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Navigating the Road to Success: How to Support Women Entrepreneurs (2021)

From Women’s Enterprise Organizations of Canada (WEOC) Close to 1,000 women entrepreneurs from across Canada were asked to ...

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Financial Knowledge & Financial Confidence: Closing Gender Gaps in Fina...

From Scotiabank Women Initiative Accessing financing is one of the most significant challenges for small business owners, and...

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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 (2017)

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 (2019)

Report by She’s Next: Empowered by Visa Discover the key challenges, successes, and opportunities that shape women-led ...

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Women’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (2019)

WeBC (formerly Women’s Enterprise Centre) is part of an interconnected community of business service providers that sup...

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The National Research Council

The National Research Council (NRC) is the Government of Canada’s premier organization for research and development. Th...

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New Pioneers: Stories of 100 BC Women Entrepreneurs (2008)

The “New Pioneers” publication, released in 2008, offers a snapshot of a pivotal time for women entrepreneurs in ...

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The Taskforce for Women’s Business Growth (2000s-2010s)

Telfer School of Management The Taskforce for Women’s Business Growth was a national consortium of prominent women business...

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Women Entrepreneurs are Key to Accelerating Growth (2015)

Entrepreneurship Policy Digest, Kauffman Foundation, 20 July 2015 This digest discusses the unique barriers that women entrep...

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The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2023/24 Women’s Entrepreneurshi...

Report by Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, 2024 The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) celebrates 25 years of tracking the...

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Factors Influencing the Growth of Women-Owned Businesses: Risk Tolerance, M...

Report by the National Women’s Business Council, 30 October 2013 This report draws from existing literature as well as focu...

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