Alberta Women Entrepreneurs

The Alberta Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) provides financing, information on existing business services, one-on-one confidential business coaching, support, training and networking to women entrepreneurs.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for their services and programs, a business must:

• be 50% owned by a woman or women 18 years of age or older;
• have its operations controlled at least 51% by a woman or women;
• have a complete and current business plan; and
• have an equity contribution by the owner of 10-25% of the total debt of the business.

Meeting the eligibility criteria does not guarantee loan approval.

Eligible Area

Province of Alberta.

Eligible Activities

Eligible activities are:

• business start-up; and
• business expansion.
  

Summary

The AWE is a proud member of the Western Canada's Business Service Network, an initiative of Western Economic Diversification Canada. It is a non-profit* organization led by an independent Board of Directors.

More specific type of services provided include:

• linking women to business resources, business planning, business information, funding sources, business networks and organizations, volunteer experts and other women in business;
• information sessions, confidential one-on-one business coaching, business planning guidance;
  loan fund program; and
• networking forums for women in business and membership groups for established business owners.

*Note: "non-profit" also known as nonprofit organizations, non profit organizations, not-for-profit organizations, voluntary organizations and volunteer organizations.

Alberta Contact(s):
Alberta Women Entrepreneurs
Suite 610
736 - 8th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta  T2P 1H4
Telephone: 403-777-4250
Fax: 403-777-4258
Toll-free (information): 1-800-713-3558
E-mail: info@awebusiness.com
Web site: http://www.awebusiness.com/

Alberta Women Entrepreneurs
Suite 100
10237 - 104 Street North West
Edmonton, Alberta  T5J 1B1
Telephone: 780-422-7784
Fax: 780-422-0756
Toll-free (information): 1-800-713-3558
E-mail: info@awebusiness.com
Web site: http://www.awebusiness.com/

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National Contact(s):
Alberta Women Entrepreneurs
Suite 100
10237 - 104 Street North West
Edmonton, Alberta  T5J 1B1
Telephone: 780-422-7784
Fax: 780-422-0756
Toll-free (information): 1-800-713-3558
E-mail: info@awebusiness.com
Web site: http://www.awebusiness.com/