Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs in the North

On June 5 WEKH partnered with Women's Enterprise Organizations of Canada, Futurpreneur, Start Up Canada, Yukonstruct, Yukon University, Dana Naye Ventures and EntrepreNorth for an empowering afternoon celebrating women entrepreneurs in the Yukon! The event offered an opportunity for aspiring and established women entrepreneurs to connect with ecosystem organizations supporting the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Yukon. Over 50 women entrepreneurs came up to to connect, collaborate, and cultivate meaningful relationships within our national vibrant ecosystem of leaders and representatives dedicated to advancing women in entrepreneurship. The entrepreneur panel was the star of the event, featuring diverse women entrepreneurs who shared their entrepreneurial journeys, the challenges they've overcome, and the strategies they've used to succeed, including

- Gina M. Nagano, House of Wolf

- Vanessa Ægirsdóttir, Artist and Designer

- Luann Baker-Johnson, Lumel Studios

- Kit Velasquez, Kit's Kitchen