[Re-sent] December 2021 Newsletter

RURAL WOMEN, are you ready? 💡

Dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices of women entrepreneurs in rural Canada (Upper Turtle Island) Normalizing uncomfortable in rural Canada

DECEMBER 2021

And here we are.

  • From working as a chef, with excruciating pain from irritants on her hands, to moving to rural Newfoundland and making her own personal products from scratch! Justine Anderson of Wildflower Co. talks about life in picturesque Codroy Valley, overcoming doubt and creating products in her copper still.

  • Ever wondered if starting a co-operative in your rural community is a good idea? Would it fly? Heather Hallgrimson of Co-operatives First tells us all about co-ops.

  • Struggling to find their own work experience as rural post-secondary students, Heather Taylor and two friends created Rural and Ready, a non profit that providesstudents living in rural communities with valuable educational resources & opportunities. She talks about growing up in a rural community and the lack of opportunities presented to female students.

WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR INTERESTING GUESTS!

SUGGEST SOMEONE BELOW

Want to share your story? Starting in 2022, we want YOUR WORDS in our Blog of the Month. The theme is My Journey.The blog can be a post you've already posted on your own blog, your organization's blog or something you'd like to submit to be published for the first time! We will credit you and direct folks to your business or personal site.*You must be a rural Canadian entrepreneur who identifies as female. DEADLINE December 20, 2021.

NEWS

As we approach the holiday season, as you can imagine, events are a bit scarce BUT if you'd like your 2022 event in our newsletter, please submit below!

December 7, 13 and 15th 

December 2

December 3 - International Day of People with Disabilities

December 10

*All events are FREE and virtual unless otherwise indicated - Make sure you check the time zone!

  • THE RURAL CREATIVES SPRINGBOARD is a collaboration between Artscape and the Canadian Centre of Rural Creativity. The Springboard spotlights and supports diverse voices of creative entrepreneurship across Canada. More info and application here. Deadline to apply is December 6, 2021

  • Alberta - Restrictions Exemption Program Implementation Grant - $2,000 for eligible small- and medium-sized organizations that choose to implement the Restrictions Exemption Program.

We can create all kinds of cool stuff but... it's no good if YOU can't use it!

Eventually, we'll move this section on to our website but we'll start with a few here. Please contact us if you'd like to add a resource to the list.

Clearing a New Path Podcast™ and this newsletter are both supported by Xplornet Enterprise Solutions

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