On International Women's Day, entrepreneurs work to set examples for other women in Calgary yyc IWD
And despite the current economic climate, 70 per cent of Canadian women entrepreneurs expect to see their businesses grow in 2023, according to a recent survey from GoDaddy, the world’s biggest website domain registrar.Swinton knows what it’s like to see a business expand. She started her fashion retail career in 2005, landing in the lingerie world a short time later. “I had this really amazing training and after my first fitting, I was hooked.
When friends questioned her new career path, wondering if she was simply following Leung’s, she decided to prove her commitment to her new-found industry. She took coffee-tasting training in the U.S., and then competed in a barista competition in Calgary. In 2020, she placed in the top 10 in the Western Qualifiers for the Canadian National Barista Championship. The 2021 competition was cancelled because of the pandemic.
“I needed the turmoil of training for competition to develop the focus and discipline required to become a world-class coffee professional.”Photo by Azin GhaffariChan says she knows she is lucky. She’s an equal partner in the business, but knows that’s not the case for everyone. Setting an example for others is also key to Lisa Kwong’s new business. Born and raised in Calgary, she is the founder and owner of Sownsmith, a female-owned clothing brand made in Canada from sustainable and ethically sourced fabrics. The label launched in 2022 and is currently only sold online.
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