Sourcing the Next Level in Supplier Diversity
By Jamie Crump There has never been a time when sourcing and supplier diversity has received as much attention as right now. Between the supply chain impacts of the pandemic and the global unrest that is causing businesses to take a social stand, the two areas are front and center. It doesn’t matter if your…
Read MoreWBE Canada Welcomes Versacom Inc. to its Growing Corporate Membership
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…
Read MoreGrand & Toy Joins WBE Canada As Its Newest Corporate Member
Women Business Enterprises Canada Council (WBE Canada) is thrilled to welcome Grand & Toy as our newest Corporate Member. Grand & Toy is a leading provider of workplace products and solutions serving Canadian businesses over 130 years. From the latest technology, furniture, everyday office essentials and facility resources, they provide workplace innovation that enables their…
Read MoreWBE Canada Announces Two New Appointments To Board of Directors
Women Business Enterprises Canada Council (WBE Canada) is pleased to announce that Madeleine Baker, Director, Technology Strategy, Procurement and Supply Chain at TELUS was voted in as the new Vice Chair at the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors, held Monday June 14, 2021. The Board also welcomed Daelan Burgess, Assistant Director of Global…
Read MorePartnerships & Training Manager
Reporting to the President Employment: Full time position WBE Canada Women Business Enterprises Canada Council (WBE Canada) is a Toronto based nonprofit organization certifying Canadian women-owned businesses and connecting them to buyers in large corporate and government organizations. Our mission is to advance economic growth across Canada through certification, promotion and development of women-owned businesses…
Read MoreCMHC Joins WBE Canada As Its Newest Government Member
Women Business Enterprises Canada (WBE Canada) is excited to welcome Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) as its newest government member. WBE Canada and CMHC’s partnership is established on a shared value that diversity and inclusion in procurement are imperative for advancing innovation and growth. Lisa Williams, Chief Financial Officer at CMHC, and Silvia Pencak,…
Read MoreCanadian 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 MoreThe State of WBE Certification in Canada
Paul D. Larson, Ph.D., CN Professor of SCM, University of Manitoba Jack D. Kulchitsky, Ph.D., Senior Instructor in Marketing, University of Calgary Silvia Pencak, M.A., President, WBE Canada 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…
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…
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