Tag: Indigenous 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
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 […]
Categories: Events
Celebrating Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs In Manitoba
July 5, 2023
Spring was in full bloom this May in Manitoba. The Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH) Indigenous Hub forged a partnership with the the Indigenous Chamber of Commerce (ICC) to unite […]
Categories: Events
Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs Gift Guide
June 7, 2023
June is National Indigenous History Month, an opportunity to learn about, honour, and celebrate the rich histories, cultures and contributions of First Nations Peoples, Inuit and Métis. This month, we […]
Categories: Resources, Women Entrepreneurs
Circles of Matriarchy Podcast and Resources
January 17, 2023
In 2021, Mikwam Makwa Ikwe, the WEKH Indigenous Hub, partnered with the Indigenous LIFT Collective to develop the Circles of Matriarchy event series. This series aimed to re-imagine what mentorship […]
Categories: Podcast
Advancing Indigenous women entrepreneurs: Convening Alberta’s Indigenous women entrepreneurs and the ecosystem that supports them
December 8, 2022
Story by Grace Heavy Runner, photos by Erica Johnson The Women’s Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH) hosted an inspiring afternoon on Treaty 7 territory in Mohkinstsis, which consists of the Blackfoot, […]
Categories: Events
The 2022 Spirit Reclamation Gathering
December 1, 2022
The Indigenous team at the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH) was thrilled to hold two special in-person gatherings this fall: The Spirit Reclamation Gathering, hosted in Toronto; and Advancing Indigenous […]
Categories: Events
Advancing Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs in Alberta
August 15, 2022
A unique event convening Alberta’s Indigenous women entrepreneurs and the ecosystem that supports them. Celebrate. Connect. Learn. Indigenous women are, and always have been at the very heart of our […]
Categories: Events
Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs Gift Guide
June 29, 2022
June is National Indigenous History Month, an opportunity to learn about, honour, and celebrate the rich histories, cultures and contributions of First Nations Peoples, Inuit and Métis. This month, we […]
Categories: Resources