Immigrant Education Society TIES Inspiring Showcase Saturday [Video]

The Immigrant Education Society (TIES) showcased the accomplishments of women entrepreneurs during its second annual Inspiring Showcase at Platform Calgary Saturday.

“We’re here celebrating that they’re running their business that they have started, or they’re in the process of starting their businesses. We have market booths, where 29 Ladies are showcasing their businesses and selling their products or services,” says Vivian Escorsian the Entrepreneurial Program Manager at TIES.

Escorsian says their programs are mostly targeted to immigrant women and to women of diverse backgrounds who want to learn how to get started with their business ideas.

“We provide the support for them to understand the basics of business. So who is your client? What is the need, that your business is fulfilling, and how you’re going to actually solve that problem, all the way into thinking about the operations of the business, thinking about finances, marketing, and finally connecting them …