Showcasing Products by Newcomer Women Entrepreneurs from the N.E.W Venture Program
Support Local Women-Owned Small Businesses
Support Local Women-Owned Small Businesses
Baked by Zahara
Baked by Zahara specializes in delicious cupcakes made with love. Focusing on fresh ingredients and familiar flavours. My goal is to bring a little sweetness to your life. What drives me is the joy on someone’s face when they receive something homemade and warm.
Price Range: Starting $15
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My name is Zahara Raibin, and I am a newcomer to Canada living in Brossard. I have always loved baking, and after settling here, I began creating small-batch homemade cupcakes from my home kitchen. Baking has become a meaningful part of my journey as I rebuild my life in a new country and work toward supporting my family. My goal is to bring a little sweetness to my community. What drives me is the joy on someone’s face when they receive something homemade and warm. As a newcomer woman entrepreneur, I am slowly building my baking venture one step at a time, learning, growing, and creating with love.
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Baked by Zahara is a home-based baking venture located in Brossard, specializing in freshly made cupcakes. I started this small business as a newcomer to Canada, inspired by my love for baking and my desire to create something meaningful while settling into a new country.
Baking has become a comforting and creative outlet for me, and it allows me to support my family while doing something I truly enjoy. My cupcakes are made in small batches with care, focusing on quality ingredients, soft textures, and classic flavours. My goal is to offer affordable, homemade treats for special moments within the community. As I continue to grow, I hope to expand my menu and build stronger connections in Brossard. Baked by Zahara is still in its early stages, but it is a venture built with love, patience, and dedication.
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We offer small-batch, homemade cupcakes crafted with fresh ingredients and a focus on soft texture and simple, classic flavours. Each cupcake is baked fresh to order, making them perfect for birthdays, family gatherings, small celebrations, and everyday moments. Cupcakes come in flavours such as vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry, with smooth frosting and welcoming designs.
Baked by Zahara fulfills the need for affordable, homemade treats for people who prefer fresh, home- baked over mass-produced sweets. What makes my cupcakes unique is the comforting style that reminds customers of traditional home baking.
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Mullionluxe Collections
I started making my own herbal remedies for hair growth back in Nigeria because I have a very sensitive scalp. I would share them with friends, and they always came back for more. Eventually, I decided to turn it into a business so I could help more people. I invested in further research and training to improve both my skills and the products I offer.
Price Range: Starting $15
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My name is Aderayo Oyenekan. I’m from Nigeria, and while my professional background is in flight attending, my true passion is helping people grow their natural hair. My goal is to connect with more people who need my services, supporting clients in identifying the reasons behind their hair loss and guiding them on ways to grow it back through simple lifestyle changes.
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At Mullionluxe Collections, our mission is to help individuals restore and nurture their natural beauty through pure, Ayurvedic hair care. We blend traditional herbal wisdom with Africa’s finest organic essential oils to promote healthy, radiant hair—naturally and sustainably.
Our vision is to be a trusted global leader in holistic hair wellness, where everyone can rediscover confidence in their crown through nature’s purest touch, guided by ancient wisdom and modern care.
Our core values:
Purity – We use toxin-free, chemical-free, ethically sourced ingredients.
Holistic Care – We nurture hair from root to soul through education, personalized guidance, and Ayurvedic traditions.
Integrity – Transparency and honesty guide every step, from sourcing to formulation.
Empowerment – We help clients understand their hair, prevent loss, and embrace natural growth with confidence.
Sustainability – We honor the Earth through eco-friendly practices that support communities and protect nature. -
The purpose of my services and products is to help people understand the causes of their hair loss or scalp irritation. I create Ayurvedic hair solutions, including a versatile hair and beard oil that is uniquely formulated as a three-in-one product. I also make a nourishing hair butter using cocoa butter and shea butter infused with herbs, as well as an herbal shampoo made from African black soap blended with herbal extracts.
