By getting certified through WEConnect Canada, you can:
Maximize your potential to do business with big business in Canada, the U.S. and even internationally
Take advantage of the search by our corporate members to diversify their supply chains and find new sources of innovation, quality and competitive pricing.
Join a powerful business network
Gain a marketing edge for your company
Access training on capacity building for your business.
Gain the potential to significantly accelerate the growth of your company nationally and globally.
Specific benefits for you and your firm:
Inclusion of your company profile and details in the WEConnect Canada database that our corporate members access to source new and diverse suppliers
Opportunity for you to network with procurement officers from our member corporations - an impressive and growing list of top national and international organizations, all eager to diversify their supply chains - and to bid on potentially lucrative corporate contracts
Education on the commercial opportunities to market to large corporations through supplier diversity initiatives
Training workshops on how to use the opportunity of being
'certified' to further develop your marketing plan, with specific activities to help you professionally pursue procurement opportunities
Coaching and mentoring from other
certified women-owned firms on key success factors for implementing marketing plans and gaining supply chain access
Invitations to forums presented by corporate members, with overviews of their procurement process and practical tips on responding to Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and submitting professional bids
Potential to do business with other
certified firms, run by like-minded, high-growth women business owners, and to create partnerships that can increase your strength and clout in tendering for larger contracts
