What's an Enterprising Woman?

An enterprising woman can dream but she realizes that she must do more than dream to achieve her goals, she must act.  

An enterprising woman works hard every day to bring her dreams to fruition but also to support her family and community.

Enterprising women are every age, every culture and every background.  They have diverse skills, knowledge and talents.

Enterprising women are everywhere.

Individually and together, enterprising women are creating positive change across Northern Ontario. Are you an enterprising woman?


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Keynote Address:
Tonya Surman, Founding Executive Director and
Current CEO of the Centre for Social Innovation
If You Are...
- A non-profit looking to make money for your
organization?
- An entrepreneur who has a
"social bent"?
- An investor who wants to make a difference?
If you answered "YES" to any of these questions,
then this is the event for
you!
Register Early! Space is limited to 50 people!
Click on the image above or
click here to REGISTER

'Besides providing guidance and training,  PARO was established to be a place where women could talk openly about their ideas and lean on one another for support and  inspiration. It was also there to give them a little emotional and motivational boost when things got tough and to celebrate their successes.  From their  . . .PARO Centre,  . . .on May Street, PARO offers professional development workshops, one-on-one counselling, grant application assistance, and a myriad of training programs, many offered through web video.   . .  they are regarded as

one of the strongest peer lenders of small business loans in North America.’ ~ Northern Ontario Business, 5 Northern Leaders, June 2011 http://www.paro.ca/resources  

 

“You may be surprised to discover that one of the leading business centres for women in the entire country’ is located in Thunder Bay. It is a non-profit organization called PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise”
~
Canadian Newcomers Magazine, December 2010
http://www.cnmag.ca//issue-37/998 

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Enterprising Women Award Winners 2012

Glow & Grow Workshops
Weekly at PARO Centre or e-learning through Contact North -call 625-0328 to register


If you wish to attend or to present a workshop at PARO, please contact Lori or Brenda at 807-625-0328 or makingadifference@paro.ca or placement@paro.ca     Also, planning workshop in French for fall season.


PARO will now be open until 6:30 on Monday and Tuesday by appointment only for business counselling and occasional Tuesday evening workshops.

Please call 625-0328 to sign up for a workshop or to set up an appointment.

Featured Enterprising Woman

Sandi Boucher – Author, Motivational Speaker, Business Consultant

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But I don’t NEED a Business Plan!

Posted by RozLockyer on March 13, 2012

Sandi Boucher says,  'Luckily and thankfully I have always said that my greatest strength  is knowing what isn’t and in the case of my business I wanted and NEEDED it to be a success, so I consulted the experts...

 

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