Within the last few years, the entrepreneurial world has seen an increase in female entrepreneurs. This has been an exciting time for many female entrepreneurs as they are slowly taking over the entrepreneurial world. In 2016, CNBC released an article regarding female entrepreneurs and said "Women are leading the charge. They make up 40.6 percent of new entrepreneurs. While that remains below the rate of men (59.4 percent), it is "the highest level we have seen since nearly 1996, and pretty significant," said Morelix" (Rogers 2016). While this might not seem like a big deal to many, as a female it seems like an incredible growth. In the past, entrepreneurs have always known to be men, and seeing such high percentages of women becoming entrepreneurs is exciting! In another article I found on the Financial Post, a female entrepreneur from Kitchener was mentioned which I found very interesting. The article quotes "A Women in Tech pilot program in Kitchener, Ont., funded by Google and Status of Women, expanded this year into a two-part bootcamp, culminating in a pitch competition with a $25,000 prize" (Ali 2016). It was awesome to read about this start-up as its local!
Here are the two articles I read which I found very interesting:
http://business.financialpost.com/entrepreneur/hear-them-roar-why-women-want-a-league-of-their-own
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/04/more-women-millennials-and-minorities-are-becoming-entrepreneurs.html
It is interesting because the increase of women in entrpreneurial positions within business is also slowly being backed up by the statistic of women who are obtaining masters and furthermore degrees that focus around business.
ReplyDeleteThat's interesting, because historically women have been somewhat absent from the entrepreneurial and tech sphere. I know recently there have also been significant efforts within the tech industry to support women entrepreneurs and innovators that may be contributing to this trend. For example, BDC Capital, the investment arm of the Business Development Bank of Canada announced last year that they are investing $50 million dollars into tech firms led by women.
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