Charter Champion Workspace
Welcome to your Charter Champion workspace! Exclusively designed for our Champions, this workspace makes locating information and resources easy, so you can spend more time on what matters – closing the gender entrepreneurship gap.
Announcements
Here, you’ll find any timely relevant content that we think you should be aware of!
No announcements at this time.
New to the Charter?
We appreciate you taking the time to solidify your commitment to women entrepreneurs in our province. Now, it’s time to get you started!
- Submit your Organization’s profile
Your profile information will be used to feature you on our Current Charter Champions webpage, as well as to write “Champion Stories”, a short write-up celebrating our champions. A draft of your Champion Story will be sent to you for approval prior to posting. This survey should take less than 3 minutes to complete. To view previously published Champion Stories, click here.
- Complete our Benchmarking Survey
This important benchmarking survey gathers data to monitor the progress and success of the initiative and influence change. Questions will encompass each Charter Principle and will include procurement metrics. You may not currently have all the information; we ask you to complete to the best of your ability.
The survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete. Data collected will never be presented with company identifiers. Please complete this survey immediately upon signing the Charter.
The benchmarking survey is currently closed and will re-open in February of 2023.
- Download the “Supporter of Women-Owned Businesses” Brand Kit
As an official Saskatchewan Women Entrepreneurship Charter Champion, you are eligible to use the “Supporter of Women-Owned Saskatchewan Business brand identity. We encourage you to use this logo on your website, social media, email signature, etc., to proudly share that you are an advocate of local women entrepreneurs.
- Download, Read, and Strategize Next Steps with the Help of the Charter Champion Toolkit
This toolkit serves as a guide to help your organization navigate your commitment to women entrepreneurship. Inside, you’ll find more information on each Charter Principle, key research, and even examples to get you started!
- Check out our Women-Owned Database for opportunities to collaborate with local businesses!
Whether you’re looking to diversify your supply chain, find a new board candidate, or simply support a local woman entrepreneur, look no further! Our ever-growing database of women-owned businesses includes a variety of businesses from right here in Saskatchewan.
Upcoming Events: Sips with Suppliers
To aid in your efforts to diversify your supply chain, find board candidates, and explore other ways to act on the four charter principles, we will be hosting several mixers over the course of the year. These mixers, known as “Sips with Suppliers”, will provide opportunities for our Charter Champions to connect with women-owned businesses, with the goal of facilitating new opportunities and creating reciprocal benefits for all. Sips with Suppliers will be held twice a year, with the events being split between Saskatoon and Regina. Sip on a cocktail, wine or beverage of choice and start building your women-owned supplier network!
Sips with Suppliers is coming to Saskatoon in the spring of 2023. More information coming soon.
Charter Champion Newsletter
We want to keep you up to date on the latest Champion activity. As a Charter Champion, you can expect to receive a monthly e-newsletter tailored specifically to you. If you have reached an important milestone or launched something that you’d like to have featured in the Champion E-Newsletter, we encourage you to submit it to us! All Charter communication can be directed to Kristen Murphy at kmurphy@wesk.ca.
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Supporting Resources
Supplier Diversity in Canada (Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion)
Research and analysis of the next step in diversity and inclusion for forward-looking organizations.
Sep 23, 2021
The Business Case for Supplier Diversity in Canada (The Conference Board of Canada)
This briefing aims to advance supplier diversity in Canada by developing an evidence-based business case for raising awareness of its benefits.
Sep 23, 2021
The power of procurement: How to source from women-owned businesses
This new guide provides corporations and their suppliers with a deeper understanding of the barriers and challenges preventing women-owned businesses from accessing and fully participating in local and global values…
Sep 23, 2021
Definition of ‘Women Owned Business’ – Input from IRAP Clients’ (NRC – CNRC)
Sep 23, 2021
Missed the live onboarding presentation? Not to worry, you can watch it on-demand!
Questions?
If you have questions about the Charter, please contact:
Kristen Murphy
Brand Manager