THUNDER BAY -- Hundreds of savvy business women are attending this year's Enterprising Women Awards, presented by PARO.
The awards ceremony starts at 6 p.m. but the event started with a trade show and luncheon at the Valhalla Inn Thursday morning. The booths display a number of female-led businesses.
This year, the keynote speaker is Barbara Stegemann, whose perfume company was featured on the TV show "Dragons Den". She said more communities across Canada need agencies like PARO to help empower entrepreneurs.
In the last year, PARO has helped start 175 businesses and maintain another 305, creating 873 new jobs.