Startup Women Advocacy Network (SWAN) 2024

To help showcase women-identifying entrepreneurs from coast to coast to coast, StartUP Canada is delighted to continue the Startup Women Advocacy Network (SWAN) initiative in 2024. There is a lack of awareness and storytelling of early stage, women-identifying entrepreneurs in Canada. As a national convener and true to our core values, they want to connect entrepreneurs with the support they need to help tackle this gap.

SWAN is a curated group of 13 women-identifying, early stage entrepreneurs, each representing a province and territory, who advocate and champion the needs of women entrepreneurs from coast to coast to coast. SWAN representatives can amplify their business through our platforms and are given exclusive opportunities to have a seat at important government roundtables and other events that are crucial to creating change.

Perks of SWAN Representatives:

• Quarterly joint virtual meetups “Town Halls” with all SWAN reps to connect with each other and support each other through current business pain points.

• Ask & Offer: We’ll ask each of our SWAN Reps what their ask and offer is, in hopes that other SWAN reps can either answer their ask or benefit from their offer.

• Spotlight from Startup Canada showcasing their story with our community and network through:

• Website Blog or Instagram feature

• Startup Canada Podcast Ad (30 seconds)

• Exclusive access to participate in our Startup Gov roundtables and share their perspectives with government officials

• Opportunity to attend the Startup Canada Tour 2024 (applicable to only 4 cities)

• Grow your network: Get connected with our 2022/23 SWAN rep from your region

Applications will close on February 21, 2024. We will email you if you have been selected to be a part of SWAN 2024.

Questions? Please feel free to email Isabel.nolan@startupcan.ca

Apply here.