The Forum, a Canadian charity that mentors, educates and empowers women entrepreneurs, has announced the three finalists of this year’s The Odlum Brown Forum Pitch Finale. As Canada’s leading pitch program for women entrepreneurs, each finalist receives a $46,500 grand prize package to fast-track their business goals and growth. The Odlum Brown Forum Pitch Program […]
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Three Women-Founded Businesses Celebrated at The Odlum Brown Forum Pitch Finale
Canadian charity, The Forum, has announced the three winners of this year’s Odlum Brown Forum Pitch Finale. The event is aimed at mentoring, educating and empowering women entrepreneurs in their business endeavors, and the three finalists each received a grand prize package worth $37,750 to help fund and fast-track their business goals. The recipients of […]
MintList, QUIL, and VodaSafe Are Finalists At The Odlum Brown Forum Pitch
The Forum is a Canadian charity that mentors, educates and empowers women entrepreneurs. For 20 years they’ve been supporting businesses big and small. Now in its 7th year, The Odlum Brown Forum Pitch is a program that helps women entrepreneurs navigate and fast track their funding journey. Addressing the barrier of access to capital, The Forum Pitch gives […]
The Odlum Brown Forum Pitch Finale Returns April 27th
The Forum is a Canadian charity that mentors, educates and empowers women entrepreneurs. For 20 years they’ve been supporting businesses big and small. Now in its 7th year, The Forum Pitch is a program that helps women entrepreneurs navigate and fast track their funding journey. Addressing the barrier of access to capital, The Forum Pitch gives women […]
Canada’s Leader In Mentorship For Women Entrepreneurs Needs More Mentors
As more women in Canada continue to turn to entrepreneurship, there is a critical need for access to resources, capital and networks to support their business growth. Unfortunately significant barriers still exist. Women founders are less likely than their male counterparts to receive venture capital funding and the pandemic has hit women-owned businesses harder. The […]
12 Semi-Finalists To Participate In The Forum Pitch
The Forum is a Canadian charity that mentors, educates and empowers women entrepreneurs. For 20 years they’ve been supporting businesses big and small. Now in its 6th year, The Forum Pitch is a program that helps women entrepreneurs navigate and fast track their funding journey. Addressing the barrier of access to capital, The Forum Pitch […]
The Forum Partners With Uber To Support Women Entrepreneurs
Starting a business can be a challenging and isolating endeavour, especially when part of a minority group with minimal resources, tools, and mentors available to lean on. Facing obstacles those in more privileged positions might not, self-identified women entrepreneurs deserve the support needed to make their dreams a reality. The economic turmoil caused by COVID-19 […]
Popular Pitch For The Purse Is Now The Forum Pitch
Earlier this year the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs became The Forum and their Pitch for the Purse program became The Forum Pitch. What could your business achieve with $25,000, mentorship and a community of entrepreneurs, business leaders & investors actively working to open doors for you? The Forum Pitch program is divided into four sections designed […]
Five B.C. Thought Leaders On Supporting Women Entrepreneurs
Based on the number of Thought Leadership articles Techcouver published in 2020, everyone had way more time to write this year. Techcouver has published over 50 articles in this category to date and our web traffic stats are evidence that we’ve all had more time to read this year as well. Not surprisingly the themes […]
Five BC Startups Named Semi-Finalists For FWE’s 2021 Pitch for the Purse
Access to capital remains a key barrier for women entrepreneurs. The Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE) is trying to change that. This morning they announced the semi-finalists for this year’s Pitch for the Purse competition, putting them in the running for a $50,000 prize, the biggest ever for the event. This year’s prize is double […]