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Alberta Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) offers innovative services and support for women entrepreneurs across the province. AWE can help you start, manage, or grow your businesses through:

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AWE Financing for Women-Owned Businesses
Over the past year, AWE financing helped entrepreneurs purchase businesses, start new ventures and grow their existing businesses, which created nearly 130 direct jobs with a projected economic impact of $54 Million. Wow!
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Connecting to Contracts Program
Did you know? More than 55 Western Canadian women-owned business are certified by WEConnect Canada, providing them with access to an incredible network of contract opprtunities. This is just one of the benefits that you can access through Connecting to Contracts. Find out more...

What's New

Thank You to all who "Connected to Success" on May 3 & 4, 2012

Thank you to all of this year's “Connecting to Success” attendees, speakers, exhibitors and supporters! We hope everyone involved enjoyed our annual conference and took away knowledge, strategies, and advice that Fueled Your Passion, Transformed Your Business, and Multiplied Your Network!

A special thank you to our conference sponsors! Your support helped to make this year’s event spectacular!

Athabasca University - Faculty of Business
Alberta Venture
AVW TELAV
ETC Events
Ealanta Photography
Modern Press
Strategies for Success
Womanition
Happy Hippo Bath Co.

Canadian Business delegation to the 2012 Women's Business Enterprise National Council Conference (WBENC) and Business Fair

Date: June 17-22, 2012
Venue: Orange County Convention Centre
Location: Orlando, U.S.A. Southeast
Target Audience: Canadian businesswomen from across Canada
Sector: Service Industries and Capital Projects

For more information on the event you can also visit the event website at: www.wbenc.org/wbencconf

The annual Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) Conference and Business Fair is a must-attend event for women who want to access contracts through government and corporate supplier diversity programs.

Worldwide, more than 80 percent of multinational corporations now require supplier diversity - from Cisco, IBM, Intel, Manpower, Motorola to Pfizer. While anyone can do business with large multinationals and governments, accessing supplier diversity programs requires certification through an internationally-recognized certification program like the one offered by WEConnect Canada.

Join DFAIT's trade mission to Orlando, Florida from June 17–22, 2011 and network your way to success! Last year’s WBENC event attracted 3,200 participants and more than 350 exhibitors, including 120 women business enterprise exhibitors. Read more at: http://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/eng/document.jsp?did=131026

Why you should participate in the Trade Mission to WBENC 2012?

Knowledge - Find out about business opportunities with Fortune 500 companies and meet many of their buyers - all under one roof.

Contacts - Network with like-minded women who want to do business, collaborate and form strategic alliances.

Speakers - From nationally-recognized business leaders to New York Times bestselling authors, the conference offers educational workshops and high-profile speakers with compelling messages.

Canadian delegates will also receive:

Opportunity provided by DFAIT for one-on-one meetings with representatives from U.S. firms. If you are export-ready, this will be an invaluable chance to connect with prospective buyers!
Pre-conference webinars and workshops
On-site training workshops
Canadian delegate briefing and networking
Invitation to the WEConnect International reception