Female Entrepreneurs
-
International Women’s Day: Greater supports urged for B.C.’s female entrepreneursAbout 39 per cent of self-employed people in B.C. are women, the second highest in Canada behind Nova Scotia, according to the province's 2022 small business profile report.CanadaMar 8, 2023
-
Blackfoot women launch online portal for female entrepreneursBlackfoot women in southern Alberta are benefitting from a new effort to sell their handmade goods.ConsumerDec 23, 2020
-
Western University grads create company to make a better starter bra for tween girlsTwo Western University Ivey School of Business graduates have a new business doing away with the discomfort and awkwardness for young girls buying their first bra.CanadaDec 23, 2020
![]()
-
Hillberg & Berk receives part of $4.5M female entrepreneurial grantEleven women lead businesses received a combined $4.5 million federal grant aimed at helping grow their operations.CanadaJul 25, 2019
![]()
-
Woman creates company to help pave way for female entrepreneursSaunders is an entrepreneur, mentor, advisor, and founder of SheEO.Mar 13, 2019
![]()
-
Canadian women who start businesses make 58% less than male entrepreneurs: reportThis translates to an average income difference of C$68,000 between women and men who launched similar businesses.CanadaAug 16, 2018
![]()
-
Women entrepreneurs celebrated in SaskatchewanSaskatchewan has seen just over a 16 per cent growth in the number of female entrepreneurs over the last ten years, according to the government.CanadaMay 22, 2018
![]()
-
Shattering Glass: Young female business owners’ biggest obstacle? They aren’t taken seriouslyCJOB's Brett Megarry met with four young women who run their own bakeries to see what kind of challenges they face as women.FeaturesMar 7, 2018
![]()
-
Women entrepreneurs are ‘continuously and systemically underappreciated’: studyThe study, co-funded by the Bank of Montreal, the federal government, Carleton University and the Beacon Agency, says women want to participate in procurement programs, but find the processes are too complicated for a small business.CanadaFeb 14, 2018
![]()
-
More Ontario women becoming entrepreneurs: reportA new report suggests women are joining the growing ranks of Ontario's entrepreneurs in increasing numbers, outpacing the rest of the country.CanadaSep 19, 2016
![]()
