Cohort II is here - and we’re just getting started!

When Black businesses harness the power of AI, we don’t just catch up - we lead the future of innovation in Canada and beyond.

Our first AI Advantage Business Workshop was a huge success - entrepreneurs learned how to streamline operations, supercharge productivity, and confidently use AI to grow their businesses. Now, it’s your turn to level up!

Join Cohort II of the AI Advantage Business Workshop - a hands-on, virtual experience designed to help business owners harness the power of artificial intelligence for real results.

📅 Every Tuesday | Oct 28 – Nov 25, 2025
🕕 6:00–7:00 PM
🎯 Limited spots available!
Register now: https://bit.ly/AIWorkshopII
Don’t wait to catch up, start exploring how AI can amplify your business today.

Week 5 is here!

This free 8-week program is your opportunity to:

✅ Build and refine your business idea

✅ Gain mentorship & real-world skills

✅ Access resources to launch & grow 🚀

📅 October 23, 2025

🕕 Thursdays | 6–8 PM

📍 MacEwan University – 11-461 Classroom (Building 11, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW, 4th Floor)

Register now: bit.ly/BCWMacEwanII

Empowerment by the Culinary Art Project 

October sessions are here!. Join us for a new season of cooking, learning, and sharing meals together!

📅 Dates: Oct 6, 10, 17, 25

⏰ Time: 5–8 PM

📍 Location: CIVIDA – Unit 110, 16604 102A Ave NW

👫 A few spots are still available—new participants are welcome to join!

👉 Register here: https://bit.ly/4pinnEI

Let’s make this season full of food, friendship, and community. 💛

Today, we honor the strength, resilience, and enduring spirit of Indigenous communities. Standing in solidarity, we support the ongoing journey toward truth, justice, and healing.

Join us on Friday, September 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM (MT) on Zoom for an evening of connection, reflection, and vision. This year’s AGM is more than a meeting - it’s a celebration of growth, impact, and community.

At Black Canadian Women in Action (BCW in Action), we empower Black Canadian women, girls, and their families to explore, invest, and exercise leadership in all sectors of Canadian society and beyond.

Together, we’ll reflect on the highlights of 2024/2025, share how BCW continues to create new pathways, maintain sustainability, and expand opportunities for Black entrepreneurs and community members, and look ahead to what’s next.

Your presence matters, and your voice is part of the change. Not yet a member? Join our growing community today: bcwinaction.ca/memberships

This dynamic, 8-week program is your chance to create, launch, and grow your business idea with mentorship, resources, and real-world skills. And yes - it’s all FREE!
📅 September 25 – November 13, 2025
🕕 Thursdays | 6:00 – 8:00 PM
📍 MacEwan University (location details coming soon)
💡 Spots for Cohort II are limited — don’t miss out!
👉 Register here: bit.ly/BCWMacEwanII

Let’s make this second cohort even bigger and better. Your dream business starts here!

🍴We’re back! After a summer break, the Collective Kitchen program is resuming this September. Join us for a new season of cooking, learning, and sharing meals together!
📅 Dates: Sept 12, 19 & 26

⏰ Time: 5–8 PM

📍 Location: CIVIDA – Unit 110, 16604 102A Ave NW
👫 A few spots are still available—new participants are welcome to join!

👉 Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc4blHw6ZVaBNcZl5qIHYSzEbXEoyovQTBh51mGL-y7skU4vg/viewform
Let’s make this season full of food, friendship, and community. 💛

#CollectiveKitchen #CommunityCooking #FoodBringsUsTogether

Ready to launch your big idea?

Join us for the IDEA GENERATOR WORKSHOP presented by Black Canadian Women in Action (BCW in Action) & MacEwan Business School

📅 Dates: Starting September 11, 2025 — 3 weeks of sessions

⏰ Time: 6 PM – 8 PM
📍 Location: MacEwan University
💵 Admission: FREE!

✅ What you’ll gain:
🔹 Identify a problem worth solving
🔹 Strengthen problem-solving skills
🔹 Brainstorm innovative ideas
🔹 Build a plan for your next steps

Connect with fellow aspiring entrepreneurs and walk away with tools, insights, and clarity to move your ideas forward.
Register now: bit.ly/IDEAWorkshop
📧 Contact us: info@bcwinaction.ca

Week 6 of the BCW Hair & Beauty Workshop is HERE! 🔥

We’re diving into all things BEAUTY & SKIN. Whether you’re building a beauty or hair brand or just passionate about the industry, this session is for YOU!
Your energy, creativity, and commitment have been next-level every single week — and we’re not slowing down now.

