Despite lack of support, Canada’s women entrepreneurs finding new and creative paths to growth
Women currently comprise 28% of all entrepreneurs in Canada but represent only a small percentage of high-growth firm founders.
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NACO announces new initiatives to mobilize angel activity for entrepreneurs
Ottawa has announced plans to invest $710,000 in support for initiatives to be delivered by the National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) in both Western Canada and Atlantic Canada. The initiatives are designed to “support the early-stage capital ecosystem and create new pathways to scale and growth for entrepreneurs.”
Read MoreBDC‘s 41st edition of SBW focuses on resilience, innovation
Business Development Canada’s Small Business Week (SBW) is going completely virtual this year with exclusive events taking place this week, highlighting the resilience and innovation of entrepreneurs in the face of today’s unprecedented challenges.
Read MoreLively sound-off about this nation’s taxation woes set for Oct. 21
Next Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. EDT, Canada’s Podcast will hold its first live discussion/podcast and if you are interested in learning about what is wrong with Canada’s tax system, this event is made for you.
Read MoreSmall businesses in Alberta finding way to launch, grow and succeed: MNP
In the past several months, Calgary and the surrounding area has experienced a great deal of additional stress to the local economy, says national accounting, tax and business consulting firm MNP in a release issued today. Small, medium, and large businesses have been affected by COVID-19, the global slowdown and the ongoing challenges of the current oil-influenced economic downturn, it adds.
Read MoreCanadian start-ups recognized with Mitacs’s Entrepreneur Awards
Mitacs recently recognized five up-and-coming researchers-turned-entrepreneurs for their ground-breaking innovations that are helping to propel Canada’s economy forward — and ultimately, improve the lives of Canadians — amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreTelfer School of Management releases Gender-Smart Entrepreneurship Education & Training Plus report
The Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa has launched the Global Gender-Smart Entrepreneurship Education and Training Plus (GEET+) report.
Read MoreNew report reveals women entrepreneurs face structural inequalities, which are exacerbated by COVID-19
The Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH) has released The State of Women’s Entrepreneurship in Canada 2020, a report that reveals COVID-19 has amplified structural barriers, has affected women entrepreneurs more than men and has affected Indigenous, racialized and other diverse entrepreneurs most of all.
Read MoreCanada’s Podcast newsletter makes its debut
These are tumultuous times, but also exciting times for Canada’s Podcast. Next week marks the launch of our bi-weekly newsletter, a new offering designed to provide 50,000+ subscribers with up-to-date alerts on an assortment of important developments that in terms of content matter will be varied, timely and useful to them.
Read MoreBDC unveils new measures to assist hard-hit entrepreneurs
BDC, Canada’s bank for entrepreneurs, has announced additional measures to provide relief to business owners impacted by the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) as part of the Business Credit Availability Program (BCAP).
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