My audience includes men who want to grow or maintain their beards, as well as men and women seeking healthier hair or experiencing hair loss or early greying.
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Manal’s Chocolate
Manal’s Chocolate offers sustainable, high-quality, ethically sourced chocolates, handcrafted with captivating designs to evoke cherished emotions. Each piece is crafted using skilled techniques, featuring luxurious chocolate cups, decadent bars, and customizable assortments.
Price Range: $30 - $150
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Manal Al Sakati, a passionate chocolatier from Syria, founded Manal's Chocolate, a family business known for its luxurious handcrafted confections.
Manal’s dream of becoming a chocolatier came true in 2018 in Saudi Arabia. After moving permanently to Canada in 2020, the business paused until 2024, when her daughter, Aisha Al-Khateeb, joined her to manage operations. As a newcomer, Aisha joined the N.E.W Venture program to navigate the Canadian market and grow her admin, financial, and marketing skills.
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After six years of perfecting recipes, Manal turned her lifelong dream into a thriving business, bringing joy and sweetness to every customer.
We redefine luxury chocolate, offering artisanal creations that take your taste buds on a journey—from rich dark chocolate to creamy milk and indulgent white chocolate. With unique flavor pairings, premium ingredients, and exquisite presentation, each piece tells a story. Perfect for luxury gifts or personal enjoyment, our chocolates satisfy those who see food as art.
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Our open chocolate cups, with various fillings and toppings, let enthusiasts easily choose their favorite flavors without guesswork!
Each piece is expertly handcrafted using skilled techniques that elevate chocolate-making. Explore our luxurious chocolate cups, decadent bars, fudgy cookies, delicate dates, and customizable assortments. We also offer sugar-free dark chocolate and allergen-free options made with fresh, fruit-inspired ingredients.
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Rude Mama Hot Sauce
Rude Mama is a bold, Asian woman-owned brand dedicated to crafting flavorful hot sauces with personality, inspired by traditional recipes from Central Vietnam. Committed to sustainability, we stand firmly against plastic use and prioritize fresh, locally sourced ingredients.
Price Range: $8 - $45
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Originally from Vietnam, Vian made Canada her home in 2017, bringing a background in finance and banking. With a diverse skill set spanning administration, operations, sales, marketing, culinary arts, and hospitality, she passionately unites people through food and storytelling.
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Years ago, on a daring adventure to Binh Ba, an island in the Central part of Vietnam, Rude Mama Hot Sauce was born out of pure inspiration and a mouthful of fireworks. That sauce had some serious power! But what truly left a lasting impression was the incredible hospitality of the mama who cooked for us. She went above and beyond, pulling out all the stops to cool down the spice that set our taste buds ablaze. From water to a piping-hot bowl of broth, she had an arsenal of remedies ready to tame the fiery beast within. To this day, we find ourselves reminiscing about that incredible mama and wondering if life treats her with the same generosity she showed us.
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We meticulously produce small batches of hot sauce by hand, employing a natural approach and utilizing only a select few simple, high-quality, vegan ingredients without any added flavors. They serve as the perfect accompaniment to any of your meat dishes, whether it's BBQ or deep-fried. The greasier and cheesier, the better!
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Dream Cake
Delectable, beautifully crafted, custom-made cakes for every occasion, designed and shaped to any theme, color, or flavor.
“If you can dream it, I can make it!”
Price Range: Starting $80
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Yasmine is a Palestinian baker with 15 years of experience in cake decoration. She started her Dream Cake business believing that dreams can come true. Yasmine creates custom-made cakes tailored to individual tastes and occasions, and believes that the times you spend with your family are irreplaceable: everyday you spend with your loved ones deserve celebration.
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Yasmine made her first cake 20 years ago for her son's 3rd birthday. It was a blue car and the happiness in his eyes is what made Yasmine want to make more cakes.
Dream Cake’s goal is to provide delicious, beautifully crafted cakes for people who want to turn their celebrations into unforgettable experiences and make long lasting memories.
