WBE Canada Welcomes Versacom Inc. to its Growing Corporate Membership

July 26, 2021

Women Business Enterprises Canada Council (WBE Canada) is excited to welcome Versacom Inc. as its newest Corporate Member. As Canada’s largest multilingual translation company led by expert language professionals, Versacom is the leader in professional language solutions in a country where translation is part of everyday life. They offer a full range of translation services for any of the world’s languages, as well as all relevant support services. Versacom is committed to developing a supplier diversity program, with a goal for implementation by December 2021 and including more Canadian women-owned businesses in its supply chain in the upcoming years.

“We are honoured to join WBE Canada as a proud corporate member. Our leadership team strives on supporting supplier diversity and equity, which is an essential part of Versacom’s mission and values,” said Sabrina Vespoli, Vice-President, International Business Development of Versacom Inc.

“We are excited to have Versacom join our growing community of organizations with a commitment to supporting supplier diversity in Canada and leveling up the playing field for women-owned businesses in supply chains,” said Silvia Pencak, President of WBE Canada. “Women-owned businesses across Canada have proven their resilience and innovation time and again and having support of corporations like Versacom is key to their continuing success. We look forward to guiding them on their supplier diversity journey as they engage more women-owned businesses in their supply chain.”

About Versacom Inc.

Founded in 1995 and managed by accomplished language experts, Versacom is the largest Canadian-owned professional translation agency. We offer a full range of linguistic services for any of the world’s languages, industries or markets, as well as all relevant support services. As the top professional translation agency in a country that embraces the very highest language standards, we consider ourselves an extension of our clients’ organizations, translating their corporate message, values and promoting their products and services in all languages. We make business communications easier and we increase market reach. Our clients don’t just buy translated words. They think business.

About WBE Canada

Women Business Enterprises Canada Council (WBE Canada) is a Canadian non-profit organization working closely with corporations and government organizations advocating for inclusion of Canadian Women Business Enterprises (WBEs) in supply chains across Canada and abroad. To ensure diversity in supply chains WBE Canada works closely with its Corporate and Government members to provide necessary training and support to help establish and develop supplier diversity initiatives. Explore our Corporate/Government membership here.

Media inquiries: Sharon Ferdinands, Manager, Marketing and Communications, marketing@wbecanada.ca

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