Investment Training for Women Entrepreneurs
Get Involved In CANADA’S FOOD FUTURE
Strengthening Canada’s food sovereignty is a critical step toward ensuring long-term food system sustainability and ensuring food security for all Canadians. Strategic investment can be a powerful driver for change. The Small Scale Food Processor Association is engaging and supporting investors interested in driving change in Canada’s food system through our new program, Venture-Capital Ready.
SVX and Movement51 investment organizations are working with Venture-Capital Ready and interested investors to help women entrepreneurs/founders Get Ready.
SVX is a nonprofit, diversified financial services firm driving impact for investors, organizations, funds, and enterprises. We provide knowledge and insights, design strategies and products, manage funds, and operate a platform for raising impact capital and making impact investments.
We work across sectors that deliver meaningful impact: climate, food, health, equity, housing, and community real estate.
Founded in 2020, M51 is a non-profit educational platform created to eliminate gender disparity in financial knowledge.
Since our inception, M51 has addressed financial inequalities through innovative educational programs like the Financial Feminism Investing Lab, accessible community events, strategic partnerships with academic institutions like the University of Calgary, and like-minded non-profits, like the Canadian Women’s Foundation.
Movement 51
RESOURCES
Investing with
DIVERSITY IN MIND
Impact 360 Gender and Diversity Lens Investing (video series): Gender Lens Investing (GLI) is an approach to investing that takes into consideration gender-based factors across the investment process to advance gender equality and better inform investment decisions.
Part One
An introduction to Gender Lens Investing (GLI), three different types of GLI, and the benefits of investing in women.
Part Two
How to activate a GLI strategy and incorporate gender consideration during every step of the investment process
Part Three
Examining racial equity in the investment process, and how to embed racial equity into investment practices and policies.
This free, self-paced course is designed for Canadian accredited investors who are eager to begin or advance their understanding of GLI principles. Learn what gender lens investing is, how you can embed GLI into your investment process, how to measure GLI impact, and more.
Access to appropriate capital and capacity building support is critical to building a vibrant and sustainable Indigenous economy. This report addresses the barriers affecting access to capital for indigenous entrepreneurs, and informs investors on the impact of investing in indigenous-led organizations.
Success Story – TMX Group Shareholder Resolution (video and slide deck)
In 2021, TMX Group Ltd. made history at the company’s annual shareholder meeting when a vote was passed to support a resolution on Indigenous inclusion and reconciliation. Estimated to have profound effects on Canadian companies and the Indigenous economy, this was the first time a proposal on reconciliation has ever been jointly endorsed by the board of directors of a Canadian company.
Investing for
SOCIAL IMPACT
Making Venture Capital Impactful (video)
How investors and entrepreneurs can collaborate to address critical social and environmental challenges and drive innovation and sustainability in Canada.
Investing in Climate Action (video)
Using venture capital investment to support climate action. This includes a short film “Food for the Rest of Us”, an investment keynote on accelerating urban climate solutions, and a case study presented by the Trottier Foundation.
Supporting the Circular Economy Revolution (video)
A discussion on how a circular economy can help Canada address its environmental goals, and what actionable steps investors and entrepreneurs can take to participate in a circular economy.
Portage Series – Practice Pitching (video and slide deck)
Two social impact startups pitch to a panel of industry leaders for feedback on how they can level up their business plans.
Training Women to Ameliorate
VENTURE CAPITAL BIAS
By Ellen Farrell, PhD
Presented at University-Industry Innovation Network 2024 Annual Conference, May 27-29, Madrid