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We bake custom-made cakes for every occasion, crafted and shaped to any theme, color or flavor. We give cake enthusiasts the experience they crave, a cake that combines art with taste. After working with fondant and buttercream for years, we have the ability to create a lot of designs that people desire.
“If you can dream it, I can make it!”
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Exotica Vogue
Exotica Vogue is a vibrant fashion brand specializing in exclusive, ethically-sourced Batik fashion items handcrafted by skilled women artisans from Indonesia. Our diverse collection includes unique clothing, tote bags, hats, and hair accessories, each piece meticulously created to blend traditional artistry with modern fashion trends.
Price Range: $7 - $69
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In 2023, May, originally from Myanmar, made a life-changing move to Canada, turning her lifelong passion for fashion into reality by stepping away from her software engineering career to become an entrepreneur. “Fashion,” she says, “has always been more than just clothing to me – it's a form of expression and empowerment”.
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Founded with a passion for sustainability and cultural preservation, Exotica Vogue is committed to promoting slow fashion. We prioritize quality over quantity, ensuring that each item not only stands out for its beauty but also lasts for years to come. At the heart of Exotica Vogue is our dedication to empowering women artisans. We collaborate directly with these talented individuals, providing them with fair wages and a platform to showcase their extraordinary craftsmanship.
Our commitment to sustainability extends beyond our products. We use biodegradable packaging and offer local pickup options in downtown Toronto, alongside worldwide shipping to make our eco-friendly fashion accessible globally.
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We design unique clothing pieces that are not just garments, but symbols of confidence and beauty. Each Batik pattern tells a story of heritage, resilience, and the beauty of nature, making every item in our store truly one-of-a-kind. We prioritize quality over quantity, ensuring that each item not only stands out for its beauty but also lasts for years to come. By choosing premium cotton and other high-quality materials, we aim to offer our customers not just fashion but a timeless piece of art.
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CK Compliance Group
CK Compliance Group provides essential food-safety and compliance services tailored for small and medium-sized food businesses.
Price Range: $5K-$90K
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Originally from Hungary, Csilla made Canada her home with a commitment to building a better future for her children. With a Master’s in Chemical Engineering and experience in pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, she brings precision, integrity, and a deep sense of care to her work.
Her entrepreneurial journey began with Csilla’s Brownie Factory, where she quickly discovered how challenging food safety and compliance can be for small food businesses. That firsthand experience revealed her true passion: helping entrepreneurs operate safely, confidently, and in alignment with Ontario’s regulations. This realization inspired her to create CK Compliance Group, a company dedicated to supporting cafés, bakeries, restaurants, and home food businesses with practical training, SOP development, and professional food-safety systems. Today, Csilla empowers business owners with the structure and knowledge they need to thrive — because everyone deserves safe, trustworthy food and the chance to grow with confidence.
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CK Compliance Group was born from Csilla’s firsthand experience as a food entrepreneur. After starting Csilla’s Brownie Factory, she quickly discovered how challenging it is for small food businesses to navigate food safety rules, documentation, inspections, and Ontario regulations. While she loved creating artisanal brownies, she realized that many passionate business owners were struggling behind the scenes without proper guidance.
With her background in pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, Csilla saw a clear need: practical compliance support that small cafés, bakeries, restaurants, and home food businesses could actually understand and use. What began as a personal challenge became a calling. CK Compliance Group was created to help business owners operate safely, confidently, and with systems that protect both their customers and their reputation.
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CK Compliance Group provides essential food-safety and compliance services tailored for small and medium-sized food businesses.
