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By Kim Pallozzi On October 25, 2025, St. Lawrence College came alive with energy and possibility as it hosted the first-of-its-kind Kingston Women Entrepreneurs Expo 2025 . From 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM, women founders, aspiring innovators, and community leaders gathered at 100 Portsmouth Avenue in Kingston, ON, for a full day of empowerment, learning, and connection. This year’s theme, “The Rise of Female Founders: Turning Vision Into Venture,” captured the momentum building acros

AWEC Consultant Julia Woito, MACP, Founder and Clinical Director of  Life + Hope Wellness, conducting a talk on mental wellbeing....

Paint and Sip participants with workshop coach Monica Montero (watercolor artist and owner of Polka.pe ppers) and Jacky Jantarawong...

Kingston's women-owned brands gathered at AWEC's 2025 new year mixer and lunch and learn. AWEC Canada officially launched its 2025...

We had an insightful interview at YourTV Kingston to create awareness about AWEC's advocacy and our Christmas Pop-up Market at the Tett...

Kids and parents gathered at Cat House Thai Restaurant Kingston for Missy Deyo's Cookie Decorating Workshop. How easy can it be to host a...

AWEC Director Lev Calang joins Trinette Atkinson in studio, at Move98.3 FM, to chat about the AWEC pop-up market and other upcoming...

Global News Posted October 8, 2022 Jodi Bilton's journey to entrepreneurship was a unique one. “It kind of started off because I was...

Global News Posted April 17, 2024 A pop-up market at Queen’s University brought female entrepreneurs together in a celebration of local...