More Great Contacts
Looking to broaden your business network?
Searching for a friendly source on women entrepreneurs? Need
some fast information on exporting?
No matter what kind of help or information
you need, there's probably an organization out there to help
you. Here's a partial list, which we'll be adding to month,
by month. Also, check out our Resources
and Links to find other "women-entrepreneur-friendly"
organizations and information sources.
Women's Business Associations
Canadian Association of Women Executives & Entrepreneurs, Toronto
Kathryn Quirke, President
Tel: 416-756-0000
E-mail: contact@cawee.net
Web: www.cawee.net
CATA (Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance) WIT (Women in Technology) Forum
Joanne Stanley
Tel: 613-236-6550
E-mail: info@cata.ca
Women Entrepreneurs of Canada
Ruth Bastedo, President
Tel: 416-921-5150
E-mail: wec@wec.ca
Web: www.wec.ca
Women's Enterprise Society of British Columbia
Tel: 250-868-3454 or 1 800 643-7014 (in British Columbia)
E-mail: info@womensenterprise.ca
Web: www.wes.bc.ca
Alberta Women Entrepreneurs
Tracey Scarlett, CEO
Tel: 403-777-4250 (Calgary) or 403-422-7784 (Edmonton) or 1-800-713-3558 (in Alberta)
E-mail: info@awebusiness.com
Web: www.awebusiness.com
Women Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan
Tel: 306-477-7173 (Saskatoon) or 306-359-9732 (Regina) or
1 800 879-6331 (in Saskatchewan)
E-mail: info@womenentrepreneurs.sk.ca
Web: www.womenentrepreneurs.sk.ca
Women Business Owners of Manitoba
Tel: (204) 775-7981 (Winnipeg)
E-mail: info@wbom.mb.ca
Web: www.wbom.mb.ca
Women's Enterprise Centre of Manitoba
Tel: 204-988-1860 or 1 800 203-2343 (in Manitoba)
E-mail: wecinfo@wecm.ca
Web: www.wecm.ca
Step Ahead One-on-One Mentoring Program
Jennifer Frank
Toronto, Ontario
Tel: 416-410-5802
E-mail: info@stepaheadonline.com
Web: www.stepaheadonline.com
Organization of Women in International Trade-Toronto
Susan Baka
Toronto, ON
Tel: 416-410-1654
E-mail:sbaka@owit-toronto.ca
Web: www.owit-toronto.ca
Organization of Women in International Trade-Alberta
Cheryl Lockhart
Calgary, AB
Tel: 403-214-0224
E-mail: cheryl@intl-strategies.com
Web: www.owitalberta.org
Women in Film and Television-Toronto
Sue Sheridan
Toronto, ON
Tel: 416-322-3430 ext. 223
E-mail: ssheridan@wift.com
Web: www.wift.com
Women Presidents' Organization
U.S.
Marsha Firestone
Tel: 212-688-4114
E-mail: info@womenpresidentsorg.com
Web: www.womenpresidentsorg.com
Canada
Fran Kennedy
Port Stanley
Tel: 519-782-7884
E-mail: mf.kennedy@rogers.com or frances@divinemadness.ca
Susan Boland
Montreal
Tel: 514-938-9527
E-mail: sboland@videotron.ca
Reseau des femmes d'affaires du Quebec
Nicole Beaudoin, présidente-directrice générale
Tel: 514-521-2441 or 1 800 332-2683
E-mail: nicolebeaudoin@rfaq.ca
Web: www.rfaq.ca
Prince Edward Island Businesswomen's Association
Melody Beck, Executive Director
Tel: 902-892-6040 or 1-866-892-6040 (toll free)
E-mail: office@peibwa.org
Web: www.peibwa.org
Newfoundland & Labrador Organization for Women Entrepreneurs
Nena Abundo, Executive Director
Tel: 1 877-754-0555
E-mail: info@nlowe.org
Web: www.nlowe.org
Trade/Exporting
International Trade Canada
Candice Rice, Trade Commissioner
Ontario Regional Office
Tel: 416-973-5157
E-mail: rice.candice@ic.gc.ca
Josie Mousseau, Manager, Marketing and Business Development
Ottawa, ON
Tel: 613-943-4556
E-mail: josie.mousseau@international.gc.ca
Web: www.itcan-cican.gc.ca
Export Development Canada
Mary Palmer, Business Development Manager, SME Services
Toronto, ON
Tel: 416-640-7636
E-mail: mpalmer@edc.ca
Web: www.edc.ca
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Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Jasmin Ganie-Hobbs, Account Manager, Entrepreneurship Centre
Tel: 416-973-5242
E-mail: jasmin.ganie-hobbs@bdc.ca
Web: www.bdc.ca
Network for Women Entrepreneurs (NWE) Ontario
Sherry Strowbridge, Manager, Women's Program, Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
Tel: 1-888-300-9308
E-mail: NWE-RFE@cbsc.ic.gc.ca
Women's Entrepreneurial Center of Quebec (WECQ)
Nicole Beaudoin, Chair
Tel: 514-521-2441
E-mail: nicolebeaudoin@rfaq.ca
Western Economic Diversification Canada Women's Enterprise Initiative (WEI)
Sharon Jackson, Corporate Policy & Planning Officer
Tel: 780-495-3182
E-mail: sharon.jackson@wd.gc.ca
FedNor
Pam McRae, Initiatives Officer, FedNor International Business Centre
Tel: 1-877-333-6673
E-mail: mcrae.pam@ic.gc.ca
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Women in Business Initiative
Rose-Marie LeBlanc, Manager
Tel: 506-851-2095
E-mail: rose-marie.leblanc@acoa-apeca.gc.ca
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