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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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Supports for LGBTQ2S+ Entrepreneurs Across Canada
For LGBTQ2S+ business-owners in Canada, the turn to entrepreneurship may be taken out of necessity. Many Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer and Two Spirit...
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Boosting Economic Growth: A Report on Women Ag Entrepreneurship in Saskatchewan
Agriculture and agri-food industries represent approximately 10% of Saskatchewan’s gross domestic product. Despite increasing interest in women in ag, the representation of women entrepreneurs...
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Now Live: New Sharing Platform for Canada’s Women Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
Not many entrepreneurs can endure the impact of COVID-19 on their businesses alone. Now more than ever, the generosity of the ecosystem is critical...
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Women Entrepreneurs Are Vital to Saskatchewan’s Economic Recovery
New data shows more support is needed to help women-led businesses scale As Saskatchewan recovers from the shock of COVID-19, women entrepreneurs will be...
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