About Vice-Principal ResearchThe Queen's Partnerships and Innovation (QPI) team supports the 카지노게임사이트카지노 게임 컬렉션s strategic goal to build community partnerships and fully embed Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s in the community. With support from external funding, the QPI team offers numerous services, resources, and programs to support entrepreneurs, including those from Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s, and to accelerate the growth of startups and small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within Kingston and Eastern Ontario. The 카지노게임사이트 is receiving federal funding from the , which helps to address gaps and build capacity in the entrepreneurship ecosystem for women. Led by QPI, the WE-CAN (Women Entrepreneurs Can) Project inspires and empowers existing and aspiring women-identifying entrepreneurs by providing them with tools, resources, expert mentors, networks and community building to expand existing businesses and to launch new ventures.
The WE-CAN Project and Strategic Procurement Services (SPS) at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노게임사이트 have joined forces to shine a spotlight on Kingston area businesses owned by underrepresented groups of women entrepreneurs.
Since 2019, the WE-CAN Project led by Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노게임사이트 has supported more than 1,000 female entrepreneurs from underrepresented groups, including women in tech, Indigenous women, newcomer women to Canada, women from racialized minorities, women with a disability, rural women, and women under 40.
카지노 게임 컬렉션Finding new markets can be a big challenge for small business owners,카지노 게임 컬렉션 notes WE-CAN Project Manager Kerry Ramsay. 카지노 게임 컬렉션For many female entrepreneurs, the opportunity to become a supplier for a major purchaser like Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s can be a real gamechanger.카지노 게임 컬렉션
The WE-CAN Project카지노 게임 컬렉션s recent collaboration with SPS will help to promote awareness of the goods and services available from local, small business owners who may be facing barriers.
There is a wide range of goods and services purchased by Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s. The 카지노게임사이트 purchases approximately $116 million of goods and services per year (not including construction).
The WE-CAN list of Diverse Suppliers is now posted on the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Procurement web site, along with directories from other diverse organizations, including the Canadian Black Chamber of Commerce and Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business.
While the initiative is still a work in progress, SPS believes making the information on Diverse Suppliers available to Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s purchasers will help forge connections with suppliers the 카지노게임사이트 may not currently be working with.
The goal is to continue to encourage the 카지노게임사이트 community to spend more of its dollars with qualified, Diverse Suppliers.
카지노 게임 컬렉션Inclusive procurement aims to bring recognition to traditionally underrepresented communities and people,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Shelley Rizzo, Procurement Specialist at SPS. 카지노 게임 컬렉션It카지노 게임 컬렉션s important for SPS to align our goals with those of the 카지노게임사이트.카지노 게임 컬렉션
Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s is committed to Supplier Diversity as a part of its ongoing Social Procurement process. Social Procurement is the intentional purchase of goods and services which reflect four main pillars: Supply Chain Diversity, Accessibility, Truth and Reconciliation, and Sustainability.
카지노 게임 컬렉션We want the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s community to consider the impact their purchases are having on the environment and the values behind the suppliers they카지노 게임 컬렉션re doing business with,카지노 게임 컬렉션 adds Nicole Fowler, Associate Director of SPS. 카지노 게임 컬렉션The 카지노게임사이트 is fortunate to work with many amazing suppliers, but we don카지노 게임 컬렉션t want to limit ourselves to a defined supplier base. We don카지노 게임 컬렉션t want to just do what we카지노 게임 컬렉션ve always done. We need to reach a little further and make sure we카지노 게임 컬렉션re offering opportunities to different, qualified businesses that might bring something unique to Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s.카지노 게임 컬렉션
As a part of its collaboration with SPS, the WE-CAN Project recently held a virtual seminar for women-owned businesses to learn how the 카지노게임사이트 procurement system works.
카지노 게임 컬렉션We LOVE the collaboration we have with WE-CAN and were honoured to speak at the recent workshop to help the many women who attended understand some of the nuances of public buying,카지노 게임 컬렉션 shares Rizzo 카지노 게임 컬렉션The legislation is difficult to navigate, and we were happy to share information about the policies and procedures we are dedicated to. Our plan is to build a compliant framework to support a Social Procurement Program we카지노 게임 컬렉션re proud of here at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s.카지노 게임 컬렉션
The women entrepreneurs whose companies have been added to the WE-CAN Supplier Diversity List are also excited about the prospects of the increased exposure among members of the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s community.
카지노 게임 컬렉션As a female Indigenous entrepreneur, I카지노 게임 컬렉션m excited that my company is included on the Supplier Diversity List through Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Procurement as it will allow me to access new opportunities and offer possibilities for future growth,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Kristine Geary, owner of Maple Leaf Tours in Kingston. 카지노 게임 컬렉션The potential to expand my business and develop new partnerships to move my business forward will be assisted by this opportunity.카지노 게임 컬렉션
By creating and maintaining a more diverse supplier base, SPS hopes to make a big difference for small businesses. The SPS team is committed to outreach to suppliers and has been running many public sessions to educate our current and potential suppliers about public buying.
카지노 게임 컬렉션We truly hope our clients reach out to the suppliers on the list and become introduced to new, innovative products and solutions,카지노 게임 컬렉션 concludes Fowler.