Programs from the Women of Ontario Social Enterprise Network (WOSEN) that's currently accepting applications.
Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
The WOSEN Collaborative is dedicated to equity and inclusion, and encourages participation of woman-identified and non-binary entrepreneurs from underserved and underrepresented communities - including Indigenous and two-spirit women, trans women, women with disabilities, racialized women and newcomer women, and all other woman-identified people experiencing systemic barriers to success.
Program Details
The program is jointly delivered by the WOSEN Collaborative, which includes the Centre for Social Innovation, NORDIK Institute, Pillar Nonprofit Network, and SVX, with support by Lean4Flourishing. Program themes include: Leading through Uncertainty, Pivoting on Purpose, Leveraging Technology, and Financial management/Access to COVID-19 financial support. The program will accept a total of 10 participants from Southwestern Ontario (40 across Ontario).
The program's design and delivery is guided by the WOSEN Collaborative's shared design principles and aims to be inclusive, accessible, responsive, human-centered, systems-informed, and decolonized. The 16-week program will include:
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3 one-hour coaching sessions with a coach
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Facilitated peer-to-peer programs
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Regular workshops, panel discussions, and webinars
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Office hours with experts in key areas
Application and Program Timeline
The program runs from May 11-July 17, including a week of up-front onboarding (May 11-15) before official programming begins on May 19. Applicants will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis and 15-minute intake calls will be scheduled as appropriate to confirm fit between the applicant and the program.
Review and intake calls will proceed as follows until the 10 spaces have been allocated:
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Application Date Received |
Application Review + Invitation to Call (if applicable) |
Available Call Times |
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Before May 4 |
May 4 |
May 6 |
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May 4, 5 |
May 6 |
May 8 |
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May 6, 7 |
May 8 |
May 11 (note: orientation week will already be in progress) |
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May 8, 9, 10 |
May 11 |
May 13 (note: orientation week will already be in progress) |
There will be some open programming and virtual networking opportunities available for all applicants. In any event, details about how to connect with the community will be provided after the intake call.
If there are any woman-identified / non-binary business owners in your networks that might benefit, particularly with that equity and inclusion lens in mind, please invite them to apply.