Let’s finish strong, together. 💖

📅 Friday, August 15, 2025
🕕 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM MST
📍 Online via Zoom
🔗 Register now: https://bit.ly/4ntSBYV

Week 5 of the BCW Hair & Beauty Workshop is HERE! 🔥

This Friday, August 8, We’re diving into all things BEAUTY & SKIN. Whether you’re building a beauty or hair brand or just passionate about the industry, this session is for YOU!
Your energy, creativity, and commitment have been next-level every single week — and we’re not slowing down now.

Let’s finish strong, together. 💖

📅 Friday, August 8, 2025
🕕 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM MST
📍 Online via Zoom
🔗 Register now: https://bit.ly/4ntSBYV

You’ve shown up, learned powerful tools, and embraced AI for your business — now it’s time to bring it all together.

In Week 5, we’ll:
✅ Recap key strategies
✅ Explore real-world applications
✅ Help you plan your next AI-powered moves

PLUS — we’ve got a surprise bonus session coming up just for you! 🎁
Stick around for even more value beyond the final workshop.

📅 Thursday, August 7
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/BCWAIWorkshop

BCW & MacEwan Business School proudly present the MacEwan Ventures Pitch Competition Finale!

📅 Tomorrow, August 6th, 2025

🕕 6PM – 8PM

📍 Feigel Conference Space 11-204, MacEwan University

Come cheer on the finalists, discover bold new ideas, and see who takes home the prizes!

🎁 Prizes to be won

🎟️ Entry is FREE

👥 Open to everyone – bring a friend!

For more info: info@bcwinaction.ca

Join us for Week 2 of the AI Advantage Business Workshop on Thursday, July 17 from 6–8 PM MT!
In this live, hands-on session, you’ll discover how to use real AI tools to automate tasks, boost productivity, streamline your operations, and grow your business - no tech background needed.

Whether you’re a solopreneur, small business owner, or just curious about AI, this workshop is built for you.

🧠 Learn the tools.
💼 Apply them to your business.
📈 See real results.
Register now: bit.ly/BCWAIWorkshop

BCW Hair and Beauty Program

Got a business idea? Want to grow and establish your business? Let’s make it real!
BCW & MacEwan Business School invite you to join the MacEwan Ventures — a dynamic space to turn your passion into a plan. From pitching to prototyping, gain real skills, mentorship, and support — all for FREE!

🎓 What you'll learn:
✅ Budgeting & cash flow
✅ Pitching & storytelling
✅ Customer discovery
✅ Team building & leadership

📅 Dates: May 8 – June 26, 2025
🕕 Time: Thursdays only | 6:00 – 8:00 PM
📍 Location: MacEwan University – Building 6, Room 6-133 (First Floor), (104 Ave and 106 St) (In-person)

✨ Join the waiting list to be the first to know about our next cohort: bit.ly/BCWMacEwan2025

What you’ll earn:
🎓 Certificate of Completion
💰 A chance to win cash prizes in our final Pitch Competition:
🥇 $3,000 | 🥈 $2,000 | 🥉 $1,000

Got a business idea? Want to grow and establish your business? Let’s make it real!
BCW & MacEwan Business School invite you to join the MacEwan Ventures — a dynamic space to turn your passion into a plan. From pitching to prototyping, gain real skills, mentorship, and support — all for FREE!

🎓 What you'll learn:
✅ Budgeting & cash flow
✅ Pitching & storytelling
✅ Customer discovery
✅ Team building & leadership

📅 Dates: May 8 – June 26, 2025
🕕 Time: Thursdays only | 6:00 – 8:00 PM
📍 Location: MacEwan University – Building 6, Room 6-133 (First Floor), (104 Ave and 106 St)

✨ Join the waiting list to be the first to know about our next cohort: bit.ly/BCWMacEwan2025

What you’ll earn:
🎓 Certificate of Completion
💰 A chance to win cash prizes in our final Pitch Competition:
🥇 $3,000 | 🥈 $2,000 | 🥉 $1,000

Got a business idea? Want to grow and establish your business? Let’s make it real!
BCW & MacEwan Business School invite you to join the MacEwan Ventures — a dynamic space to turn your passion into a plan. From pitching to prototyping, gain real skills, mentorship, and support — all for FREE!

