inclusion and equity in entrepreneurship & innovation
A weekly brief for women founders on the funding, ideas, opportunities, trends and conversations shaping the Canadian entrepreneurship landscape. It will be brief. SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWSLETTER HERE. ---- 💰Grants Funding: OTF's Sector Grant will open this September to strengthen the resilience and capacity of not for profits in Ontario. Does your not for profit help … Continue reading Prize money, AI writing, and product defensibility.
A recent poll that I came across listed women as 39% more likely to start a solo business, compared to a much smaller share of men. Keep in mind that women now own approximately 20% of businesses in Canada. This number is a threshold up since 2017, which was around 16%.
When it comes to investments in Women Founder-led businesses, we often think of VC investments, and while that is one of the traditional routes, there are other alternatives for women founders to access capital to grow their business, especially for founders at the early-stage.
Explore how personal experiences shape purpose-driven entrepreneurship and learn about funding options for social enterprises.
Women supporting women. That's a motto I've let guide me throughout my days as an entrepreneur. I’ve learned a lot over the years. More than anything, I’ve learned about power in this industry. Who has it, and who doesn’t. And for those who don’t, how that shapes the way they show up, the decisions they make, and how they perceive those who do.
This week has been tough. Nothing catastrophic happened, but the accumulation of one thing after another not working. And that kind of week messes with you more than it should.
We're constantly bombarded with advice on how to pitch, how to lead, how to grow, scale, pivot, exit. One thing I’ve learned on this journey is no strategy matters if I don’t trust myself first. Trusting my gut instinct made the difference between failure and success, and not trusting myself has backfired on me more … Continue reading Trusting Myself is the Most Underrated Business Strategy
Leaving your 9-to-5 for a startup? Here’s how to set yourself up for success
People love talking about “breaking barriers” nowadays. But what does that really mean? Who’s putting up these barriers and what does breaking those barriers look like?
When it comes to women in business, we have to draw a line in the sand of how much we are controlled by external factors that steer us from one wave into another. Because riding the wave of others, especially waves of power structures, media and its matrix, does nothing good for us or our confidence, self-esteem and empowerment.
Inclusive Entrepreneurship 