The Finance Cafe
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Welcome to The Finance Cafe, Canada's leading business podcast for women entrepreneurs that breaks through the money taboo and explores what’s behind the numbers.
Join your hosts, Shannon Pestun, Financial Expert and Shauna Frederick, Chartered Professional Accountant and CFO On the Go, founders of the financial learning platform designed by women entrepreneurs, for women entrepreneurs as they dive into conversations about business and finance with women entrepreneurs and the experts that support them.
Thank you to our sponsors Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub and TD Women in Enterprise
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Building Consistent Financial Habits As a Busy Entrepreneur
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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How Our Personal Finances Intersect With Our Business Finances
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Why Money Stress Is Often a Visibility Problem, Not a Discipline Problem
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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How Money Thoughts Become Patterns
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Building Economies: The Influence of Women Entrepreneurs
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Financial Management That Supports Your Life
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Investing in Skills to Improve Profitability and Sustainability
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Financial Goals Every Women Entrepreneur Should Focus on in 2026
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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The Finance Cafe: Year-End Wrap-Up 2025
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: 5 Years of TD Women in Enterprise
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Incorporating a Business and the Financial Implications for Founders
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Talking Money - Beyond Financial Literacy
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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What the Youngest Entrepreneurs Can Teach Us About Business and Money
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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How the M51 Founder Lab Supports Early-Stage Women Founders to Become Venture Ready
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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5 Questions to Reconnect With Your Business Financial Goals Before Year-End
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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From DIY to CFO: Growing Your Finance Team
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Actionable Ways to Streamline Operations, Reclaim Time & Boost Profitability
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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How Women Founders Turn Marketing into Measurable ROI
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Beyond the Hustle: Turning Sweat Equity into Business Value
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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5 Financial Shifts That Feel Like a Superpower
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Behind the Vault: Business Advice from a Business Banker
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Payment Peace of Mind
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Decolonizing Business: Rethinking Profit, Culture, And Leadership
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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You Don't Have to Burn Out to Succeed: Aligning Financial Wellness & Mental Health
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May 27, 2025 |
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Financial Abuse in Entrepreneurship
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May 13, 2025 |
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Strategies That Create Inclusive Environments Where People and Performance Thrive
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Growth and Diversification
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Navigating Through Financial Uncertainty
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Breaking Barriers: Brewing Success as a Queer Immigrant Entrepreneur
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Profit Meets Innovation: How AI Tranforms Small Businesses
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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3 Steps to Financial Wellness for Women Entrepreneurs
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Unwritten Rules: Breaking Free to Define Success on Your Own Terms
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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The Courage to Break Cycles
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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2025- A Year of Financial Wellness
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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How Canada's Women Entrepreneurship Strategy is Breaking Barriers
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Navigating the Sale: Financial Wellness and Choosing the Right Buyer
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Women's Entrepreneurship Day
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Systematize for Financial Wellness: 5 Essential Tools for Financial Empowerment Month
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Pricing for Profit: Aligning Your Business and Personal Goals for Sustainable Growth
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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What You Should Be Looking For In Your Banker
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Beyond the Tallest Poppy Syndrome
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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How Systems Can Help You Step Away From the Business
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Metrics That Matter: Leveraging KPIs for Financial Success
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Understanding a Growth Mindset
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Rebuilding After Bankruptcy
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Business Insurance 101: Essentials for Every Entrepreneur
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Thrive Lab - How BDC is Accelerating Social Impact Investment for women-led Businesses
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Indigenous Women in Tech for a Cause: with Tracy Persson
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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A New Narrative: Indigenous Women’s Entrepreneurship
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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EmpowerHER Finance: Unlocking Financial Success for Women Entrepreneurs
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May 21, 2024 |
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How You Find MORE CHILL in Your Bookkeeping
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May 04, 2024 |
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Streamlining Financial Decision-Making: The Power of Click-of-a-Button Bookkeeping
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Payroll Power: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs with Payworks Insights
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Women's Entrepreneurship 2024 Report with Dr. Wendy Cukier
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Stories from our Co-Founders: Going deep in celebration of International Women's Day
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Creating Opportunities for Black Women Entrepreneurs
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Women Driving Growth Supporting women leaders in driving Canada's economy
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Creating Space to Learn about Money and Finance
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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The Cost of Burnout
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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2023 Wrap Up!
