Newsletter September 2025
Fall is here! School is back in session, and so is networking season. Here’s the latest update on IWSCC and Community Events to start your fall off right.
NEWS
Community Spotlight: Jenine Lillian
The Community Spotlight Project is dedicated to providing a platform for our suppliers to express themselves and to share their passion, their ambition, and their ingenuity with the IWSCC community and beyond.
This month we’re hearing from Neurodiversity Consultant and Educator, – and IWSCC Certified Business Owner -Jenine Lillian.
UPCOMING EVENTS
September Events
IWSCC Webinars: A Practical Guide to SAP Ariba
Stone Procurement Inc.’s Igli Xhango joins IWSCC to share their experience with one of Canada’s most popular e-procurement tools: SAP Ariba. Learn to navigate the tool, set up a profile as a supplier, and maximize buyer interest by completing that profile the right way.
PLUS get quick tips for other common Canadian e-procurement platforms, with time for Q&A. Expose your business to new opportunities, reduce mis-match and notification spam, and set yourself up for success in the wide world of Canadian e-procurement!
Meet the Buyers: All Members Welcome
As we welcome the fall networking season, we invite all Corporate Members and Certified Suppliers to attend this virtual event and connect over a range of opportunities. Community Members who haven’t been able to attend an event, or haven’t seen an even that sounded right for them this year are encouraged to come out and say hello!
BCPF & SALN Present: A Marketing & Promotion Workshop for Self-Advocacy Leaders in BC
Join us for a presentation by Margaux Wosk – BCPF President, local business owner, event planner, and content creator.
You’ll learn about:
- General tips for promotion and marketing – getting the word out for events, advocacy information, newsletters, invitations
- Social media – what to post and share, how to boost traffic, how to engage people.
- Other marketing and promotion strategies: website, email, mail, newspapers
- Marketing strategies to reach out to people who do not have technology and live in isolated communities.
- Online safety tips.
SDAC: Connect. Collaborate. Succeed.
Supplier Diversity Alliance Canada (SDAC), in collaboration with WEConnect International, are pleased to present the 9th annual Connect. Collaborate. Succeed. supplier diversity networking event.
With a focus on cultivating, building and growing relationships and business opportunities between diverse suppliers, corporations, and public organizations, this is an in-person event you don’t want to miss.
Become an IWSCC Contributor
Calling all advocates, thought leaders, and innovators! Become an IWSCC Blog Contributor and feature on our website, in this newsletter, and on social media. You can even pay for your membership, too!
Share Your Events
IWSCC Certified Suppliers, Corporate Members, and Resource Partners can now submit October Events to our calendar.
Appear on our website, in this newsletter, and get a boost on social media, too!
IWSCC supports Veteran-Owned and Disabled-Owned businesses across Canada. You can learn more about becoming a Certified Supplier here, learn more about becoming an IWSCC Corporate Member here, or reach out to us directly at info@iwscc.ca
