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President and CEO, Mairead Lavery, leading and celebrating this moment with EDC Women in Trade champions.
$50M
EDC’s invests in the Women in Trade Program to support Canadian women entrepreneurs expand beyond our borders with confidence.
$250M
EDC’s contribution to the federal government’s three-year plan to help companies owned and led by women to grow and scale their business.
Canadian small- and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) majority-owned by women
Number of Canadian women exporters who own the majority of their business
Canadian women majority-owned SMEs currently exporting
Canadian SMEs with 100+ employees that are women majority-owned
Canadian women’s economic contribution over the next decade if women-owned businesses increased by just 10%
Success stories
Discover how Canadian women-owned businesses of all sizes and industries have found international success with the help from EDC.
Sampler
The idea for Sampler came to founder and CEO Marie Chevrier when she was working as a brand ambassador, handing out free product samples in college.
Piccola Cucina
Piccola Cucina is a family-owned business run by Pina Romolo and her mother, Anita. The business started out small, with Anita selling homemade biscotti, and grew from there.
Muttluks
It was a cash-flow crunch with her home renovation business that pushed Marianne Bertrand to the dogs—or at least to start a completely new business for the dogs.
Pehr Designs
When best friends Jen Kelly and Becca Perren decided to start a business during their maternity leaves, success came quickly.
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Coming together: How women entrepreneurs can excel through business collaboration
Blog July 04, 2019 The best way for women-owned or women-led businesses to grow internationally and increase revenues is by working together.
The deeper dive: If you’re a canadian woman, here’s why you need to export
Article April 22, 2019 Women are rocking at starting new businesses, but they’re wary of growing outside of Canada. Here’s why that matters to all of us.
Women take business beyond borders
Webinar The Canadian government has numerous programs to help women-led businesses expand into global markets. This webinar shows you how.
Approaching risk with the right mindset
Article Arlene & Danièle explain how it’s done.
A word from Jennifer Cooke, EDC’s Corporate Lead for Women in Trade
Jennifer is focused on helping more women entrepreneurs export to grow their business abroad.
A word from Jennifer Cooke,
EDC’s Corporate Lead for Women in Trade
Jennifer is focused on helping more women entrepreneurs export to grow their business abroad.
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