🎓 What you'll learn:
✅ Budgeting & cash flow
✅ Pitching & storytelling
✅ Customer discovery
✅ Team building & leadership

📅 Dates: May 8 – June 26, 2025
🕕 Time: Thursdays only | 6:00 – 8:00 PM
📍 Location: MacEwan University – Building 6, Room 6-133 (First Floor), (104 Ave and 106 St)
✨ Join the waiting list to be the first to know about our next cohort: bit.ly/BCWMacEwan2025

What you’ll earn:
🎓 Certificate of Completion
💰 A chance to win cash prizes in our final Pitch Competition:
🥇 $3,000 | 🥈 $2,000 | 🥉 $1,000

🎉 BCW Hair & Beauty Program Launch in Calgary – June 9, 2025 🎉

Come one, come all! Our hair launch event is about to light up your city.
💫 Get ready to be captivated by beauty, brilliance, and glam like never before!

Calling all aspiring stylists, beauty students, salon owners, and industry professionals – this is your invitation to witness something powerful.
🗓 Date: June 9, 2025
🕕 Time: 6PM – 9PM
📍 Location: 2116 27 Ave NE #102, Calgary, AB

💼 What to Expect:
✨ Industry Professionals
🎓 Hair Licensing Information
🗣 Panel Discussion

Business’ information
🎤 Global Hair Stylist Guest Speaker

🌟 Don’t miss out on this career-defining experience.
🎟 Register now → https://forms.gle/2s6rXePqBH743x2g6

Got a business idea? Want to grow and establish your business? Let’s make it real!
BCW & MacEwan Business School invite you to join the MacEwan Ventures — a dynamic space to turn your passion into a plan. From pitching to prototyping, gain real skills, mentorship, and support — all for FREE!

🎓 What you'll learn:
✅ Budgeting & cash flow
✅ Pitching & storytelling
✅ Customer discovery
✅ Team building & leadership

📅 Dates: May 8 – June 26, 2025
🕕 Time: Thursdays only | 6:00 – 8:00 PM
📍 Location: MacEwan University – Building 6, Room 6-133 (First Floor), (104 Ave and 106 St)

✨ Join the waiting list to be the first to know about our next cohort: bit.ly/BCWMacEwan2025

What you’ll earn:
🎓 Certificate of Completion
💰 A chance to win cash prizes in our final Pitch Competition:
🥇 $3,000 | 🥈 $2,000 | 🥉 $1,000

Got a business idea? Want to grow and establish your business? Let’s make it real!
BCW & MacEwan Business School invite you to join the MacEwan Ventures — a dynamic space to turn your passion into a plan. From pitching to prototyping, gain real skills, mentorship, and support — all for FREE!

🎓 What you'll learn:
✅ Budgeting & cash flow
✅ Pitching & storytelling
✅ Customer discovery
✅ Team building & leadership

📅 Dates: May 8 – June 26, 2025
🕕 Time: Thursdays only | 6:00 – 8:00 PM
📍 Location: MacEwan University – Building 6, Room 6-133 (First Floor), (104 Ave and 106 St)

✨ Join the waiting list to be the first to know about our next cohort: bit.ly/BCWMacEwan2025

What you’ll earn:
🎓 Certificate of Completion
💰 A chance to win cash prizes in our final Pitch Competition:
🥇 $3,000 | 🥈 $2,000 | 🥉 $1,000

Got a business idea? Want to grow and establish your business? Let’s make it real!
BCW & MacEwan Business School invite you to join the MacEwan Ventures — a dynamic space to turn your passion into a plan. From pitching to prototyping, gain real skills, mentorship, and support — all for FREE!

🎓 What you'll learn:
✅ Budgeting & cash flow
✅ Pitching & storytelling
✅ Customer discovery
✅ Team building & leadership

📅 Dates: May 8 – June 26, 2025
🕕 Time: Thursdays only | 6:00 – 8:00 PM
📍 Location: MacEwan University – Building 6, Room 6-133 (First Floor), (104 Ave and 106 St)

✨ Join the waiting list to be the first to know about our next cohort: bit.ly/BCWMacEwan2025

What you’ll earn:
🎓 Certificate of Completion
💰 A chance to win cash prizes in our final Pitch Competition:
🥇 $3,000 | 🥈 $2,000 | 🥉 $1,000