Equity Funding Quiz
Are You Ready for Equity Funding? Use the quiz below to help determine if your business is ready for equity funding
Introduction to Investment
The importance of investing in your financial readiness: poor financial decisions are among the main reasons why Canadian SMEs fail.
Finding the Money: Types of Lending
If you are in business you need to understand money - how to get it and how to manage it!
Becoming Lend Ready
The importance of investing in your financial readiness: poor financial decisions are among the main reasons why Canadian SMEs fail.
Financing Resources for Women Entrepreneurs
There are a growing number of organizations interested in financing women’s entrepreneurship and some focus on women in food. Also note that many of these organizations have newsletters available for sign-up. Women’s Enterprise Centre [...]
Achieving Net-Zero Emissions
In order to stabilize rising temperatures and mitigate the negative effects of global warming, scientists are increasingly pointing to achieving net-zero emissions as essential in stopping climate change. Below is a summary of the [...]
Minister of Agriculture Mandate Letter Summary
On December 16, 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau published his Minister Mandate letters, which outline challenges each minister should address in their role, as well as goals they will work to accomplish. Trudeau’s letter [...]
Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit Summary – Global Nutrition Crisis
On December 7th, Nutrition for Growth kicked off their 2021 Tokyo summit and highlighted issues with malnutrition and access to nutrient-dense food. Below is a summary of the summit and Canada’s involvement. What is [...]
Strategies for Women Food Processing Entrepreneurs
As of 2019, women-owned businesses in Canada contributed $150 billion to the economy and employed over 1.5 million people. However, when it comes to small businesses, women-owned businesses only account for 16% of the [...]
Innovation is a Process
‘Innovation’ and ‘Technology’ are high-profile buzz words. They’ve been getting more attention during the pandemic’s lockdowns due to major shifts to digital platforms and ways of working. Sometimes, it seems like unless ‘innovation’ is about [...]
