Startup Canada will host various events such as topic-focused webinars, Industry Roundtables, and community events through the Startup Women Empowerment Fund designed to connect women-identifying entrepreneurs with leading industry experts and give access to practical resources.
This webinar will empower early stage women entrepreneurs in Canada to learn how to validate their concept, apply startup methodologies, and build a strong, investor and customer ready business plan. The session will also cover essential legal and financial foundations to help you launch with confidence and avoid common early-stage pitfalls.
Developed for entrepreneurs seeking the right capital to grow their business. This session offers a deep dive into grants, government programs, loans, crowdfunding, and equity financing available across Canada.
Designed for entrepreneurs ready to scale their business or curious about how to expand. This session will explore how to use market research to identify growth opportunities, strengthen and expand your supply chain, and navigate logistics and manufacturing as you scale.
Information on which cities we’re coming to and registration coming soon.
This webinar empowered early-stage women entrepreneurs in Canada by equipping them with the knowledge and tools to successfully navigate the grant application process. It explored a variety of pre-revenue grant opportunities specifically designed to support women-led businesses, provided guidance on crafting compelling grant proposals, and discussed effective strategies for maximizing their chances of funding success.
Speaker: Brianna Blaney (Pocketed) and Denise Baril (The Grant Sherpa)
Join a candid conversation between a successful entrepreneur and their investor. Learn about the investment process, what investors look for, and how to make a compelling pitch.
Speakers: Julia Elvidge (SheBoot) and Natasha Kostenuk (Ayrton Energy)
Learn how to create robust financial projections, manage cash flow effectively, and determine the perfect price point for your products or services. This webinar will equip you with the financial tools and knowledge needed to build a sustainable business.
Speakers: Shantea Cunningham (Cobella Financials Inc.) and Yamila Franco (Financial Professional & Founder)
Tune in to hear Rowena Tsang, Amanda Parker, Afnane Lagha, and Nichole Ettlin share their experience, insights, and advice on how to help women-identifying entrepreneurs expand their customer base for business growth.
This webinar guided early-stage women-identifying entrepreneurs through the foundational steps of turning their business idea into a reality. We covered market research, business planning, and the resources available to kickstart their entrepreneurial journey.
As many entrepreneurs know, finding and writing grants can be a job in and of itself. This webinar armed entrepreneurs with the knowledge and resources necessary to navigate the complexities of grant applications, crucial dos and don’ts, and practical steps to craft winning proposals to secure the financial support needed to fuel their entrepreneurial vision.
Debt can sometimes be a daunting road to go down for entrepreneurs, especially when first starting out. But oftentimes it’s the best financing solution for your business. With a focus on the WEOC Loan Program, this webinar demystified the complexities of loan applications, financial jargon, understanding eligibility criteria and leveraging resources specific to women-owned businesses.
In this webinar we unraveled the dynamics of the customer experience journey and talked through how to seamlessly align marketing, sales, and customer service strategies, as well as how to create cohesive customer experiences that drive business growth.
This webinar will focus on providing guidance and clarity about all things financials when starting your business. Explore ways to set yourself up for a healthy and sustainable future! From determining the right revenue model, to figuring out your break-even point, and creating a solid sales strategy. Learn where and how to save money when starting out and what tools you can use to monitor your overall business performance.
Learn from women founders about how they secured their first $100k/round of funding, from building their pitch deck to getting the signature on the cheque! Learn how they achieved their funding goals and how you can apply what they learned in your own fundraising journey.
Drive growth for your business through strategic storytelling. Learn how to better understand your customers and create content for them. Then convert your stories into sales! Hone in on your brand story and explore creative ways to communicate it with your customers.
This webinar will focus on what goes into building a confident and authentic brand that will stand out from the crowd and earn the trust of your customer base. Discover how to set clear and measurable goals for your brand and the power of harnessing your customers’ experience.
There is a growing number of women-led investment funds in Canada that are specifically interested in funding women founders, a group often grossly underinvested in. Research shows that when a woman is at the table, a fund is twice as likely to invest in a women-led start-up. Meet some of the women leaders who sit at these funding tables.
Taking the plunge into funding can be intimidating, especially for early-stage women entrepreneurs! In fact, gender imbalance is still very much prevalent in venture capitalism, with 65% of U.S. venture capital firms lacking in female partners and only a mere 9.5% of decision-making positions in venture capital firms are held by women. That’s why we’ve set up a stellar panel to talk through the different grants and funding options available to women entrepreneurs in Canada, how to choose the route that best suits you and your business, discuss on-going barriers, and how we can help bring change from the top down.