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Naomi Pereira – Learning from Peers to Build Success
Naomi is the CEO and co-founder of JobJar and an alumnus of the PeerSpark™ program. Before co-founding JobJar, a Calgary based startup that brings homeowners and handymen together, Naomi Pereira was already a veteran of entrepreneurship. When she was just twenty-four, Naomi started Pedini, a high...
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Naomi is the CEO and co-founder of JobJar and an alumnus of the PeerSpark™ program. Before co-founding JobJar, a Calgary based startup that brings homeowners and handymen together, Naomi Pereira was already a veteran of entrepreneurship. When she was just twenty-four, Naomi started Pedini, a high...
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Michelle Hordal – Support to Step into Uncomfortable Territory
Michelle is the founder and Executive Director of Alberta AdaptAbilities Association, a registered charity providing special needs children and young adults with a variety of quality programs that target the development of the whole individual, while providing peace of mind to the families in the...
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Michelle is the founder and Executive Director of Alberta AdaptAbilities Association, a registered charity providing special needs children and young adults with a variety of quality programs that target the development of the whole individual, while providing peace of mind to the families in the...
Published at Alberta Women Entrepreneurs
Meghan Dear – Making the Most of International Expansion Opportunities
Meghan is the founder and CEO of Localize, an awareness platform to educate shoppers about where their food comes from. She leads the vision to build a service that shares better food information at the shelf’s edge, so consumers can finally shop in peace with the right information at hand. Megha...
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Meghan is the founder and CEO of Localize, an awareness platform to educate shoppers about where their food comes from. She leads the vision to build a service that shares better food information at the shelf’s edge, so consumers can finally shop in peace with the right information at hand. Megha...
Published at Alberta Women Entrepreneurs
7 Ways to Build Loyal Customers
In a world of endless options, it is increasingly tougher to gain the loyalty of a customer. However, the effort invested to build the loyalty and keep them coming back is absolutely worth it. Studies have shown that it costs 6-7 times more to acquire a new customer than to provide service to an ...
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In a world of endless options, it is increasingly tougher to gain the loyalty of a customer. However, the effort invested to build the loyalty and keep them coming back is absolutely worth it. Studies have shown that it costs 6-7 times more to acquire a new customer than to provide service to an ...
Published at Alberta Women Entrepreneurs
Dr. Linda Miller – Gaining Access to New Markets
(photo taken by FO Photography) Linda established EWI Works in 1991, a company that provides innovative ergonomic services and solutions to businesses locally, nationally, and internationally. She was a finalist for the 2016 AWE Upsurge Award. In 1991, Linda established EWI Works, a company that ...
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(photo taken by FO Photography) Linda established EWI Works in 1991, a company that provides innovative ergonomic services and solutions to businesses locally, nationally, and internationally. She was a finalist for the 2016 AWE Upsurge Award. In 1991, Linda established EWI Works, a company that ...
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How to Know When to Fire a Customer
The customer is always right. We hear this business cliché time and time again, but do we ever stop to think if it’s actually true? We’re here to tell you that it’s not! The customer is most definitely not always right, and it’s important to be able to fire a customer in the same way […] Th...
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The customer is always right. We hear this business cliché time and time again, but do we ever stop to think if it’s actually true? We’re here to tell you that it’s not! The customer is most definitely not always right, and it’s important to be able to fire a customer in the same way […] Th...
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Robyn Henderson Feature – “A Business that Lives Up to its Name”
Robyn is the founder and CEO of The Uncomplicated Family Corporate Group – a group of companies that includes Kids Uncomplicated Inc. (Clinical and Family Support Services) and Communities Uncomplicated Inc. (Software Development: Teleroo™ Technology). She was the 2016 AWE Upsurge Award recipient...
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Robyn is the founder and CEO of The Uncomplicated Family Corporate Group – a group of companies that includes Kids Uncomplicated Inc. (Clinical and Family Support Services) and Communities Uncomplicated Inc. (Software Development: Teleroo™ Technology). She was the 2016 AWE Upsurge Award recipient...
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5 Tips for Hiring the Perfect Employee
Whether you are making your first hire, or are looking to hire additional employees as your business grows, you want to make sure you are moving forward with the employees who will help your business to thrive. 69% of employers said their companies were adversely affected by a bad hire last year,...
