Multicultural women entrepreneurs gather in Montreal for uplifting event – Montreal | 24CA News
Female business homeowners from numerous cultural backgrounds gathered in Montreal Sunday for an uplifting occasion that was the primary of its variety.
The Multicultural Women Entrepreneurs Exhibition came about within the Community Resource Centre in Cote des Neiges with the aim of shining gentle on budding companies and fostering an atmosphere the place ladies assist one another.
“It’s the first time for the city of Montreal, where we’ve brought so many multicultural women together to expose their products and services and to just network and get to know each other,” mentioned Gemma Raeburn, organizer of the occasion and president of Playmas Montreal.
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Some within the room specialised in magnificence merchandise, others in style or meals. There was an enormous number of merchandise on supply.
Michele Jean-Jacques DJ’d the occasion and likewise displayed her artwork and style designs.
“My bags are made of recycled materials, they’re chic and cute and they’re all different,” she defined to Global News. “This is amazing. We need that. We need to see and discover, we need more visibility. It’s a great initiative and I’m glad to be a part of it.”
Gemma Raeburn is one in every of 4 ladies who got here up with the thought to deliver as many feminine entrepreneurs collectively in a single room as they presumably might.
“We know that women contribute a lot to the economy, socially also. We don’t get an opportunity to have a space to come together and show it,” she mentioned.
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Akilah Newton of Big Dreamers was available displaying her books, puzzles and different merchandise designed to make Black kids really feel represented.
“Montreal really is a cultural mosaic. So it’s so great to see all the different companies that are being represented today and the different cultures that are being represented,” she instructed Global News.
Raeburn feels cultural communities will not be all the time in tune with these dwelling proper beside them, and the occasion was designed to vary that. People from totally different backgrounds all acquired an opportunity to share and mingle in a single room.
“We have Iranians, we have Moroccans, we have Africans, we have Caribbean,” Raeburn mentioned, explaining that over 30 totally different cultures had been represented.
“I think it’s really great to see the different variety and that we could be supportive of each other,” mentioned Dawn McNichols of Dawn Caribbean Delights, as she served jerk hen and different Caribbean meals.
Raeburn says there may be already a ready checklist of dozens of entrepreneurs who need to participate within the subsequent model of the occasion.
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