April 5, 2022 Newsletter

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April 05, 2022

Clearing a New Pathâ„¢ and Clearing a New Path Podcastâ„¢ are products of Radar Media, located in Dorchester, Ontario on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and Neutral peoples who once used this land as their traditional beaver hunting grounds.  As a settler here I’m committed to deepening understanding of Indigenous communities and reframing responsibilities to land and community. I am grateful to Mother Earth for the opportunity for love and connection and to the spirits of the Elders and the Medicine People who still walk the Earth.

APRIL 5, 2022

We're delighted to bring you our first virtual event!

And are our rural communities ready for immigrants?

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NEWS

On my mind this week:

1. IT'S OUR FIRST VIRTUAL EVENT! SIGN UP HERE AND SHARE WITH YOUR NETWORKS!

Clearing a New Pathâ„¢ Podcast has shared over 25 stories of underrepresented women-identifying and non-binary entrepreneurs in rural Canada.

In town hall style, and from some of our most engaging guests, we’re creating a community space of vulnerability to hear the authentic challenges faced by women-identifying and non-binary entrepreneurs in rural Canada.

We’re connecting rural women-identifying and non-binary entrepreneurs with rural women politicians and business leaders in order to learn how we can support each other and to grow in understanding and allyship.

It’s about going deep and looking at our own biases, so we can stand up - united.Meet the guests and sign up hereIF YOU OR YOUR ORGANIZATION WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT THE EVENT:EMAIL [email protected] or hit 'reply'.

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Reducing barriers for Metis women entrepreneurs in rural Saskatchewan.

The

announced an initiative to support entrepreneurs, enabling Metis women the same access to capital, resources and opportunities as non-indigenous entrepreneurs to help build their businesses. (Image and story source:

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A new paper from the Conference Board of Canada, says women tech entrepreneurs are not considered equal.

A few highlights:

  • When pitching their business to venture capitalists, women emphasized their business’s financial sustainability while men emphasized their business’s growth potential.

  • Men founders reported being approached regularly by venture capital firms interested in investing in their business, while women founders reported little proactive outreach from venture capital firms.

  • Women entrepreneurs’ leadership style is highly people-focused with a strong emphasis on integrating organizational values into the fabric of their organizations and creating inclusive environments.

4. A Northern Ontario teen entrepreneur sets up for adventure with Follow Her North.

18 year old Mylène Coulombe-Gratton is managing her business while going to college full time.

offers different outdoor activities like canoeing, day camping and hiking around the Hearst area. The young woman took interest in the industry as a child, often watching her father guide tours and snowmobile trips with big groups.

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. With lofty immigration targets from the federal government, are rural communities ready for the influx being encouraged to settle?

Earlier this year,

to expand resettlement capacity and settlement services across Canada. Still, the

some of the barriers for rural communities accessing funding resources. "Settlement service providers need substantial resources and expertise to successfully apply for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) funding, making it difficult for organizations to emerge in small and rural communities that don’t already have settlement services." So how do rural communities build infrastructure to bring resources in to help? Do we even have enough people trained to deliver settlement services and are they willing to move to rural and remote Canada to help?

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