Government of Canada invests in women-led business in Manitoba
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May 31, 2019 – Winnipeg, Manitoba – Western Economic Diversification Canada
The Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (WES) is a $2-billion investment that seeks to double the number of women-owned businesses by 2025 by increasing their access to financing, talent, networks, and expertise.
The WES has several key elements, including the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub, the WES Ecosystem Fund, and the Women Entrepreneurship Fund. The Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub aims to collect and gather data, with the goal of providing information, data, and best practices for women entrepreneurs. The WES Ecosystem Fund provides funding for mentorship, networking, and skills development through third-party initiatives. The Women Entrepreneurship Fund directly invests in women-owned or -led businesses.
Today's announcement is for 15 WES projects in Manitoba:
| Name of Proponent | Project Description | Funding Amount | |
| Apprentisage Illimité Inc. | Digitize learning tools for the teaching of French as a foreign language | $100,000 | |
| Botanical PaperWorks Inc. | Enhance an integrated e-commerce platform to grow sales of seed paper in Europe | $100,000 | |
| CALLIA INC. | Develop a proprietary technology platform that enables rapid scale up in the floral market | $99,111 | |
| Campfire Union Inc. o/a Flipside XR | Convert real-time animation software to operate on a new virtual reality platform | $100,000 | |
| Community Futures Parkland Inc. | Closing service gaps in the entrepreneur ecosystem that are unique to rural and northern women entrepreneurs | $1,215,000 | |
| Feast Café Bistro | Expand restaurant and catering business | $100,000 | |
| The Great GORP Project Inc. | Improve production efficiency and develop a sales and marketing plan to launch new products in the Canadian and Chinese markets. | $100,000 | |
| Huna Natural Apothecary Inc. | Introduce plant-pigmented colour cosmetics to Canadian and U.S. markets | $100,000 | |
| Manitoba Women's Enterprise Centre Inc. | Establish a centralized national office to serve women entrepreneurs across Canada | $2,254,000 | |
| Manitoba Women's Enterprise Centre Inc. | Close the entrepreneurship ecosystem gaps faced by rural and remote-based entrepreneurs removed from urban business centres. | $1,513,900 | |
| Premier Packaging Services Ltd. o/a Medallion Milk | Increase production capacity and export Canadian milk powder products to China | $100,000 | |
| Prairie Fava Ltd. | Expand into the U.S. market through scale up and product commercialization activities | $100,000 | |
| Prairie West Ice Cream Inc. | Expand specialty ice cream sales in the Canadian market | $100,000 | |
| SEED Winnipeg Inc. | Providing skill building, networking, matchmaking, and mentorship opportunities to strengthen business and entrepreneurial skills in diverse women's communities | $664,612 | |
| Tiber River Naturals Incorporated | Develop an e-commerce platform and U.S. marketing plan for natural bath and home products | $100,000 | |
Related ProductsNews release: Government of Canada invests in women-led business in Manitoba Additional linksContactsNathalie Leroux Mallory Clyne Media Relations Stay ConnectedFollow the department on Twitter: @WD_Canada, @ISED_CA |
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