✔️ Food Handler Training (Basic, Advanced, and customized staff sessions)
✔️ SOP Development & Optimization — clear, professional procedures aligned with Ontario regulations
✔️ Compliance Starter Kits — practical tools, logs, checklists, and templates
✔️ Mock Inspections & Pre-Opening Support
✔️ Kitchen Documentation Systems that reduce risk and improve consistency
✔️ Support for multi-location growth and franchise readinessAll materials are designed with clarity, accuracy, and real-world usability in mind, built from industry-aligned methods used in pharmaceutical QA. Whether you run a café, bakery, home-based food business, or restaurant, our goal is simple: to help you operate safely, confidently, and with the systems you need to grow.
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WUD Chocolates & Gifts
WUD (Arabic for love) offers meticulously crafted Middle Eastern-inspired chocolates and gifts, thoughtfully designed to evoke cherished memories, celebrate tradition and culture, and create a sense of home. With each bite and every gift, WUD fosters a connection to heritage while supporting economic empowerment for refugees.
Price Range: $15 - $200
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A mother of three who came to Canada as a refugee, Nesreen yearned to create a sense of home for my family. Amidst the challenges of resettlement and adapting to a new country, she found solace in the familiar tastes of home.
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When pregnant with her third child, Nesreen was struck by the absence of chocolate giveaways options that resonated with her family’s cultural heritage. Having to prepare her own tray by herself, she was not satisfied with chocolate quality or flavors. She immediately saw an opportunity to fill this gap in the market. Thus, the idea of Middle Eastern-inspired chocolates and gifts was born out of a desire to preserve and share the culinary traditions of Nesreen’s homeland, infusing each creation with a sense of nostalgia and cherished memories.
WUD (Arabic for love) envisions a world where every bite of our meticulously crafted chocolates and every thoughtful gift evokes cherished memories, celebrates tradition, and creates a sense of home, while also providing opportunities for economic empowerment to refugees.
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Whether it's a box of chocolates or a gift basket along with other products, each offering is a reflection of the love and warmth that defines Middle Eastern hospitality. We partner with local producers, ensuring that each piece of chocolate tells a story of tradition and transporting customers to a place of fond memories and warm nostalgia with every bite.
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MaMiYa Kids
MaMiYa's mission is to make Mandarin learning fun, accessible, and effective for children aged 2-8 in North America by providing engaging edutainment content, after-school programs, and learning materials. We aim to help children not only learn Mandarin but also develop a deep appreciation for their Chinese heritage, ensuring they grow into confident, bilingual individuals.
Price Range: $6 - $35 (Contact seller for more info)
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Janny Jin is a Chinese-immigrant with over 10 years of experience working on children’s shows as an animator. Janny moved to Canada to pursue a better life, studied Animation, and built a successful career in the industry. Along the way, she started a family, and became a proud mother.
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When her son was born in 2019, Janny realized the challenges of raising a bilingual child in an English-dominated environment. This personal experience inspired her to combine her professional expertise with my passion for preserving Chinese culture, leading to the creation of MaMiYa Kids.
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MaMiYa Kids offers engaging Mandarin learning resources for children aged 2-8 in North America. Products include free YouTube videos (games, songs, stories), after-school arts and crafts programs, and custom learning supplies like stickers and practice sheets.
What makes us unique? Our content is tailored for North American kids, blending language learning with fun, interactive activities. We also partner with local schools and communities, providing both online and offline resources that integrate Chinese culture.
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Created & Designed For Newcomer Women
Newcomer Entrepreneur Women’s (N.E.W) Venture is a program delivered by the Syrian Canadian Foundation (SCF) with the mission to empower newcomer and refugee women through entrepreneurship.
We believe that entrepreneurship provides a transformative path to economic and social integration for newcomer and refugee women. It creates opportunities for income stability, expands social and business networks, and fosters confidence and a sense of belonging in their new community.
Recognizing the incredible achievements of our participants, N.E.W Venture Market was born out of a need to showcase their successes in one place. This platform highlights the exceptional products created as a result of their hard work, resilience, and dedication, providing them with greater visibility and opportunities for growth.
At SCF, we are committed to fostering a supportive and collaborative environment where participants have access to the resources, opportunities, and conditions they need to thrive.