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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Why Every Entrepreneur Should Have Life Insurance
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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Money talk: getting comfortable with the uncomfortable
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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Winning the Pitch: An Entrepreneur’s Winning Journey
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Nov 26, 2023 |
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Women Entrepreneurs National Loan Program
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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Key Findings from the AFIA Index with the Forum
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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Lessons Learned About Having a Banker Advocate For You
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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Tax Planning Tips
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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5 Tips on Paying Yourself as an Entrepreneur
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Tips on Incorporating Your Business
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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The Trauma of Money
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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5 Tips: Preparing Your Budget
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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Unpacking Perceptions of Debt
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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Top 5 Indicators Your Startup is Ready To Go Global
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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Three Ingredients to Finding Your Voice in Finance
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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Women's Entrepreneurship in the North
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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Vulnerability: A Powerful Asset To Our Bottom Line
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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Building a National Ecosystem of Indigenous Womxn Impact Investors
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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Overcoming 170 No's
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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Preparing Your Retail Business For The Holiday Season
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May 28, 2023 |
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5 Tips on the Importance of Accounting Software
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May 21, 2023 |
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5 Tips on Managing Your Cash Flow
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May 14, 2023 |
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Leveling the Playing Field in Venture Investing
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May 07, 2023 |
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The Must-Knows of Entering Into Successful Business Collaborations
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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A Startups Journey to Bringing a Better Product to Market
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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5 Tips: Preparing for the Year End Meeting With Your Accountant
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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State of Women's Entrepreneurship in Canada Report 2023
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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Purpose, Defining Our Own Success
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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Closing the Gender Wealth Gap
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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Estate Planning - It’s Never Too Early To Start
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs Beyond IWD
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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5 Tips to Overcome Financial Self-Sabotage
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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Economic Empowerment and The Power of Black Women Entrepreneurs
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Feb 26, 2023 |
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5 Tips to Grow Your Bottom Line in Your Business
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Feb 19, 2023 |
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Celebrating the Rise of Black Women Entrepreneurs
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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5 Strategies to Find New Revenue Streams for Your Business
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Feb 05, 2023 |
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Crowdfunding: What it is and How it Works
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Jan 29, 2023 |
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5 Tips For Improving Your Financial Resilience
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Jan 22, 2023 |
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How Our Business Can be a Mechanism to Drive Our Calling Forward
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Jan 15, 2023 |
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5 Tips to Help You Set Your Financial Goals in 2023
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Jan 08, 2023 |
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2022 Year in Review: Highlights From The Finance Cafe Co-Founders
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Dec 18, 2022 |
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Tips to Developing & Maintaining Good Financial Habits in Your Business for 2023
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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Protecting your Intellectual Property
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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Choosing the Right Business Partner: The Important Conversations When Going Into Business with a Partner
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Nov 27, 2022 |
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Celebrating Women’s Entrepreneurship Day
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Nov 20, 2022 |
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Fundraising 101
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Nov 13, 2022 |
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Accessing Grants 101
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Nov 06, 2022 |
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Exactly What is Financial Capital? A Look at Financing Your Business - Alternative and Traditional Sources of Capital
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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Building a Relationship with a Bank as an Entrepreneur and What You Should Know
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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Entrepreneurship: An Economic Pathway to a Woman's 100-Year Life
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Oct 16, 2022 |
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Happy Thanksgiving: Gratitude and Wealth in Entrepreneurship. Can Gratitude Help You Make More Money?
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Oct 09, 2022 |
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The Connection Between Financial Health and Mental Health
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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Increasing Procurement Opportunities: Certification as a Way to Grow Your Business
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Sep 25, 2022 |
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Interest, Inflation, and Recessions – What This Means to Your Small Business
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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Diving Into a September Reset for Your Business, with Alicia Fowler
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Sep 11, 2022 |
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From Humble Beginnings to Entrepreneurial Success with Danièle Henkel
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Sep 04, 2022 |
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Disrupting The Shipping Industry.
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Aug 28, 2022 |
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Embracing an evolving business plan.
