especially as efforts to […]
Categories: Announcement, Events
Supplier Diversity: The Experience of Change Agents
May 2, 2022
Governments and private sector organizations are increasingly establishing equity, diversity and inclusion strategies and more and more are including supplier diversity targets. However, moving from good intentions to actions requires […]
Categories: Events
Pow Wow Pitch 2022: Pitch to Win $200,000 in Prizes
April 29, 2022
The Pow Wow Pitch, North America’s premier pitch competition and non-profit organization supporting emerging Indigenous entrepreneurs, is back—and it’s bigger than ever before. This year, WEKH is supporting the Pow […]
Categories: Announcement
ICYMI: Canada Digital Adoption Program Info Session
April 5, 2022
In Budget 2021, the Government of Canada announced the Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP) to support Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). CDAP will help SMEs boost their e-commerce presence […]
The State of Women’s Entrepreneurship in Canada 2022
April 1, 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 inclusion? And, how does the Women […]
The state of women’s entrepreneurship in Canada examined in new Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub research report
March 28, 2022
Rates of women entrepreneurship remain steady and in the face of unprecedented challenges, women entrepreneurs remain optimistic and have continued to exhibit great resilience and innovation according to an analysis […]
Categories: News Release, Research
The Power of Difference
March 14, 2022
The economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have been direct and immediate for women in Ontario. The past two years have been especially challenging for intersectional groups, including racialized women, […]
Categories: Events, Women Entrepreneurs
WEKH Celebrates Women Entrepreneurs and Helps #BreakTheBias
March 8, 2022
On International Women’s Day, WEKH celebrates the resilience of women entrepreneurs and challenges stereotypes As the world recognizes International Women’s Day (IWD), Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH) is celebrating the […]
Categories: Women Entrepreneurs
Women Business Owners: Advancing Sustainability
March 3, 2022
Awareness of the fragility of our environment has led to a significant shift in the priorities of consumers, communities, and businesses. Studies suggest that women entrepreneurs are more likely to […]
Categories: Events
Introducing WEKH’s new Executive Director, Sabine Soumare!
February 17, 2022
Wendy Cukier, Founder and Academic Director of the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub, (WEKH) is pleased to announce the appointment of our new Executive Director, Sabine Soumare! Sabine joined us in […]
Categories: Announcement