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Diversity Institute

Women’s Prime Entrepreneurship Training Program

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Your experience. New possibilities. Your next act.

Are you a mature woman considering a business or consulting practice as your next act? Already running a business and looking for fresh ideas, new opportunities and practical ways to use emerging technologies?

Often supports for entrepreneurs are designed for young people. We know, however, that older women are often very successful in starting and growing businesses building on their careers and lived experience.The Women’s Prime Entrepreneurship Training Program offers a curated series of workshops for women ages 45 and older in the Greater Toronto Area who want to explore what comes next.

The Women’s Prime Entrepreneurship Training Program will: 

  • Assist you in formulating your strategy for a start-up or growth.
  • Connect you with a supportive community of experienced women entrepreneurs. 
  • Provide customized training on new tools, techniques and technologies that can help you start and grow a business.

Whether you are turning career expertise into consulting or advisory services, developing a new venture, acquiring or growing an established business, the program will help you take the next steps.

Led by experienced professionals, workshops will explore topics such as positioning and marketing your expertise, finding clients and new markets, strengthening your business strategy, and using digital tools and AI to support productivity and growth. Practical learning, peer exchange, networking and connections to business resources will help you apply new ideas to your own goals.

Apply to join a select in-person cohort

A limited number of participants will be selected through an application process to support focused discussion, meaningful connections and shared learning. Applications will be reviewed for alignment with the program’s focus and applicants’ business goals. Applying does not guarantee admission.

We welcome women with diverse career paths and entrepreneurial experiences. Priority outreach will engage Indigenous women and women from equity-deserving and underserved communities, including racialized and Black women, newcomer and immigrant women, women with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQI+ women.

The in-person intensive will take place over two Saturdays, November 28 and December 5, 2026, from approximately 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., on the Toronto Metropolitan University campus.

Learn at your own pace

Unable to attend in person or not selected for the in-person cohort? We can offer eligible and approved participants access to a self-paced program through the Diversity Institute’s online learning platform. This curated bundle of entrepreneurship courses allows you to explore new ideas and strengthen your business knowledge and skills at your own pace.

Applications are now open. Apply Today (external link) 

  • Applications are due by midnight on November 24th.
  • Confirmed applicants will receive updates by November 26th with program details to access the program. 

For questions, please contact di.entrepreneurship@torontomu.ca.

The program is delivered by the Diversity Institute and funded by the City of Toronto Business Incubation and Commercialization (BIC) Grant.