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Jun 26, 2022 |
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Landlords, leasing and lessons learned.
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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Buying a Business with Elizabeth MacRae, Co-Founder of Village Wellth.
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Jun 12, 2022 |
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What to look for in a bookkeeper or accountant with Cloud Accounting Specialist, Sal Razai.
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Jun 05, 2022 |
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Coffee with a conscience, Entrepreneurship as a pathway to making an impact with Road Coffee Co. founder, Alisha Esmail.
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May 29, 2022 |
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The benefits of merchant services for your business with Moneris Solutions CFO, Winnie Leung.
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May 15, 2022 |
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Crowdfunding, cupcakes and ice cream with entrepreneur and founder of Betterwith, Lori Joyce.
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May 08, 2022 |
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The state of Women’s Entrepreneurship in Canada, 2020 with Dr. Wendy Cukier.
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May 01, 2022 |
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Creating a women's entrepreneurship strategy for Canada with Honourable Mary Ng.
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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Pitching your business with CEO of The Forum, Paulina Cameron.
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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Entrepreneurship as a pathway to financial independence with Owner and Entrepreneur, Ashani Missier.
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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Building a sustainable non-profit with Chic Geek Founder and Executive Director, Kylie Woods.
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Mar 27, 2022 |
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The importance of financial literacy as a social entrepreneur with Alice Lam, Social Entrepreneur.
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Mar 20, 2022 |
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Understanding how to value your company with Laura Churchill, Senior Manager at Grant Thornton.
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Mar 13, 2022 |
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Your personal credit and its impact on your business with Stacy Yanchuk Oleksy.
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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The importance of paying yourself as an entrepreneur with Kerri Riddle, Business Advisor.
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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Exporting as a path to grow your business with Jenn Cooke, Director of Inclusive Trade, EDC.
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Feb 20, 2022 |
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Leveraging the women's entrepreneurship ecosystem with guest Marcela Mandeville, CEO of Alberta Women Entrepreneurs.
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Feb 13, 2022 |
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Expanding a business in the consumer packaged goods industry with Felicia Lekan-Salami, CEO & Founder at Milton Food Group.
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Feb 06, 2022 |
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Women’s entrepreneurship - the rise of the feminist economy with pk mutch.
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Jan 30, 2022 |
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5 Steps to Avoiding a CRA Audit with Amanda Doucette, The Tax Chick.
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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Welcome Back!
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Jan 16, 2022 |
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The Finance Cafe Founders, Shannon Pestun and Shauna Frederick, share their reflections on 2021.
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Jan 02, 2022 |
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Dream big: the path to creating $1MM with guest Vivian Kaye.
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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Reframing the money blocks that hold us back with Kristina Sammut, Executive Coach and Founder of Frontier Leadership.
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Dec 12, 2021 |
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Understanding where money blocks come from and what they look like with Kristina Sammut, Executive Coach and Founder of Frontier Leadership.
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Dec 05, 2021 |
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Creating a safe place for taking risks with Geeta Tucker, President & CEO of CPA Manitoba.
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Nov 28, 2021 |
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How to make money in a service business with Evelyn Ackah, Founder of Ackah Business Immigration Law.
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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From the kitchen to the global stage with Patrice Mousseau, Founder of Satya Organics.
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Nov 14, 2021 |
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Using differentiation to increase market share with Michéle Soregaroli, CEO at Transformation Catalyst Corp.
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Nov 07, 2021 |
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How the fear of failure can ruin your business, with Shahr Savizi, co-founder of Fuckup Nights YYC.
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Oct 31, 2021 |
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Where people, planet and profit meet with guest Jenn Harper, Founder of Cheekbone Beauty
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Oct 24, 2021 |
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Top money mistakes women entrepreneurs make, with Founder, Alicia Fowler of MOD Accounting.
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Oct 17, 2021 |
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Creating financial goals that build the business (and the life) you really want with CFO, Mona Minhas.
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Oct 10, 2021 |
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Your money mindset as a tool to build a strong, healthy, and profitable business, with Taunya Woods Richardson, Financial Strategist.
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Oct 03, 2021 |
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The story and the why behind the Finance Cafe with Co-Founders Shannon Pestun & Shauna Frederick.
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Sep 25, 2021 |