Saugeen Connects to host ‘advancing women economically’ workshops

NEUSTADT – Saugeen Connects is hosting the fifth annual Advancing Women Economically (AWE) series, which will launch in celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8. 

The AWE program is dedicated to helping women build and sustain successful businesses while strengthening their confidence as entrepreneurs, officials state in a press release. 

Saugeen Connects is a partnership between the Saugeen Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) and the municipalities of Brockton, Hanover, Minto, Wellington North, and South Bruce, and officials say it is committed to helping women entrepreneurs thrive. 

The group is offering its free five-week lunchtime webinar series, AWE, for the fifth consecutive year.

The virtual series, running from March 19 to April 16, equips rural women with hands-on entrepreneurial skills and business leadership training across five interactive online workshops, officials state.

This year’s sessions include:

– From Passion to Profit;

– The Confidence Code; 

– Marketing Magic; 

– Collaboration Over Competition; and 

– Money Matters.

Each session is led by expert speakers with real-world business experience. 

To kick off this year’s program, Saugeen Connects, the Women of Wellington Saugeen Area (WOWSA) and the Saugeen Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) are partnering to host an International Women’s Day celebration on March 12 at the Hanover Banquet Hall and Conference Space at Hanover Raceway. 

The evening will feature keynote speaker Jenn Walker of Dive Heart First, a Women’s Marketplace (booths available), and a fully catered dinner – all centered around this year’s theme, “Give to Gain.”

For more information and to apply to the AWE program visit saugeenconnects.com/women.