Recent Blog Posts - Alberta Women Entrepreneurs

Women in Leadership Foundation wants to help you Reach New Heights
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Next week we will be working in conjunction with the Women in Leadership Foundation as their Calgary Chapter puts on the inaugural 2016 Women Entrepreneur Luncheon. The event, taking place on June 15 from 11am-2pm, will be a chance to network with entrepreneurs and “Reach New Heights” in your bus...
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4 Ways to Make Social Media Work for Your Business
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Social media for business owners can be an extremely daunting and overwhelming task. You already serve the role of accountant, payroll specialist, human resources, business development, and now social media manager. For many business owners’ social media can often be the task that is left behind ...
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7 Ways to Leverage Your Tight Marketing Budget
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Marketing is one of the most important operations of any business. Alberta Women Entrepreneurs understands that while you may have ambitious marketing objectives, your budget may not always permit you to do all of the marketing that you would like to do. Here’s 7 Ways to Leverage Your Tight...
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Farewell, Tracey!
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It is a bittersweet time at Alberta Women Entrepreneurs. After 9 years of leading the AWE team, Tracey Scarlett will be leaving to embark on a new journey in August as the Dean of NAIT’s JR Shaw School of Business.   While we are sad to lose her from the team, we are thrilled to […] The pos...
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4 Tips for Maintaining Company Culture during Periods of Rapid Growth
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Written by Laura Zubick Things have really started taking off for your business. This new flurry of success is exciting, but it also probably means your meticulously planned strategy is being tested and strained in new ways, and the dynamic is changing rapidly within your organization. As your fo...
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Ignoring the Numbers: The Worst Thing You Can Do To Your Business
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Do you hate the numbers aspect of your business? You are not alone! Financials can be a scary and intimidating word for business owners, but the worst thing you can do is avoid them. Understanding your financial statements can improve decision making, decrease risk, and better your company’s oper...
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2016 Celebration of Achievement Luncheon: Re-Cap and Highlights
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May 6th brought together a room filled with 330 of Alberta`s most innovative and determined for the 2016 Celebration of Achievement Luncheon, presented by ATB Business. Members of government, industry, media, educational institutions and entrepreneurs came to Hotel Arts in Calgary to celebrate th...
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2016 Celebration of Achievement Award Recipients Announced
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2016 Celebration of Achievement Award Recipients Announced Edmonton, AB, Canada – On May 6, 2016 Alberta Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) brought together Alberta’s top women entrepreneurs from across the province at Hotel Arts in Calgary for the annual Celebration of Achievement Luncheon. This year’s e...
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What You Can Learn From Brand Development
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Brand development is a tedious process that has a tendency to be rushed or overlooked. The most common misconception in brand development is the actual cost and the actual time that it takes from brand idea to brand launch. As the Marketing Manager for Alberta Women Entrepreneurs, I have had the ...
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Calling All Entrepreneurs!
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Join us for Canada’s BIGGEST gathering of entrepreneurs, innovators & policy makers! Couldn’t make it to that once-in-a-lifetime conference in Silicon Valley? Startup Canada and Alberta Women Entrepreneurs have you covered. Get your business cards ready!   We’re inviting you to shake han...
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News from Nominees: Award Winners, Award Nominations and Certifications!
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This is the 13th installment of our roundup of news from our nominees for this year’s Celebration of Achievement Awards. Where has April gone? The event is only two and a half weeks away! This week we feature some exciting news from Shannon Lenstra, Trena Laine, Claire Theaker-Brown, and Meghan D...
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News from Nominees- US Expansion, New Locations, and Prestigious Awards!
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This is the 12th installment of our roundup of news from our nominees for this year’s Celebration of Achievement Awards. We are officially in countdown mode with the event being only three weeks away! Calgary, get ready! In this round-up we feature Angela Santiago, Marnie Ashcroft, Claire Theaker...
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Win Big With Government Procurement!
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B2B, B2C, B2G? Have you wondered how your company can be successful in selling to the government? You’re not alone. Selling to government is a dream, but overwhelming process for many entrepreneurs. On April 5, we hosted our first “Network with Brands” session featuring procurement experts ...
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Goodbye Excelerator, Hello PeerSpark™!
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New Name, New Markets, New Opportunities for Entrepreneurs! Women led business ventures represent an underutilized resource for job creation and economic growth in Canada.  According the Task Force for Women’s Enterprise Growth published in 2011, 20% revenue growth by women owned firms would lead...
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News from Nominees- Partnerships, Re-Brands, and Something Sparkly!
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This is the 11th installment of our roundup of news from our nominees for this year’s Celebration of Achievement Awards. We are officially in countdown mode with the event being only one month away! Calgary, get ready! In this round-up we feature Nicole Bourque-Bouchier, Ashley Janssen, Alex Favr...
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