Women Entrepreneurs

Wings program helped Insite Project Consulting Inc. get where they need to go

Jun 26, 2023

As a trained civil engineer and project manager, Nancy Dionne was comfortable dealing with the physical world of engineering but creating a new business didn't come as naturally.

Kingston Innovator Wins Award for Cutting-Edge Work to Monitor Breast Cancer Using a Simple Blood Test

May 19, 2023

Up-and-coming company is using a liquid biopsy to monitor tumour size and provide early detection of how well patients are responding to treatment, helping to prolong life

OBIO® Women ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s Entrepreneurship Program provides insight and confidence to three Queen ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s-licensed startups

May 16, 2023

Three women entrepreneurs advancing health innovations participated in the Women ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s Entrepreneurship Program led by the Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization, Women in Health Initiative, and the Institute for Biomedical Entrepreneurship.

Supporting the ecosystem of women-led businesses

May 15, 2023

The WE-CAN Project at Queen ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s reflects on the past three years and looks to the future as it continues to empower women entrepreneurs in Kingston and region.

The Kwe-Biz Program proves instrumental in providing resources and mentorship to many Indigenous women entrepreneurs

May 01, 2023

Over the past three years, the WE-CAN Project has served 130 Indigenous women entrepreneurs, 90 of whom received services through the Kwe-Biz Program as part of the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (WES) Ecosystem funding

WE-CAN client, Ombaashi Applied Technologies, providing leading-edge UAV training

Apr 19, 2023

Maureen Shemrock is the owner of Ombaashi Applied Technologies, a Kingston-based company empowering individuals through training and the professional use of Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems.

WE-CAN Mentorship Propels Kingston Business Owner Forward with ISO 9001 Certification

Mar 10, 2023

Kathy Wray, CEO of Southeastern Telecommunication Services turned to the WE-CAN Project for help in finding the support and expertise needed to pursue ISO 9001 Certification.

Queen ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s WE-CAN Project collaborates with Strategic Procurement Services to promote supplier diversity

Feb 23, 2023

The WE-CAN Project and Strategic Procurement Services (SPS) at ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ have joined forces to shine a spotlight on Kingston area businesses owned by underrepresented groups of women entrepreneurs.

WE-CAN ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s YourWay Program inspires new Harbour Kitchen for women entrepreneurs

Feb 09, 2023

Harbour Kitchen is Kingston ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s newest community kitchen, providing affordable access to commercial kitchen space for women from underrepresented groups.

Wings participant WEMA aims to provide early detection of cervical cancer to those in remote communities

Jan 26, 2023

Wing's participant WEMA hopes to improve cervical cancer screening access for people who live in remote areas, both in Canada and abroad.

Wings graduate LenSense aims to improve diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma patients

Dec 15, 2022

A new method developed from Professor Yongjun Lai ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s lab at ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ is proving to be more effective in diagnosing glaucoma than current methods.

Compass North participant Fictionary lands investment opportunity

Dec 07, 2022

Kristina Stanley is the founder of Fictionary, a technology company that develops software which helps writers visualize their story arc by analyzing key story elements with AI and gauging how their manuscript compares to fundamental storytelling.