Women in Canada are being hailed as among the “most entrepreurial”  compared to countries like those of Western Europe and even the U.S.

Get this: Over the past two decades, women’s entrepreneurship has increased over 200%. Since 1997, reports Claire Beckton, Coordinator of the organization Status of Women Canada, women have started small and medium-sized enterprises at about twice the rate of men.

According to a recent study by the Royal Bank of Canada, if women experienced the same opportunities and labour market circumstances as men, personal incomes would be $168 billion higher.

What’s motivating women to go it on their own? Well, no surprise here: women still don’t have the same opportunity to break into the top echelon of most corporations as their male colleagues.

PLUS – and most of us can identify with this one – women crave more work-life balance than they’re finding in traditional business models (which is a key tenet of the Big Green Breakthrough approach, ahem!).

Now…what if all these female Canadian entrepreneurs added a green focus to their already impressive business vision? Imagine the impact they could have on health, wellness, and sustainability.

Read more here – and be inspired by our sisters in Canada!