Twenty-eight days and counting! In less than one month we’ll gather at the Toronto Congress Centre for our Annual Conference and celebrate our 10th Anniversary of supporting women-owned businesses and leadership in Supplier Diversity. The conference website is being updated daily – if you haven’t checked it out lately – do so – entire agenda is now finalized to help you pre-select… Read More

Ashlee Froese is a Branding Lawyer & Trademark Agent with Froese Law, a boutique cross-border branding, intellectual property, corporate and commercial law firm in Toronto. Recognized this year by “Lexpert”, a legal industry nation wide company, as a Change Maker in Law, Ashlee left Bay Street after 10 years and launched her own firm, allowing her to practice law in… Read More

On September 19th, WBE Canada (Women Business Enterprises Canada Council) held its first Breakfast with BrandsTM: Tech Industry event, bringing together certified women-owned businesses and buyers from WBE Canada corporate members and industry leaders in the Technology & Telecommunications Industry.  Sponsored by BDC, BELL, CTDI and ROGERS, this event connected more than 40 certified suppliers from Ontario, Quebec and Nova… Read More

Would you like to be a voice for women business enterprises across Canada? Applications are now open to join WBE Canada’s Supplier Advisory Committee (SAC).  As a member of SAC you will become a voice of the WBE community advising the President and Board of Directors on strategic initiatives such as events and programs.  Additional benefits: Work closely with other… Read More

Preparation is the key to getting the most out of these opportunities. Here are a couple tips to help you maximize your time and resources. 1. Select the Right Networking Event To Attend Look for a match between your business/organizational goals and the event focus or attendees. 2. Research Companies in Attendance Find out what companies will be represented at… Read More

Sylvie Ouellette is President and Co-founder of Versatil, a women-owned IT-Solutions and Professional Services company specializing in analytics.   After working in the corporate world for over 20 years, Sylvie knew it was time to change her course , use her skills and expertise to make a difference.  At the same time she met Rana Khartabil, her soon to be… Read More

During this year’s Annual Conference, the WBE Canada’s annual awards will once again celebrate and recognize the significant achievements of Canadian women owned businesses, corporate and government leaders. These awards ultimately increase awareness and visibility of the impact supplier diversity initiatives create to inspire further achievement. 2019 WBE Canada Awards nominations are currently open, and as we are collecting applications,… Read More

Congratulations to Irene Zhang, CEO & Founder of Everest Clinical Research and her team on their successful receipt of funding from Women’s Entrepreneurship Fund from Government of Canada! Thank you for sharing this important milestone with us. About Everest Clinical Research Everest Clinical Research was founded in 2004 and has been WBE Canada certified since 2012. Their organization works with… Read More

Lisa Siragusa is a serial entrepreneur and incredible supporter of other women-owned businesses and diversity in supply chains. A certified WBE since 2016, Lisa is an active member of WBE Canada community, always ready to offer a helping hand to a fellow entrepreneur. We hope you are inspired by her journey. WBE Canada: Why did you go into this business?… Read More

Women Business Enterprises Canada Council (WBE Canada) partnered with Business Women In Trade (BWIT), branch of Global Affairs Canada and other women organizations on a recent Trade Mission to Baltimore. The Trade Mission was organized around WBENC’s (Women Business Enterprise National Council)  Annual Conference, the largest event for women owned businesses connecting them to corporate buyers globally.  As part of… Read More