Be a leader in empowering women owned businesses. 1€¦ · 3 WBE Canada certifies majority-owned, managed, and controlled women’s businesses and facilitates opportunities for them

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WBE Canada 2015-16 Sponsorship Program

Be a leader in empowering women owned businesses.

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Women make or influence 85% of all purchasing decisions.

Women business owners in Canada have 50% of the revenue of their male counterparts.

Women retain ownership in 47% of Canada’s 1.6 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and majority ownership in 17% of Canadian SMEs.

A 20% increase in total revenues among majority female-owned enterprises will add an extra $2 billion to the Canada’s economy.

Imagine what could happen if women entrepreneurs had access to the knowledge that would allow them to get their products and services to the right buyer in the right way.

Supporting women-owned businesses is not just good business, it’s good for business.

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WBE Canada certifies majority-owned, managed, and controlled women’s businesses and facilitates opportunities for them to meet buyers and get access to bids for corporate contracts as part of supplier diversity programs.

We have empowered women businesses and made the business case for supplier diversity by:

• organizing inspiring live events: 7 annual conferences since 2009 and 10 BWBs (6/14-6/15)

• delivering min. 10 educational webinars annually

• facilitating 10 mentoring partnerships in 2015

• building a vibrant community of 2100+ • supporting 10 WBEs to reach the million

dollar circle in 2015 • providing access through referrals and

introductions

• collaborating with 12 regional and 1 national partner in 10 provinces and supported by network partners in 6 states

• completing 400 certifications to enable business

• working with 50 leading corporations • engaging 15 government departments and

agencies • opening 264 doors (most recent survey to

WBEs) • providing a voice and empowering women

business

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All WBE Canada corporate members have access to a number of services to help you increase your supplier diversity profile and reap the benefits of doing business with diverse suppliers. Your regular corporate membership includes:

• Hands-on support for the implementation of your supplier diversity program

• Assistance with inclusive sourcing processes

• Support for supplier outreach and internal training of champions

• Assistance with metrics and brand building

• Access to our National Database of Certified Suppliers

• Supplier Diversity (SD) Capability Assessment

• On-boarding & best practices to implement a supplier diversity program

• Workshops for supplier diversity best practices

• Business Opportunity Events/Galas

• Peer2Peer sharing opportunities with other Corporate Members

• Analytics & Reporting

• Opportunities for Board Membership

• PR & Brand awareness opportunities

• Corporate social responsibility recognition

• Reduced costs with a more inclusive vendor network

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bership Benefits

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Our Corporate member fees are based upon your Canadian, not global, revenue provided you have a Corporate entity and operations in Canada for a minimum of two years. Annual membership fees are tiered by revenue:

• $10,000 per year | Revenue greater than $500 million

• $7,500 per year| Revenue between $250 million and $500 million

• $5,000 per year| Revenue between $10 million and $250 million

• $2,500 per year | Revenue less than $10 million

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bership Levels

“Our partnership with WBE Canada gives us

access to an incredibly rich network of

businesses.”

Indy Sian, Director, Procurement & Supply Chain Strategy Intelligence, TELUS

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WBE Canada invites our corporate members to play an even greater role in the support of women-owned businesses as speakers, sponsors, hosts and attendees at all our events. Be part of a collective voice, advancing the development of women owned businesses and contributing to the overall success of the Canadian economy.

Sponsorship Opportunities

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Learning Sponsorship

While women make up nearly half the workforce, they are still much less likely than men to be entrepreneurs. Some factors like greater risk aversion and occupational choice, which help shape the gender entrepreneurship gap, are likely to be slow to change.

Female SME owners are more likely than their male counterparts to:

• be highly educated

• be born outside of Canada

• have engaged in an innovation activity in the past three years.

• spend more time volunteering

Over the past 3 years WBE Canada has identified knowledge gaps for women entrepreneurs:

Learning Sponsorship

Business/strategic planning

Financial planning

Marketing/communications

Human resource management

LeadershipTechnical

knowledgeThe bidding

processBusiness processes

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We are pleased to offer three Learning Sponsorship opportunities to our corporate members.Learning Sponsorship Built in collaboration with our curriculum designer, you provide your business

expertise to bridge the knowledge gap and provide course content. This unique opportunity to present a learning module demonstrates your commitment to education and advancement for women business owners and your sponsorship will feature prominently. For an investment of $25,000, you are our development sponsor ($12,500 for co-developers). An investment of $5,000 makes you the presenter, and an investment of $2,500 provides a facilitator role.

1Many of our corporate members have excellent training departments with a range of workshops, courses and online learning material. Through in-kind sponsorship you provide space for women entrepreneurs to participate in pre-selected learning opportunities. Your support to advancing the education of women entrepreneurs demonstrates your commitment to developing suppliers in the key areas where it is most needed.

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You generously support diverse suppliers by making available executives and procurement staff to mentor WBEs. Typically 12- to 18-months in duration, our formal mentoring program pairs senior executives who work directly with mentees on a regular basis to identify opportunities for development. The goal of this one-on-one coaching is to better position WBEs when competing for business of large corporations.

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Available throughout the year and across the country, Breakfast with Brands is an action packed half day program that we bring to you. Every event includes recognition of procurement champions, sharing of best practices and intimate networking. Your support of the program empowers women business leaders with information, key connections and direct access to corporate supply chain leaders. Before, during and after the event, WBE Canada works to make targeted matches to benefit your procurement objectives.

