News from around the ecosystem
Updates, information and ideas from WEOC and other organizations around the women’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
The Globe & Mail, June 2022
How advisors can help women close the entrepreneur wealth gap
WE-CAN [YouTube], March 2022
Grant Writing Strategies for Women Entrepreneurs
From Toronto Star, March 2022
Women entrepreneurs struggle to recover from pandemic impacts
Export Development Canada
Women entrepreneurs offer top tips for exporting to the U.S.
Canadian Healthcare Network, March 2022
Pharmacy Own-HER-Ship: The plight of women in pharmacy leadership in a female-dominated field
Winnipeg Free Press
January 2022
“A changing of the guard at Women’s Enterprise Centre” – CEO Sandra Altner retires
Betakit
January 2022
Minister Ng announces call for new project proposals
BC Business
October 2021
Women entrepreneurs reluctant to access financial support: survey
WEOC CEO and Board meet with government partners in Ottawa
May 2022
Alison Kirkland, CEO of WEOC, along with members of the WEOC Board of Directors, are meeting with government partners in Ottawa. On May 17, Alison Kirkland and Board Vice-chair Jennifer Bessell, CEO of Newfoundland & Labrador Organization of Women Entrepreneurs, met with MP Tracy Gray.
Women’s Enterprise Organizations of Canada selected as key delivery organization for Government of Canada’s $55 million Women Entrepreneurship Loan Fund
March 8, 2022
WEOC has been selected as key delivery organization for Government of Canada’s $55 million Women Entrepreneurship Loan Fund.
CEO Alison Kirkland talks data with Shauna Rae on “Clearing a New Path” podcast
February 2022
Host Shauna Rae speaks with entrepreneurs who identify as women and the organizations and people that support them, in rural Canada. In this episode, she speakes with WEOC CEO Alison Kirkland about supporting entrepreneurs during a pandemic, and the exciting new Loans, Capital and Women Entrepreneurs Survey.
- Listen to the podcast here
- Read more about the survey – take and share!