Business Women in International Trade

Business Women in International Trade offers a wealth of information specific to women exporters. Access support networks and multiple resources geared to help Canadian business women prepare and succeed in the competitive export marketplace.

We are always looking for success stories to share with other women exporters! Contact us to share your experiences.

Highlights

New Tool Available - Find a Mentor, Be a Mentor

Are you looking for some guidance to expand your business abroad? Do you have experience in exporting that could benefit other women?  You could find a mentor or become one. For more information, click here.

Call for Nominations

The Influential Women of Northern Ontario Awards is designed to seek out, profile and honour women in Northern Ontario who have contributed to economic wealth, job creation and growth in Ontario's northern region.  Call for nominations are now open for the 13th Annual Influential Women of Northern Ontario Awards.  Deadline: February 19, 2010.  For more information, click here.

Upcoming Trade Mission

The Government of Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) is organizing a trade mission to Istanbul, Turkey, and Athens, Greece in May 2010. For mor information, click here.

Get Market Intelligence

The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service has added more than 500 new market reports to its database of up-to-date market intelligence. Find out how the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service can help you grow your business at www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca.

Certification of Women-Owned Businesses

WEConnect Canada, an independent non-profit corporate membership organization, has been launched to deliver the leading international certification standard for women-owned businesses in Canada to facilitate entry in the global supply chain. More

Make Your Exporting Views Known

The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) receives advice on a range of issues of concern to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and on the trade promotion programs and services provided by DFAIT, through the Minister of International Trade’s Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Advisory Board, which includes a number of women exporters.