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Over the past 15 years, more than 2,400 women have united in our Mentoring programs to share knowledge, offer support and grow their businesses together! On the eve of International Women's Day, join us to reunite in-person at a live event in Kamloops with the women who have supported your entrepreneurial journey. You'll hear from […]
ver the past 15 years, more than 2,400 women have united in our Mentoring programs to share knowledge, offer support and grow their businesses together! On the eve of International Women's Day, join us to reunite in-person at a live event in Victoria with the women who have supported your entrepreneurial journey. You'll hear from […]
Over the past 15 years, more than 2,400 women have united in our Mentoring programs to share knowledge, offer support and grow their businesses together! On the eve of International Women's Day, join us to reunite in-person at a live event in Vancouver with the women who have supported your entrepreneurial journey. You'll hear from […]
WBE Canada celebrates 2023 International Women’s Day! Join us as we celebrate International Women’s Day! This year’s theme is Embrace Equity. Equity means creating a fair and equal world and that includes opportunities for women-owned businesses. Let’s come together and talk about what’s working and how we can create even greater success for women in […]
Join us to get inspired and excited about starting a business in BC! How do I name and register my business? Where can I get funding? What kind of licenses do I need? In SBIS Part 2, we uncover how to make your business official. You will learn about: The pros and cons of different […]
Want to learn more about exporting to Western Europe? Export Navigator will be hosting a webinar with the Trade Commissioners from Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg to discuss commercial opportunities in their respective markets. Canadian exporters have a competitive advantage to access these opportunities due to the Canada-EU Free Trade Agreement. Find out if […]
Learn about the financing options available through WeBC! WeBC has a Business Loan Program, and we are the BC Loan Fund Partner of the WEOC National Loan Program for women and non-binary entrepreneurs. If you would like to access these programs to start, expand or purchase a business you will need to participate in one […]
Join us to get inspired and excited about starting a business in BC! You have a business idea—congratulations! Now it’s time to get it down on paper. A business plan can help you test your ideas, make decisions, minimize your risk, get funding and so much more. In SBIS Part 1, we use the document […]
Join us to get inspired and excited about starting a business in BC! How do I name and register my business? Where can I get funding? What kind of licenses do I need? In SBIS Part 2, we uncover how to make your business official. You will learn about: The pros and cons of different […]
Minerva BC and DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society are hosting a Women’s Leadership Forum on Tuesday, March 28th, from 10am-2pm at the Anvil Centre in New Westminster (near the New Westminster Skytrain station). We invite women professionals, emerging, established, immigrant and Canadian-born to come together to uplift and learn from each other. We will share our […]
Learn about the financing options available through WeBC! WeBC has a Business Loan Program, and we are the BC Loan Fund Partner of the WEOC National Loan Program for women and non-binary entrepreneurs. If you would like to access these programs to start, expand or purchase a business you will need to participate in one […]
Join Trade Commissioners and Intellectual Property (IP) professionals for a webinar to learn how to protect your IP in the European Union (EU). Topics will include: IP basics (patents, trademarks, trade secrets, etc.) Differences between Canadian and European IP systems Considerations for businesses looking to expand into the EU The webinar will launch our new […]
