INCLUSIVITY SERIES: PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise
Join us to learn about the resources and funding available through PARO for female founders.
The PARO Centre for Women's Enterprise is an award-winning, not-for-profit social enterprise dedicated to empowering women entrepreneurs and strengthening women-owned businesses across Canada. They provide extensive support through business counselling, financing, education, and networking opportunities.
At PARO you can work with other like-minded entrepreneurs just like you who want to create a successful business or social enterprise, build relationships and enjoy life!
Together we can define what success means as a community.
Join us to learn about PARO:
Business Counselling and Advisory Services: Provides free one-on-one counselling and guidance from expert advisors.
Financing and Loans: Operates North America's largest women-centred peer-to-peer lending network (PARO Circles) with loans up to $5,000, and facilitates access to the national Women's Enterprise Organizations of Canada (WEOC) loan fund for up to $50,000.
PARO BIZGRWOTH - funding covering 50%-90% of costs for expansion into new markets, business enhancement and ICT
BIZCamps and Training: Offers various business development programs and workshops (e.g., ELEVATE program for scaling to over $1 million in revenue) both online and at their physical locations.
Networking and Events: Organizes regular workshops, conferences, and events to build networks and foster professional development.
Trade Missions: Leads yearly trade missions to help women entrepreneurs access new markets and expand internationally.
Learn more here https://paro.ca/
SPEAKER:
Renee Gendron, Lead Regional Coordinator @ PARO