MNP and The Scotiabank Women Initiative
MNP and The Scotiabank Women Initiative
MNP has joined forces with The Scotiabank Women Initiative to offer financial education to women-led businesses in the Prairies. Find out more.
Supporting Canada’s women-owned, women-led businesses.
At MNP, we believe value follows diversity and inclusion. We have seen first hand the tremendous impact divergent backgrounds and beliefs have in enhancing culture and fostering innovation. From our founding more than 60 years ago, our commitment to diversity and inclusion has spanned our entire firm and has been woven into our culture. Our collective differences are ultimately what make us stronger.
This is a journey that continues to evolve. What remains true throughout our evolution is our commitment to learning, growing and building meaningful relationships in the communities in which we live and work. This is why we are proud to introduce to you to The Scotiabank Women InitiativeTM- a comprehensive program that supports women-owned and women-led businesses through three key pillars Access to Capital, Mentorship and Education.
On August 19, 2020, MNP joined forces with The Scotiabank Women Initiative to offer financial education on accounting, financial statements, money management and more to women-led businesses in the Prairies. We look forward to supporting women-led businesses in their efforts to build successful businesses and support their communities.
The Three Pillars
Access to capital
Providing equal access to a full suite of financing solutions and committed to creating value for your businesses by structuring and executing financing options that are best aligned to support your ongoing business objectives.
Mentorship
An advisory board comprised of Scotiabank executives that helps women grow, build or sustain their businesses through facilitated small group mentorship sessions. Benefit from strengthened relationships and ongoing communications with other women in business and executives.
Education
Un-Mentorship Boot Camps™ and other events. Dive into business-focused issues, hear from other women who have been successful in their fields, and subject matter experts.
Online Knowledge Centre - A collection of resources that help women entrepreneurs deal with the day-to-day challenges of managing your business. ScotiabankWomenInitiative.com is available to everyone.
It’s your time. Seize the opportunity to make a real change for your business.
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