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Current Projects
Entrewomen
(January 2004 - July 2005)
The Entrewomen.ca web site at http://www.entrewomen.ca
aims to become the foremost Canadian web site for career
information, learning opportunities and networking connections
related to women entrepreneurs. With the motto "Developed
by women entrepreneurs for women entrepreneurs," Entrewomen
provides business and career information that is current,
relevant, and in demand across Canada and abroad. Key goals
of the site include connecting women to mentors and networking
groups, providing access to online training and business
information, and facilitating the growth of entrepreneurial
alliances. The Entrewomen project is hosted by ACTEW: A
Commitment to Training and Employment for Women and PARO:
A Northwestern Ontario Women's Community Loan Fund.
Key Project
Deliverables
- Online Clearinghouse
of Tools and Resources: the
Entrewomen.ca project will contribute to the knowledge
base on learning technologies by providing an online clearinghouse
of tools and resources to enhance and expand the lifelong
learning opportunities available to women interested in
starting, or developing, their own businesses.
- Interactive
Marketplace: the Entrewomen
project provides an interactive marketplace where women
can search for other women-owned businesses in their community
and promote their own businesses online by uploading information
on their products and services.
- Online Resources
and Learning Opportunities:
women from the general public as well as practitioners
in the employment and training sector will be able to
access a wide range of learning resources on business
planning. They may use the Entrewomen.ca
site for resources and learning modules related to self-employment,
for networking with other women business owners, and for
promoting their goods and services.
- Workshops:
ACTEW and PARO will be delivering at least 10 face-to-face
workshops on using the Entrewomen.ca site and women's
business development. Through these sessions women will
learn how to access the online learning modules, resources
database, marketplace, and networking discussion area.
For more information about the project,
please contact one of the project coordinators:
For Southern
Ontario:
Barbara Williams
ACTEW
barbara@actew.org
(416) 599-3590 |
For Northern
Ontario:
Donna Brown
PARO
dbrown@paro.ca
(807) 625-0317 |
Our major funding partner is the Office
of Learning Technologies, Human Resources Development Canada.
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