From Contacts to Contracts - Opening Doors for Women Business Owners

Oct. 19, 2010 - PRLog -- WEConnect Canada to host national conference -
“From Contacts to Contracts:
Opening Doors for Women Business Owners”

When:     November 9-10, 2010
Where:     Sutton Place Hotel
955 Bay Street
Toronto, ON

This conference will be an educational and inspirational networking forum for Women Business Owners, certified Women Business Entrepreneurs, corporations and government supporters who see value in promoting supplier diversity.

Did you know?

•   There are more than 821,000 women entrepreneurs in Canada, who annually contribute in excess of $18 billion to Canada's economy.
•   Women-led firms provide jobs for 1.7 million Canadians – more than the Canadian Business Top 100 companies – and are creating new jobs at four times the rate of the average firm.
•   Women entrepreneurs are eligible for millions in minority/diversity supplier and procurement

Speakers include (among others):  
Belinda Stronach –Nov. 9 keynote luncheon speaker, Belinda Stronach Foundation (invited)
Dr. Barbara J. Orser, M.B.A., Ph. D. – University of Ottawa Telfer School of Management
Dr. Marsha Firestone – President/Founder, Women Presidents’ Organization
The Honourable Rona Ambrose –Nov. 10  luncheon speaker, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister or Status of Women (invited)

WEConnect Canada (www.WEConnectCanada.org) is a Canadian non-profit organization that is opening doors to new supply chains.  Funded in part by the Status of Women Canada and led by corporate members, WEConnect Canada qualifies and certifies firms that are at least 51% owned, managed and controlled by women.  WEConnect Canada connects these women-owned businesses with the growing global corporate and public sector demand for diverse and innovative suppliers. WEConnect Canada is an affiliate of WEConnect International.

If you are interested in attending and/or speaking with local WEConnect certified business owners, please contact Diana Conconi at Diana@creativeinitiatives.ca or 416.850.0123.