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🎉 Earlier this month we celebrated #InternationalWomensDay in Toronto alongside the Diversity Institute! The event featured an inspiring keynote address from The Honourable Rechie Valdez, Chief Government Whip and former Minister of Small Business, who shared how the Government of Canada is working to support women-led businesses and create a more inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem. Attendees also got an exclusive first look at the 2025 State of Women’s Entrepreneurship in Canada (SOWE) report, revealing new data on the economic contributions of women entrepreneurs and the systemic barriers they continue to face. 🎥 Missed the event? Watch the replay on YouTube here: https://lnkd.in/gnDwbTFY #WomenEntrepreneurs #IWD2025 #IWD #SOWE2025 SSHRC-CRSH Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Thank you once again to our incredible panellists and presenters for sharing your insights and leadership: - Shannon Pestun, our senior advisor - Vicki Saunders (She/Her), founding activator, Coralus - Ruth Vachon, president and CEO, Réseau des Femmes d'affaires du Québec - Alison Kirkland, CEO, Women's Enterprise Organizations of Canada - Magnolia Perron, manager, Indigenous Women’s Entrepreneurship, NACCA - Cassandra Dorrington, president, CAMSC Your voices continue to inspire and shape the future of inclusive entrepreneurship in Canada. 💜 Finally, heartfelt thanks, as always to our founder and academic director, Dr. Wendy Cukier. And to our executive director, Sabine Soumare, as well as Peggy Harvey.