Startup Women
Startup Women helps women entrepreneurs through mentorship, events, and resources. Because when you support women, you support a nation.
About Startup Women
What is it?
In celebration of International Women’s Day, we bring together Startup Communities, leading women entrepreneurs, government and industry partners for a month-long program that honours the contributions and achievements of women entrepreneurs to the Canadian economy. Through Startup Women’s tailored events and initiatives, Startup Canada stands with women entrepreneurs to help support their growth and future goals.
Mentorship
1-on-1 Sessions
Connecting women entrepreneurs with more than 100 peer-to-peer advisors and subject matter experts to build your business and provide tailored guidance. Mentorship participants take advantage of this networking opportunity to gather and discuss candidly on the challenges and opportunities entrepreneurs face.
Roundtables
Amplify your voice
Convening government, entrepreneurs, and public and private sector leaders to advocate support for women entrepreneurs. We give entrepreneurs a seat at the table to directly voice their unique concerns and connect with high-level decision makers, all to make Canada a more inclusive place for women to start and build a business.
Resources
Equip for success
Building a robust hub to guide through the tools accessible to you for success. An important part of any woman entrepreneur’s toolkit is a clear understanding of the resources within your network. We’ve put together a resource guide to connect women entrepreneurs with mentors, funding, training, events, and other programming available to support them locally, regionally, and nationally. Download the guide below.
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Unfortunately, Startup Canada does not offer funding/grants. What we do offer are connections, resources, and tools that can support you in finding the right funding for your business. If you would like to learn more about existing funding opportunities, please contact us at women@startupcan.ca.
The 1:1 Meetings with Startup Women leaders will be hosted through Mentorly. To book a session, go to the Startup Women Mentorly page and create a profile. From there, you’ll be able to browse all of the available leaders and book a session with them directly through the platform.
We have listed all of our events on our Startup Women events page. You will find all the information on each event and how you can register.
Email us at women@startupcan.ca
Absolutely not! We’ve made sure that every element of the program contains general, high-level key takeaways that can be applied to any industry. However, we understand that context matters. We also offer targeted support depending on your area(s) of interest. We will be hosting 10 Industry Advisory Circles throughout the year facilitated by a subject matter expert with other panellists, followed by an audience Q&A. See which industries we’re covering.
To inquire more about our targeted support, please email women@startupcan.ca
Each program element is open to every aspiring, emerging and/or established entrepreneur, no matter what stage you’re in.
Yes! The Startup Women program is 100% free.
The Startup Women program runs from February 1st to November 30, 2023.