{"id":55676,"date":"2025-05-24T19:28:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T22:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=54686"},"modified":"2025-05-24T19:28:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T22:28:32","slug":"national-tour-accelerates-action-for-women-entrepreneurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=55676","title":{"rendered":"National\u00a0tour\u00a0accelerates\u00a0action\u00a0for\u00a0women\u00a0 entrepreneurs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;237&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;238&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TORONTO, ONT.:<\/strong> As funding for women&#8217;s entrepreneurship programs are decreasing, the demand for industry support is greater than ever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, <a 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entrepreneurs across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presented in partnership with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/djd4h6dbb.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=00134adiPzlJ75CSk3O3LemxbwzVARgbrJdNbRO9e518o7A-lEjwGq1V9E-aMNmAtqq25rsHPnCxF7Pgm07EwL7lqzcfcEHtzZ2oC0l3hxJSsYlnbG3FPhC4ZJed8cm-vIs_VfW9FDkKSU=&amp;c=rFLeM90zYWxHq3ykHyZhxEsnlFY1Hkb5zs4_vfOcqIq5ewqy3NAWqA==&amp;ch=HuNHMzj3tCDtL8iYl76OrxbIKkRimMjfWkqqMjSYem6LeAwuzI812A==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PARO Canada<\/a>, the five-city national Tour will kick-off in Toronto on May 29, 2025, before continuing to St. John\u2019s, Calgary, Ottawa, and Vancouver. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For 30 years, PARO has been driving results and advocating for women\u2019s economic empowerment, bringing experience and influence to this national movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt PARO, we act on what we hear from women entrepreneurs, collaborate with partners, and build strategies to break down identified barriers that bar women from full economic participation and access across Canada,\u201d says Rosalind Lockyer, CEO of PARO Canada. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is needed now, more than ever, and through this partnership with SCA, PARO presents this exciting cross Canada Tour to celebrate and dialogue with women entrepreneurs, community leaders and big corporations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;71&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;31&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the glossy headlines often celebrate women-owned businesses, the truth is, the support systems around them are shrinking and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives are slowly being rolled back despite the critical need they serve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a March 2025 media release from\u00a0<a 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