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Newswire
September 2022

Stacy’s Rise Project™ Launches in Canada to Support Women Entrepreneurs

Winnipeg Free Press, August 2022

Feds fund $55M loan pool for female entrepreneurs

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

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Minister Ng announces WEOC will deliver much-needed access to capital to women entrepreneurs

August 15, 2022

Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, announced that Women’s Enterprise Organizations of Canada (WEOC) will be providing loans of up to $50,000 to women entrepreneurs and business owners this fall through the Women Entrepreneurship Loan Fund.

WEOC National Loan Program
Media release
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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.

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.