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There’s no doubt – COVID 19 hit the business community with tornado strength. Since mid-March, businesses have had to re-organize, shift priorities, pivot how they do business, re-tool to answer the call for necessary equipment, sadly lay off staff, make wage cuts and for many, multi-task as they spend their days at home with children, managing at-home learning while managing… Read More

WeLoveLearning Canada, led by Founder and CEO Janet Stewart, along with her team of experts, designs, builds and deploys really awesome digital learning solutions to close the gaps in employee performance issues that cost companies money and opportunities. As Instructional Designers they take an organization’s content and bring it to life in innovative ways that provide its customers with the… Read More

Women Business Enterprises Canada Council (WBE Canada) is calling for sponsors and partners ready to support Canadian women owned businesses and success of supplier diversity in Canada. Our 2020 Annual Conference offers exceptional opportunities for private and public organizations and certified Women Business Enterprises (WBEs) to elevate their brand awareness. By aligning with one of Canada’s most respected certification councils,… Read More

Women Business Enterprises Canada Council (WBE Canada) opened nominations for its 2020 Excellence Awards. This year’s awards will be presented at our 11th Annual Conference “Supply Chain Innovation <Decoded>” happening on November 9-10, 2020.  Deadline for nominations is June 30, 2020. WBE Canada’s annual conference is the leading event for corporate and government leaders, procurement professionals and women-owned businesses in… Read More

WBE Canada (Women Business Enterprises Canada Council) issued call for speakers for its 2020 Annual Conference Supply Chain Innovation <Decoded>.  Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s conference will be a virtual event held November 9-10th, 2020.  Deadline for applications is June 30, 2020. WBE Canada’s annual conference is the leading event for corporate and government leaders, procurement professionals… Read More

WBE Canada (Women Business Enterprises Canada Council) announces registration is now open for its 2020 Annual Conference Supply Chain Innovation <Decoded>.  Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s conference will be a virtual event held November 9-10th, 2020.  Early-bird registration closes June 30th. WBE Canada’s annual conference is the leading event for corporate and government leaders, procurement professionals and… Read More

Last update: April 20, 2020 On April 9th, 2020 WBE Canada had the pleasure of hosting a ground breaking webinar with senior women leaders from all of its member financial institutions to discuss business financing during COVID-19. Moderated by Ashlee Froese, Lawyer at Froese Law, a Canadian Certified Women Business Enterprise (WBE) Company, this event provided an overview of all… Read More

For Immediate Release. Toronto WBE Canada Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Laura Didyk, Vice President and National Lead Women Entrepreneurs at the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) joined the Board as the newest member.  BDC has been a WBE Canada Corporate Member since June 2018. It is the only bank devoted exclusively to entrepreneurs and has… Read More

By Silvia Pencak COVID-19 has brought an unprecedented amount of change to the business world and economies around the world in a very short period of time.  There are 3 types of businesses coping with this crisis. The first group is directly impacted by this pandemic and they have had to shut their doors due to social distancing requirements, like… Read More

By Ashlee Froese With a number of provinces declaring a provincial state of emergency and, as of March 22, 2020, the Federal government examining the Emergencies Act (but not yet enacting it), it is clear that we are in exceptional times.  Businesses opt into insurance policies to guard against the impact of exceptional times.  We always hope that we never need to… Read More