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Financing Women Entrepreneurs in Canada

Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub

Women are playing an important role in the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Canada—they are majority-owners of 16.8% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and 36.8% of self-employed people in the... Continue Reading

2022
State of Women’s Entrepreneurship in Canada 2024 Report: Preliminary Findings

Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub

2024
Resources for Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs: An Analysis of the Current Supports Available in the Ecosystem

Ashley Richard & Kara Thorvaldson | WEKH & University of Manitoba, Asper School of Business

2022
Rise Up: A Study of 700 Black Women Entrepreneurs

Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub, Black Business and Professional Association, Casa Foundation, de Sedulous Women Leaders

2021
The Intersection of Motherhood & Entrepreneurship

Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub, Total Mom Inc.

2024
Perceptions of Supplier Diversity: Media Analysis and the Experience of Change Agents

Women Entrepreneurs Knowledge Hub,

2021
BMO Celebrating Women Grant Program 2021: Women Business Owners and Their Contributions to Sustainability

Women Entrepreneurs Knowledge Hub, BMO

2022
State of Women’s Entrepreneurship in Canada 2025 Report: Executive Summary

Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub

2025
The State of Women’s Entrepreneurship in Canada 2023: Research Preview

Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub

2023
The Odlum Brown Forum Pitch 2022-2023: Summary Report

Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub, The Forum

2023
Disrupting Capital Through the Crowd: A Case Study of Innovation in Rewards-Based Crowdfunding for Women Entrepreneurs

Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub, Mount Royal University, Faculty of Business & Communication Studies

2022
Empowering Women in Venture Capital: Transformative Strategies for Inclusion and Impact in the Canadian Venture Capital Ecosystem

Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub

2024
Mikwam Makwa Ikwe (Ice Bear Woman): A National Needs Analysis on Indigenous Women’s Entrepreneurship

Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub, Asper School of Business

2021
The State of Women’s Entrepreneurship in Canada 2022

Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub

2022
The State of Women’s Entrepreneurship: A Focus on Black Women Entrepreneurs

Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub, Black Business and Professional Association

2021
Indigenous Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation in Indigenous Tourism Development in Northern Canada

Yvette Rasmussen, Sonya Graci Associate, Wendy Cukier, Genevieve Huneault

2024
The State of Women’s Entrepreneurship in Canada: 2024

Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub

2024
See it. Be it. A Showcase of Indigenous Entrepreneurs

Ashley Richard Kara Thorvaldson Deirdre Dewar

2025
Girls and Women: The Venture Capital Conundrum

Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub, Saint Mary's University, CLARI, Centre for Women in Business

2022
Early Stages of Indigenous Women’s Entrepreneurship

Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub, Diversity Institute, Canadian Council for Indigenous Business.

2024
The State of Women’s Entrepreneurship in Canada 2023

Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub

2023
Early Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women’s Entrepreneurship in Canada

Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub, The Centre for Innovation Studies, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor

2022

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