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Whether you are making your first hire, or are looking to hire additional employees as your business grows, you want to make sure you are moving forward with the employees who will help your business to thrive. 69% of employers said their companies were adversely affected by a bad hire last year,...
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Faith Grant – Asking for Help Goes a Long Way
Faith is a talented physical therapist who has owned and operated successful health clinics since 1992. She is currently the owner of Rejuvenation Health and a strong advocate in the health and wellness arena. Faith was a finalist for the 2016 AWE Upsurge Award. When asked what her biggest succes...
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Faith is a talented physical therapist who has owned and operated successful health clinics since 1992. She is currently the owner of Rejuvenation Health and a strong advocate in the health and wellness arena. Faith was a finalist for the 2016 AWE Upsurge Award. When asked what her biggest succes...
Published at Alberta Women Entrepreneurs
How to Choose the Optimal Market for Expansion
There’s a world of opportunity for you to tap into, and with advances in technology and social media, reaching global markets is easier than ever. However, investment in a wrong move can cause a drastic loss of resources, frustration, and depleted company morale. So how do you know which market i...
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There’s a world of opportunity for you to tap into, and with advances in technology and social media, reaching global markets is easier than ever. However, investment in a wrong move can cause a drastic loss of resources, frustration, and depleted company morale. So how do you know which market i...
Published at Alberta Women Entrepreneurs
4 Tips for How to Price Properly
Pinpointing that perfect price for your product or service will be one of the most difficult, and one of the most important, decisions you will make regarding your business. Unfortunately, there is no magical formula to help you determine price, but there are a few areas you should have a deep un...
Published at Alberta Women Entrepreneurs
Pinpointing that perfect price for your product or service will be one of the most difficult, and one of the most important, decisions you will make regarding your business. Unfortunately, there is no magical formula to help you determine price, but there are a few areas you should have a deep un...
Published at Alberta Women Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs Ready for International Expansion after BWIT Trade Mission
Over the past two weeks, AWE had the exciting opportunity to accompany a few of our most driven entrepreneurs on a dual-city trade mission, led by the Business Women in International Trade (BWIT) Program at Global Affairs Canada. The mission included stops to Atlanta, Georgia for the Women in Bus...
Published at Alberta Women Entrepreneurs
Over the past two weeks, AWE had the exciting opportunity to accompany a few of our most driven entrepreneurs on a dual-city trade mission, led by the Business Women in International Trade (BWIT) Program at Global Affairs Canada. The mission included stops to Atlanta, Georgia for the Women in Bus...
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News Release – Women’s early-stage entrepreneurship rate surpasses that of men’s in Alberta
Alberta Makes Strides Towards Gender Equality in Entrepreneurship Edmonton, AB – We are proud to announce women’s early-stage entrepreneurship rate has surpassed that of men’s in our province, as noted in the 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Alberta Report. This is unique in the develo...
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Alberta Makes Strides Towards Gender Equality in Entrepreneurship Edmonton, AB – We are proud to announce women’s early-stage entrepreneurship rate has surpassed that of men’s in our province, as noted in the 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Alberta Report. This is unique in the develo...
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How CSR can enhance a business of any size
CSR…that’s when large corporations donate huge sums of money to social causes, right? Well, not exactly. Corporate social responsibility is a deceptive term, as it includes that scary ‘C’ word, but essentially it means a business is operating ethically and responsibly across the triple bottom lin...
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CSR…that’s when large corporations donate huge sums of money to social causes, right? Well, not exactly. Corporate social responsibility is a deceptive term, as it includes that scary ‘C’ word, but essentially it means a business is operating ethically and responsibly across the triple bottom lin...
Published at Alberta Women Entrepreneurs
How an AWE business loan will help you grow
This week I sat down with Lori Thexton, wife and mother of two, cross-fit enthusiast, and expert loan portfolio manager with Alberta Women Entrepreneurs. Lori came to AWE from the credit industry, having previously worked for Ford Credit Canada Ltd., and has now been with us for 3 years, lending ...
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This week I sat down with Lori Thexton, wife and mother of two, cross-fit enthusiast, and expert loan portfolio manager with Alberta Women Entrepreneurs. Lori came to AWE from the credit industry, having previously worked for Ford Credit Canada Ltd., and has now been with us for 3 years, lending ...
Published at Alberta Women Entrepreneurs
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