PitchBetter Canada – Innovation, Research & Capacity Building for Black Women Entrepreneurs

Transforming Businesses

Opening up Financing Opportunities

Mentorship & Networks

Executive Connections for Up and coming leaders

Digital Transformation

Supporting Entrepreneurs through Massive Change

Research & Innovation

Generating Data Insights that Drive Change

Scaling for Growth

Turning Solo Businesses into Entreprises

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Strategic Planning

Value Creation & Business Development

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Networks & Engagement

Nationwide Network Building

Enabling Black and equity-seeking women to build thriving businesses by influencing systems, facilitating connections and access, and building capacity.

Research and Innovation

Addressing information gaps in the social economy by conducting national market analyses of BIPOC owned businesses, producing research set out to provide insights supporting positive changes to policy and practice

Education and Capacity Building

Delivering culturally competent workshops and coaching that provide market-ready strategies and solutions for women entrepreneurs to build computational thinking, and scale business creativity and sustainability

Networking and Finance

Directly connecting founders to private, often gated investment and funding opportunities via membership circles and funding streams where businesses are financially supported by industry leaders, mentors and peers

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Measuring Impact

Our Progress Thus Far...

In funding provided to black entrepreneurs and contractors

Surveyed, profiled or invited to focus groups across Canada

Researchers, writers, strategist and consultants engaged

Global media impressions and counting

Corporate and institutional partners

Workshops, submits and events curated

How Pitch Better is supporting Black entrepreneurs in Canada | CBC Profile on Pitch Better

Groundbreaking Research & Insights

4 Oct

Investments

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Facebook Black Businesses Grant Program: Participants Study

We received over 1700 applications and selected 45 successful applicants to receive funding packages ranging from $2,500 to $10,000. Unfortunately, this accounted for less than 3%

23 Jun

Research

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FoundHers: The 1st & Largest Study of Black Women Entrepreneurs in Canada

With only 0.006% of Canadian government grants earmarked for women entrepreneurs recently going to black women, it's no surprise that Black entrepreneurs are over mentored and unde

2 Mar

Research

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Building Black Businesses in Canada: BDC Study

According to the study, the most pressing needs facing Black business owners are: Capital and skills for advertising and promotion, personal development and mentorship, and securi