Breaking Barriers, Building Businesses: Our Commitment to Women Entrepreneurs

The Journey Continues | Leveling It Up Returns

Through Leveling It Up, CEED is committed to delivering inclusive programming and skills development opportunities to support diverse/intersectional and/or Underserved women in Canada.

Leveling It Up returns this year with renewed energy, expanded opportunities, and a continued commitment to supporting women entrepreneurs across Canada.

COURSES & WORKSHOPS | MENTORSHIP | NETWORKING | COMMUNITY

Applications are open!

Ready to take your business to the next level? Apply now for early access to upcoming courses and opportunities!

To ensure everyone has a chance to participate, we have a limit of four courses per participant each quarter. We kindly ask that you keep track of the programs you’ve signed up for. If a course you want to take isn’t an option for you this quarter, don’t worry—you’ll have the opportunity to enroll in it when it’s offered again in a future quarter. Please remember that Business Advisory counts as one of the four courses.

Please check the form to see the courses currently available. Additional workshops and events will be introduced as the program progresses, so we encourage you to make use of the “Other areas you need support but are not listed above” section on the form. This helps us better understand what matters to you most and allows us to respond with relevant content and opportunities.

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Celebrating Our Impact

Our mission is to empower Diverse/Intersectional and/or Under-served Women entrepreneurs by providing them with the tools, knowledge, and connections to take their businesses to the next level.

Whether you need mentorship, training, or networking opportunities when starting, maintaining, and growing your businesses. We’ve got you covered.

What's coming this year.

We’re building this year’s lineup based on feedback directly from women entrepreneurs!

Course announcements will be shared soon.

Applications are now open.

Women entrepreneurs interested in participating are encouraged to apply now to receive updates and early access to upcoming opportunities!

We have an extensive range of skill development courses available, along with a team of knowledge experts who will guide and support you every step of the way, togethers, let’s Level It Up!

Previous participants are required to re-apply this year. We aim to balance continued support for returning entrepreneurs while creating opportunities for new participants to join the program.

Apply now!

We are excited for what’s ahead and look forward to continuing to support women entrepreneurs across Canada.

Stories That Inspire: The Faces of CEED's Leveling It Up – Real Voices, Real Change

Over the past two years, Leveling It Up has empowered women entrepreneurs to break barriers and build thriving businesses. As this stage of the program comes to a close, we’re celebrating its impact through the voices of those who lived it.

Through Stories That Inspire, meet the women who turned challenges into opportunities, gained the tools to grow, and built businesses that make a difference. Their journeys are proof that with the right support, confidence, and community, anything is possible.

Join us in honouring their successes and the lasting legacy of Leveling It Up.

“The LIU program works wonders in creating communities within the courses, it’s been a great way to network with other business owners and share ideas and create relationships. I would absolutely recommend the program to anyone starting their entrepreneurship journey!”

CEED’s/LIU program gave me access to experienced presenters with high quality information on the topics that matter to us as early stage founders. There is no substitute for being able to ask a real person questions when you are just starting out building a new business.”

"When I joined this program, I was so scared and anxious about starting a business that I wouldn't even turn on the camera or speak in the meetings. I can't believe what this program did for my confidence. It was fantastic!”

We're Leveling It Up!

The WES Ecosystem Fund project focuses on supporting Diverse/Intersectional and/or Under-served Women entrepreneurs. Our goal is to empower women by addressing specific gaps and providing them with the support they need to succeed.

We’ve got an extensive range of skill development courses available along with our team of knowledge experts who will guide and support every step on this empowering journey – together let’s level it up!

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