News & Updates
Canadian Women-Owned Business Evaluate Supplier Diversity (Research Study)
For Immediate Release | Toronto, ON WBE Canada and experts from the Universities of Manitoba and Calgary conducted a national survey on the status of supplier diversity in Canada. This survey, conducted in fall 2020, was designed to provide the data necessary to continue inclusion of underrepresented Canadian businesses, specifically women-owned businesses in large supply…
Read MoreWBE Canada Launches Tools For Growth To Advance Canadian Women-Owned Businesses
Today, Women Business Enterprises Canada Council (WBE Canada) announced the launch of ‘Tools For Growth’ – The Resource Library for Women Owners Ready To Scale Up Their Business – a promising new initiative designed to support the growth and success of Canadian women-owned businesses. In Canada, 15.6% of all Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) are…
Read MoreTPS Promotions & Incentives joins WBE Canada as a Corporate Member
Women Business Enterprises Canada Council (WBE Canada) is happy and excited to welcome TPS Promotions & Incentives as our newest Corporate Member. TPS Promotions & Incentives is an international award-winning supplier of premiums, incentives, promotional products and related on-line custom business solutions. The company works with tier-1 progressive, brand-oriented companies across CPG, Automotive, Retail, Professional…
Read MoreWBE Certification – Expectations Vs. Reality
Women Business Enterprises Canada Council (WBE Canada) verifies eligibility of Canadian women-owned businesses for corporate and government supplier diversity programs. We certify businesses that are majority owned, managed and controlled by women. WBE (Women Business Enterprise) certification is an important key to helping women-owned businesses accelerate the growth of their companies, scale up and create…
Read MoreThe Highs and Lows for Women Entrepreneurs: A Check in With WBEs
By Lisa Haydon “In 2020, in the midst of the pandemic, WBE Canada partnered with Lisa Haydon and Pivotal Coaching, a Certified WBE company to identify the strengths and weaknesses within our community to better understand the value our WBEs bring to corporate and government supply chains as well as the areas for improvement,” said…
Read MoreBuilding a Brighter Tomorrow for Canadian WBEs – Q&A with WBE Canada’s Government Members
At its 11th Annual Conference in November 2020, Women Business Enterprises Canada Council (WBE Canada) launched its pilot Government Membership Program designed to encourage Canada’s public institutions to formally adopt supplier diversity as a way forward to grow the Canadian economy. Canada’s public organizations have long recognized that diversity and inclusion drive growth and innovation…
Read MoreWBE Canada and Clear Concept Inc. Launch New Report: Driving Innovation Within a Diverse Supply Chain
For Immediate Release | Toronto WBE Canada is excited to share a brand new report created in collaboration with Clear Concept Inc., one of our Certified WBE companies. Driving Innovation Within a Diverse Supply Chain outlines the countless innovative examples of committed individuals across the WBE community who are making a profound impact in advancing…
Read MoreBeyond the Accolades: Advice from WBE Canada’s 2020 Award Winners
At WBE Canada’s 2020 Annual Conference, we had the privilege of showcasing and celebrating outstanding achievements in supplier diversity amongst our certified WBE community and our corporate and government member organizations. Each finalist and award recipient is truly a champion, driving impact and demonstrating excellence and above all moving the needle on awareness of the…
Read MoreFlextrack Joins WBE Canada as a Corporate Member
Women Business Enterprises Canada Council (WBE Canada) is excited to announce that Flextrack has joined us as our newest corporate member. With locations across North America, Flextrack is a leader in the managed service provider (MSP) and vendor management system (VMS) space. Flextrack makes a material impact on client strategy by enabling a total talent…
Read MoreCanada Needs a Feminist Small Business Procurement Strategy
Dr. Barbara Orser¹ Full Professor, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa The imperative of securing such goods as vaccines and PPE has placed Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) in the media spotlight. Canada’s central purchasing agency has been mandated to increase procurement from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) owned by members of designated…
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