The Forum for Women Entrepreneurs’ annual Pitch for the Purse is back for the fifth year but this time it is virtual. With women particularly hard hit by the pandemic, the $25,000 prize (alongside the two $5,000 prizes for finalists) will offer much needed financial support for women to grow their businesses. The first virtual […]
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Access To Information Is Access To Capital For Women In Business
With less than 4% of venture capital going to white women entrepreneurs in Canada (and almost negligible amounts to Indigenous or Black women), and with women being more than three times likely to be discouraged to borrow funding than their male counterparts, the prospect of bringing a business vision to life for a woman entrepreneur can […]
Women Entrepreneurs Get Ready to Pitch for the Purse
You might need $1 million to grow your business, or $150,000. What matters is that you want to grow your business, and need help to craft your pitch. That’s where the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE) comes in. FWE has designed Pitch for the Purse to address a key concern facing women entrepreneurs… access to […]