Research briefs, news, and event recaps related to entrepreneurship.
This case studies Walmart’s Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) initiative, which succeeded not only in supporting and training women entrepreneurs, but also in incorporating their businesses into Walmart’s supply chain.
Between 2009 and 2017, Black women, who are the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in the United States, received only 0.0006% of venture capital financing. This case study examines how Backstage Capital attempted to create a US$36 million fund exclusively for Black female entrepreneurs.
This case study examines how Boxed, an e-commerce startup, used its “Rethink Pink” program to take a stand against pink tax and tampon tax while also gaining the trust and loyalty of women consumers.
We know funding is one of the biggest challenges entrepreneurs face, but how is it different for women starting their own businesses?
To explore the challenges women and minority entrepreneurs face, GATE convened a 6-week workshop series in October and November 2020 sponsored by the Government of Canada’s Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub.
We know funding is one of the biggest challenges entrepreneurs face, but how is it different for women starting their own businesses?
Is femtech an innovative and disruptive space for women’s health, or simply a buzzword?
Brookfield Institute
GATE Postdoctoral Fellow, Kim de Laat, co-authored a report offering an in-depth survey of the experiences of women founders as they scale their companies.
This policy brief discusses the state of supplier diversity in Canada, benefits of implementing it, potential barriers, and how companies and policymakers could better support it.
In our fourth Industry Partner Workshop on September 23, 2019, our researchers and partners engaged with topics such as race and gender in digital journalism, gender stereotypes and entrepreneurial financing, and de-biasing job postings.
