Category: Women In Business

Contingency | Plan For Change + Use It To Evolve

Contingency by definition is an event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted – so we can plan for disruption but not necessarily for the particulars. That’s ok, it sounds like life in general to us! We have all heard of having a contingency plan but they usually consist of reserves we can…

Impostor Syndrome

Most of us have experienced feelings of doubt and unworthiness at some point in our lives. But when your accomplishments are a result of your own knowledge, hard work, and preparation and you still feel inadequate … you’re probably suffering from impostor syndrome.People who suffer from this syndrome often feel like frauds — despite being…

Workplace Friendships Can Be Tricky, but worth It

It’s hard to build real connections with your colleagues if you never get beyond superficial chit-chat. And yet people who have workplace friendships are not only more likely to be happier and healthier, they are also seven times as likely to be engaged in their job. What’s more, employees who report having workplace friends have…

Women entrepreneurs and exporting | A national study

Today, women-led businesses makes up 15% of total exports in Canada. Canada’s bank for entrepreneurs, BDC, and Export Development Canada (EDC) have partnered to publish research exploring the barriers women entrepreneurs face when exporting. The research will be published in collaboration with the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub, a Government of Canada initiative to serve as…

THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH & CREATING CONNECTIONS

During current unprecedented times, the importance of mental health & creating connections is imperative as isolation may have different effects & meanings for everyone. You may be helping the greater good to social distance, however, isolating yourself from positive messaging and and uplifting knowledge to help better your journey to success isn’t the answer. NOW is the…

WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER

https://youtu.be/ctUGKHyO1Vo International Women’s Day occurs on March 8th every year. This day is spent celebrating, recognizing, and lifting up all women who deserve to be empowered. In prep for a month full of supporting other women’s events happening in our surrounding region, we thought to ourselves – why just one day? Why stop at one…