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 [...]

The female economy is the world’s largest, fastest-growing market, and women control 80% of buying decisions made worldwide (Deloitte) which amounts to over $72 trillion. On a personal level, women have an 8.1% rate of [...]

Small Scale Food Processors face several barriers. Women face more. These issues have an impact on the food processing industry in Canada. The importance of the food processing industry highlighted by the Agri-Food Economic Strategy [...]