Media Coverage
The following articles have appeared in local media, highlighting the different speakers and programs offered by Company of Women. For more information on Company of Women, check our fact sheet.
November 2009
Local Business Woman Makes a "World of Difference"
Oakville Chamber of Commerce
OAKVILLE, ON- Company of Women President and Founder Anne Day has won The International Alliance for Woman, (TIAW), World of Difference Award 2009 for her contributions to the economic empowerment of women.
Since 2007, TIAW annually recognizes women world-wide who have made
a significant difference to the advancement of women.
August 2009
It’s all about relationships...
Company Magazine
On April 2, Anne Day won the Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the
Oakville Awards for Business Excellence. It is well-deserved
recognition for the hard work she has invested not only in her own
business, but in the lives of the women she has helped grow, both
personally and professionally. I am one of those women.
June 2009
Erin Davis really lives out loud — to the fullest
Business Executive
OAKVILLE
—Erin Davis has become somewhat of an institution in the world of radio
broadcasting. While the word “institution” might not sound terribly
flattering, where Erin Davis is concerned it is meant as a huge
compliment. She is indeed a force of nature. When she speaks, you can’t
help but listen; her voice is melodic and her humour both quick and
wicked.
April 2009
Oakville Awards for Business Excellence
Oakville Today
At a gala celebration at the Oakville Conference and Banquet Centre on April 2, almost 400 of Oakville’s business community gathered to shine the spotlight on this year’s winners of the 14th annual Oakville Awards for Business Excellence.
April 08, 2009
Six Businesses Honoured for Their Excellence
Oakville Beaver
Six local businesses were honoured at the 14th annual Oakville Awards for Business
Excellence last week. The awards recognize local businesses for contributions
they make to the community’s
economic development.
October 23, 2008
Nothing beats free
Metro News
When Anne Day launched her business, Company of Women
(companyofwomen.ca), five years ago, she admits she spent a “fortune”
on advertising and promotion.
In fact, in the first year,
about 50 per cent of her budget went to newspaper ads, and promotional
items, such as post-it notes bearing the company logo, as well as gifts
for renewing members.
July 3, 2008
Business Magazine: Company of Women
Profit.ca
Canadian women are leading and growing many businesses in Canada, but resources that support women in Canadian business are not that plentiful.
I was encouraged to discover a relatively new Canadian business magazine that is singularly focused on women. Company of Women launched in the Fall of 2007 and they appear to be making good on their mandate to support women, both through their print magazine and through various community-powered initiatives on their web site.
In the Company of Women
Toronto Star
When women are looking to start their own companies, they can sure use company.
That's what Marissa McTasney – better known as "the pink boot lady" – discovered through all the ups and downs of launching her super successful women's workwear line Tomboy Trades Ltd. out of her Brooklin, Ont., home last year.
May 03, 2008
A Modern Take on the Quilting Bee
Financial Post
They say you can't have it all, but a lot of women refuse to give up trying. Professional women face a number of conflicting work, family and social obligations, and they're not always comfortable asking for help in their male-dominated institutions. Many of them are turning to women-exclusive networking organizations for support.
September 19, 2007
For the Business Women in the Crowd, You're in Good Company
The Best Kept Secret
It can be lonely at the top. Or at the bottom for that matter.
That’s certainly what Anne Day experienced while running a consulting practice from her home. “I found it an isolating experience,” she explained during a recent interview.
So when the opportunity arose to start Company of Women, an organization that connects women in business professionally and personally, she was intrigued. When 165 women showed up for the first meeting although she was only expecting 35, she knew she was on to something.
September 18, 2007
Company of Women Launches Self-Titled Magazine
Media in Canada
Company of Women, an Oakville, Ontario-based organization targeting women in business, launched a new quarterly magazine named after itself yesterday. "There are few publications out there to support women in building and growing their businesses," explains organization founder Anne Day. "We're so busy we need snippets of information, not lengthy articles.
September 06, 2007
Talk Among Yourselves
Globe and Mail
When Anne Day launched her business, Company of Women, five years ago, she admits she spent a "fortune" on advertising and promotion. In fact, about 50 per cent of her budget went to newspaper ads, and promotional items, such as post it notes bearing the company logo, as well as gifts for renewing members. Then she discovered something: "If women like something, they tell their friends about it."
So instead of spending all her marketing money on advertising, she began to focus on connecting with other women's networks to promote her business, and on delivering a "quality experience, one they'll remember.
January 22, 2007
Build a Business Challange
Toronto Star
When Susan Kates applied to the Star's Build a Business Challenge last November, she said she needed "a strategic thinker who can help me make some decisions as to the course I should take."
