Source: Douglas Magazine

Two regions in B.C. are collaborating on a three-month program designed to support innovative women entrepreneurs in growing their businesses.

Accelerate Okanagan, The University of Victoria and Victoria Innovation, Advanced Technology and Entrepreneurship Council (VIATEC) have joined forces with the Digital Technology Supercluster, Communitech and Purpose Five to partner on W Venture, a pilot program for women in Victoria and the Okanagan who are ready to accelerate their business.

It aims to help correct an imbalance in an industry where women continue to be underrepresented. Only ten percent of Victoria’s tech companies have a woman founder, and less than 39% of the tech workforce in the Okanagan are women.

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