Research and Reports on BC Women Entrepreneurs

Impactful Reports

WeBC Impact Report: 2019 to 2024

For 30 years, WeBC has been a vital resource for women entrepreneurs across British Columbia, offering financing, training, and mentorship to help businesses thrive. Recognizing the need to measure its impact, WeBC conducted this Impact Study to assess its effectiveness during the 5-year period from 2019 to 2024, and identify opportunities for growth.

This five-year impact report reveals a powerful truth: empowering women entrepreneurs isn’t just a mission—it’s a movement that can redefine Canada’s economic future.

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Closing the Gap: Meeting the Unique Borrowing Needs of BC’s Women Business Owners

This report is a follow-up to our November 2020 survey and report, The Path Forward: Advancing the Funding Journeys of BC Women Business Owners, which offers recommendations to funders on how to develop varied funding pathways for women business owners.

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The Path Forward: Advancing the Funding Journeys of BC Women Business Owners (2020)

WeBC proudly presents this insightful report, highlighting the findings of a survey conducted with over 400 women business owners in November 2020. The survey explores the funding women entrepreneurs need, their ability to access it, and the support that can help them during COVID recovery and beyond.

Recent studies reveal the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on women entrepreneurs, threatening the progress made in advancing women’s entrepreneurship in Canada.

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WeBC Annual Reports

Explore WeBC’s Annual Reports to see how we support women at every stage of their small business journey across all regions of British Columbia.

Discover insights into our programs, impact, and commitment to empowering women entrepreneurs to start, develop, lead, and grow their businesses.

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Advancing women entrepreneurs through research

Through ongoing research, WeBC and our ecosystem partners work to improve support for women entrepreneurs.