She'd been working hard at Dinnerworks, "a social networking service for busy single professionals," for close to four years, "drawing only a negligible income." ...
January 9, 2007
Taking the Charge - Part 1
The Hamilton Spectator
Explain
yourself, Corporate Canada. If you’re not sexist, insensitive and
woefully ignorant about what it takes to retain your most talented
female employees, why are they – according to statistics and studies –
leaving in droves? Is it to go off and “suckle something” or “because
they’re crap” as Neil French, the creative director of WPP Group, told
a group of Toronto ad execs last year?
Actually, not.
February 22, 2006
OPCC Relaunches Campaign, Holds 25th Anniversary Gala
The Oakville Beaver
Only six months after the launch of its $400,000 capital campaign, the Oakville Parent-Child Centre (OPCC) has reached a major milestone, raising half the funds required for the relocation of its current Kerr Street premises to a new main site at 461 North Service Rd.
January 6, 2006
Marketing Coach at Company of Women
The Oakville Beaver
Maxine Hyndman, author of The Naked Millionaire: A Women's Guide to a Healthy Relationship with Money, will be the guest speaker at the Jan. 10 dinner hosted by Company of Women.
July 6, 2005
Women Express Their Courage to Succeed
Wilma Blokhuis, Oakville Living Editor
A plant growing in the palm of a hand symbolizing new life is the cover design for The Courage to Succeed: Inspiring Stories from Enterprising Women.
May 16, 2005
Women's Network Chronicles Successes
Metronews
Two years ago, Anne Day founded Company of Women, a women's business and networking organization. Now, with the help of her members, she has created a new anthology that's meant to inspire women everywhere in their careers.
May 11, 2005
Spring into Summer Women's Day
The Oakville Beaver
We lead such busy lives, always on the go, balancing work and family. It leaves little time to see friends, let alone carve out some time just for you.
May 4, 2005
Company of Women Publishes First Book - The Courage to Succeed
Oakville Beaver
May is Entrepreneur Month and Company of Women has something special to celebrate - the publication of its first book, The Courage to Succeed: Inspiring Stories from Enterprising Women, produced in partnership with publisher, BEL Learning Publications, a division of Trimatrix Management Consulting Inc.
January 5, 2004
Caring for Father Led to New Career
The Oakville Beaver
... With a background in multimedia, sales and marketing, Karen Henderson embarked on a successful career and business within the advertising - and marketing arena.
September 18, 2004
New Faces on the Site
Toronto Star
... The Company of Women, a networking group of female entrepreneurs, raised funds to offer a scholarship to buy tools for three participants...
July 23, 2004
Women Entering Small Business a Definite Trend
The Business Review
Maybe it's the corporate glass ceiling or the creative freedom in entrepreneurship, but Canadian women are increasingly starting their own small businesses.
July 2004
Mistress of Reinvention
Hamilton Spectator
Day, 53, runs Company of Women, a women 's networking business that extends from Grimsby to all parts of the GTA.
April 2004
Women Network
Metro Toronto
More young female professionals are opting to be in the Company of Women.
February 20, 2004
Women's Networking Group a Growing Concern
The Oakville Beaver
Talk about a growing business. When Anne Day launched her net-working organization for professional and business women, she expected a reaction. Just not this much of a reaction.
February 4, 2004
Find Success in Yourself
The Oakville Beaver
Self knowledge is key to career and life success and on Tuesday, Feb. 10, Grace Cirocco, author of the bestseller Take the Step: The Bridge Will be There, will speak about re-connecting with what matters and risk-taking.
January 17, 2004
Bringing Women Together
The Oakville Beaver
Anne Day's latest venture is support system for business women. For Anne Day, a 'coat of many colours' is a tapestry for life and an inspiration for a new venture enabling women to connect with each other.
January 9, 2004
Northern Lights Authors at Company of Women
The Oakville Beaver
Canadian women are put on display in a new book, Northern Lights: Outstanding Canadian Women, published by Oakville's Rubicon Publishing Inc.
November 6, 2003
Award Women Entrepreneur to Share Her Story
The Oakville Beaver
When Cindy Eeson's children were little, she didn't want to return to her career as a lawyer, so she decided to be a stay-at-home mom and develop a home based business, making kids' clothing.
August 21, 2003
New Group to Help Creat Opportunities for Women
Oakville Today
Carole Bertuzzi Luciani, an Oakville resident who describes herself as a "moodivational speaker to tickle your funny bone," will be the guest speaker on Tuesday, September 9 at the launch of Company of Women...
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