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A Nation of Entrepreneurs: The changing face of Canadian entrepreneurship

Report by BDC, October 2019 Entrepreneurship is making a comeback in Canada: 44,700 Canadians started a business in 2018—th...

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Descriptive and Comparative Analysis: Women-Owned Exporting Small and Mediu...

Report by Global Affairs Canada, December 2019 This report analyzes selected trends and business characteristics of Canadian ...

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Financial Literacy Among Canadian Entrepreneurs and Business Owners

Report by BDC and Telfer School of Business, December 2017 In 2017, BDC partnered with the Telfer School of Business at the ...

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The State of Canadian Women’s Entrepreneurship

Report by She’s Next: Empowered by Visa, 2019 A national pulse of women small business owners: the goals they pursue, t...

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WE FOR SHE Forum Recap 2019 & 2020 Action Plan

As an Organizing Partner of WE FOR SHE, we’re proud to present the 2020 report on gender equity in BC, the “WE FO...

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Women’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

Women’s Enterprise Centre is part of an interconnected community of business service providers that helps entrepreneurs...

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2019 WE FOR SHE Action Plan

WeBC is an organizing partner of WE FOR SHE, a movement that engages business leaders and young women to learn and discuss so...

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Women in Venture: A baseline look at gender in the Canadian investment ecos...

Report by Female Funders and Hockeystick, July 2018 Canada’s most comprehensive look at women in venture capital and angel ...

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Everywhere, Every Day Innovating: Women Entrepreneurs and Innovation Report

This February 2018 report, by Janice McDonald and Clare Beckton, “outlines the implications for business and the Canadi...

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Entrepreneurial Mindset in BC, Canada: Research Summary

In 2017, WeBC (formerly Women’s Enterprise Centre) partnered with the Okanagan School of Business to measure the extent...

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Canadian Federal Procurement as a Policy Lever to Support Innovation and SM...

This 2017 report by the Telfer School of Management profiles SMEs (small- and medium-sized enterprises) as suppliers to the G...

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The Power of Parity: Advancing Women’s Equality in Canada

This June 2017 report from the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) explores the economic impact of achieving gender parity in Can...

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