You've pointed out that this is really an issue here. I would say it's not necessarily only for women. This goes for pretty much every young entrepreneur, all those who are coming in through the system. We have a group of women entrepreneurs who are affiliated with the chamber of commerce. They are providing the mentorship, those who have been successful. There are Athena Award winners who have formed an alliance with the chamber of commerce to use their experience to help start-up companies and advise them on what to do.
I should say that accessing funds—whether it's women entrepreneurs, start-up companies or small businesses—is definitely a challenge. The previous question was about whether we see an opportunity for Startup Canada or Futurpreneur Canada and the chamber to work together. Yes, we do.
However, for young companies that are starting up and those that are in the initial stages, it is very challenging to find funding opportunities, and it's even more challenging to be funded and access programs through EDC or BDC because the threshold for accessing programs is very high. Plus, they require a minimum of three years of financial statements, a certain amount of profitability, and a certain amount of investment and equity that becomes very challenging for small businesses.