Presenting Sponsor:

$5,000 our facilities, $2,500 your facilities

Co-Sponsors:

$2,500 our facilities, $1,250 your facilities

“I just wanted to thank you ever so much for putting on that great morning session…it was so great to connect with so many.” Wendy Weir, Libre Tea – WBE

“Great event! I made good connections old and new…. Attached is my vcard and Capability Statement.” Rita Cheng, Superior Tofu – WBE

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‘Innovation’

WBE Canada offers four levels of sponsorship for our corporate members – Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze.

The theme for WBE Canada’s 2016 Conference is “Innovation”. As a conference sponsor, this is your

opportunity to spotlight your brand while you connect with women industry leaders, leading corporations, and a

tremendous slate of potential, certified suppliers. Conference Sponsorship

Opportunities

Reach and engage with hundreds of top women leaders and business

owners.

September 29th, 2016

Toronto

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CONFERENCE

Connect with 170+ seasoned professionals and rising talent from leading Canadian companies. Tickets SOLD OUT each year with 88% of attendees saying they were very satisfied with the business contacts made.

PR & SOCIAL MEDIA

Our dedicated staff work tirelessly to get the word out about our mission and our work. Your sponsorship of the conference brings you into our community, and we are excited to spotlight your brand and commitment by including you in our social media campaign. We’ll give you exposure before, during and after the conference.

COMMUNITY

Our member community includes 230+ women businesses, 19 partner organizations, and 25 corporations. Your conference sponsorship allows you to reach 2000+ members who have opted in to keep updated on our news.

Reach and engage with hundreds of top women leaders and business owners.

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Below are just some of those who have participated as speakers, sponsors or attendees at our annual conferences:

Conference Attendees

Kellogg Company

TD Bank

Imprint Plus

Accenture

TELUS

RBC

ABC Group

TransCanada

Gerrie Electric

United Rentals

Mabel’s Labels

Impact Communications Ltd.

Manifest Consulting

The City of Toronto

Corporate Class Inc.

VIVO Team

EY

IBM Canada Ltd.

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

DATA Group Ltd.

General Motors

BMO

WBE CANADA CONFERENCE FAST FACTS:

• 250 attendees at March 2015 conference in Toronto.

• Over 230 certified women business enterprises

• Toronto

• September 29th 2016

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• 6 full conference registrations

• VIP seating

• BACK PAGE COVER - FULL Page Ad space in the digital program booklet

• BACK PAGE COVER - FULL Page Ad space in the conference program booklet

• COMPANY BIO - Brief Company Description opportunity to highlight offering, services or commitment to supplier diversity on conference Micro-Website

• Live Link to your Website

• 6 dedicated tweets

• Company logo:

o highlighted on the Conference Micro-Website

o on Registration Page Recognizing Your Sponsorship

o highlighted in the digital program booklet

o highlighted in the conference program booklet

o highlighted in Pre-Event Eblast

PLATINUM SPONSOR (1 available) - $15,000 • Opening and Closing Remarks for the

Conference OR Submit a Company Video

• Exclusive Sponsorship of 1 Plenary Session

• Reserved Table (Seats 8) for Business Luncheon

• Company Logo in Registration Area

• Company Logo and Recognition on Signage or digital slides as session/panel

• Company Logo highlighted in the digital slide recognition loops during the event

• Sponsorship Level Recognized on Personal Badges

• Confidential List of all attendees

• Company Logo on conference Thank-You Package

• Recognition and Acknowledgement in Newsletter

• Access to download presentation materials from Conference Micro-Website

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• FULL Page Ad space in the digital program booklet

• FULL Page Ad space in the conference program booklet


• Company logo:





GOLD SPONSOR (1 of 2 available) - $8,000• Speaking Role For Corporate Executive /

Company Video - Limited to 2 Minutes

• Exclusive Sponsorship of 1 Plenary Session

• Reserved Table (Seats 8) for Business Luncheon

• Company Logo in Registration Area







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• 1/2 Page Ad space in the digital program booklet

• 1/2 Page Ad space in the conference program booklet


• Company logo:





SILVER SPONSOR (6 of 10 available) - $5,000• Sponsorship of an Event Session / Panel

Discussion (Non-Exclusive)

• Company Logo on Session Signage and/or on Digital Slides at Session/Panel







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• 1 full conference registration

• 1/4 Page Ad space in the digital program booklet

• 1/4 Page Ad space in the conference program booklet

• 1 dedicated tweet

• Company logo:







BRONZE SPONSOR - $2,500

BUNDLING ADVANTAGE

WBE Canada looks forward to working with all our supporters and sponsors on these exciting opportunities and we are pleased to offer a bundle discount for increased support and involvement.

Combine your Membership with Conference Sponsorship and save!

Want to customize your support in other ways, call us! We are pleased to prepare a unique bundle for you.

Contact: Stephanie Fontaine, VP Business Development [email protected]

“Many connections made. Thanks for a great conference!”

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Be a leader in empowering women owned businesses. 1€¦ · 3 WBE Canada certifies majority-owned, managed, and controlled women’s businesses and facilitates opportunities for them