As the Canadian tech industry continues to underrepresent women, an issue the pandemic only exacerbated, it’s important to celebrate female voices in the industry. In Canada, there continues to be inequities as this demographic is largely underrepresented among Canada’s largest sectors. Less than 25% of all C-suite executives are women, only 4% identifying as women […]
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Kelowna’s EstateBox Is A Finalist For Women In Fintech Grant
Despite the grim statistics, with less than 5% of fintech companies having a female founder, Canadian womxn are building the next wave of fintech companies that are making finance more inclusive and accessible for all. To support these trailblazers, PR Communications firm Talk Shop launched a $30,000 Women in Fintech Grant late last year. Delivered […]
Talk Shop Launches $30K Women in Fintech Grant
PR Communications firm Talk Shop announced today the launch of a $30,000 Women in Fintech Grant. The grant, delivered as $30,000 worth of public relations and communications services, will be awarded to one early-stage fintech with a founder who identifies as a woman. The winner will be selected by a judging panel made up of […]
When Government Programs Won’t Save Your Business, These Money Moves Might
Recent weeks have felt eerily similar to the market crash of 2008. I remind myself and many of the entrepreneurs I work with that while the last financial crisis left our personal and business finances beaten, we came out of it with massive growth in the years that followed. This also led to innovation – […]