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Our July member spotlight is on Gurleen Gill: a fierce financial feminist and advocate for the vibrant women economy. Get to know Gurleen's story and her dynamic path from health sciences to finance, her passion for community and surrounding herself with a supportive network, and the advice she has for chasing new challenges. 🔗 https://hubs.li/Q02J4s760 #financialfeminism #womeneconomy #helium #investor

Early-stage investors play a crucial role in unlocking the untapped potential of startups. But with so many innovative opportunities, how do you choose where to deploy your capital? 🧭 Let your investment thesis guide you in identifying, evaluating, and investing in opportunities that align with your financial goals and values. Here’s how you can develop yours: https://hubs.li/Q02HldsG0 #investmentthesis #startups #investor

Have questions about our Financial Feminism Investing Lab? Take a peek at our FAQs guide. 💡 Still have questions? Join us for an upcoming information session on 1️⃣ September 12 or 2️⃣ October 10 where we’ll walk you through the ins and outs of the program and fill in any missing pieces before you commit to the fall cohort. Sign up for a session >> https://hubs.li/Q02H0p0L0 Haskayne School of Business, Haskayne Executive Education, University of Calgary #earlystageinvestor #professionaldevelopment #learnhowtoinvest #financialeducation

Founder Lab alumna Victoria Marshman is in Calgary this week sharing Mave & Chez's experience pitching on Dragons' Den Canada. 🔥 (S18 E13 if you want to watch it!) Plus chatting about women leaders and achieving business goals with Lindsay White CPHR, CPCC, PCC? Sounds like a great evening all around. RSVP here 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/gKfCszxb

What would happen if people of all genders had equal access to financial knowledge? Before talking about dollars, deploying capital, or raising funds, think about the 'why' in the first place: why financial literacy is so important and the impact of education. What's your why? 💡 #financialliteracy #financialeducation #learntoinvest

💥 LAST CALL - APPLICATIONS CLOSE TODAY!!! 💥 ✔ Want to join Cohort 6 of the TELUS Community Safety and Wellness Accelerator Powered by AlchemistX? 🌍 Help us, help you change the world! 🌎 🔥 Are YOU or someone you know an incredible scaling, social impact, for-profit, tech startup? Encourage them to APPLY NOW! 🔥 https://lnkd.in/gdBf28Sc The www.cswaccelerator.com is funded by Alberta Innovates with Edmonton Unlimited and Prairies Economic Development Canada I Développement économique Canada pour les Prairies and the Edmonton Police Foundation. #socialimpact #techforgood #cswaccelerator Ashif Mawji | Jillian McLaren, CMC, DCPro | Christy Canida | Jonathan Speed | Alina Adams | Shannon Gavrilchuk | Ian Bergman Nate Glubish | Edmonton Chamber of Commerce | Edmonton Global | Startup TNT | Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) | Canadian Women's Network | BDC | The51 | Movement51 | Platform Calgary | Alberta Catalyzer | Alberta Women Entrepreneurs | Innovate Calgary | Edmonton RIN | Calgary Chamber of Commerce | Calgary Innovation Coalition | Regional Innovation Network of Southern Alberta (RINSA) | Central Alberta Regional Innovation Network - CARIN | East Central Alberta Regional Innovation Network | Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo | Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce | APEX Southeast Alberta | Spring | Dragons' Den Canada | Alberta Female Founders, Funders and Fortifiers (ABF4) | FoundersBeta | Eric Rafat | Ken Gee | Amin Samji | #edmontonchamberofcommerce

Say you found a nearly perfect professional development course. It's: 🟢 Interesting and challenging 🟢 Relevant to your current or aspirational role 🟢 Fits in your schedule with manageable timing ⚪ More than you can afford on your own Program fees and tuition can often make professional development take the backseat, but something to consider is that many employers recognize the value of investing in their employees' growth. Before you pass on a course or try to arrange ways to make it work out of pocket, it’s worth exploring if your company can sponsor the opportunity. Check out the full guide (including a request template that you can use specifically for the Financial Feminism Investing Lab) 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gbQh9RTa Haskayne School of Business, Haskayne Executive Education, University of Calgary #professionaldevelopment #sponsorship #learnhowtoinvest #financialeducation

Women-owned businesses receive just 2.8% of VC funding available worldwide. And yet, companies with a woman founder perform 63% better than all-male founding teams, and women influence a staggering 85% of consumer spending with their annual $20 trillion expenditure. What’s happening in pitch rooms that can explain why women receive such a small (nearly nonexistent) piece of the pie? 👩💼 66% of questions posed to female entrepreneurs are prevention-oriented, focusing on potential risks and losses, safety, responsibility, and vigilance. 👨💼 Flip the script and 67% of questions posed to male founders are based on promotion, focusing on growth potential, gains, achievements, and advancement. ❓ Entrepreneurs who field prevention questions raise an average of about seven times less than the average raised by entrepreneurs who are asked mostly promotion questions. So, what can we do about it? ⤵️ #vc #womenfounders #pitching

To build the world we want to live in, we need to actively support and invest in bringing diverse, innovative ideas to life. Registration for the fall cohort of our Financial Feminism Investing Lab is open! 🚀 Run in collaboration with the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, FFIL is a 5-week, community-engaged financial education program that guides you through everything you need to know about early-stage investing and helps you unlock the confidence to get started—all through an inclusive women and gender-diverse lens to invest with impact. 📚 Learn more about the course, timing, and commitment >> https://hubs.li/Q02FnG4M0 Register now for FFIL and learn how your dollars can power the next generation of future-fit, feminist businesses. #learnhowtoinvest #investingeducation #buildwealth #earlystageinvesting #financialfeminism

We’ve had the long weekend to soak up last week’s Founder Lab Demo Day, and we’re still getting goosebumps over that great day! From the live pitches at the packed Platform Calgary stage to the buzzing marketplace where we saw the founders' ideas up close and personal—it was a stellar afternoon seeing our community come together. Relive more of Demo Day with us since the official event photos are up on our blog now 📸 https://hubs.li/Q02DN5yC0 #startups #founders #entrepreneurs #financialfeminism