Women Presidents Organization Members Named Among Canada’s Top Women Entrepreneurs

November 18, 2006 (PRLEAP.COM) Business News
Women Presidents Organization Members Named Among Canada’s Top Women Entrepreneurs Eight Members Make Profit Magazine’s Profit W100 List

NEW YORK – Profit magazine has recognized eight Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) members on its Profit W100: Canada’s Top Women Entrepreneurs list. The publication, based in Toronto, compiles the list annually based on company revenues, including Victoria Sopik who was honored as the “fastest growing” company. The WPO is a nonprofit membership organization for a diverse group of women presidents who have guided their businesses to at least $2 million in gross annual sales (or $1 million for a service-based business).

The WPO members on the list are as follows:

· Nancy Adamo, president of Hockley Valley Resort
· Jill Anderson, president of Aecometric Corporation
· Margaret Hachey, managing partner of Duocom Canada, Inc.
· Linda Lundstrom, president of Linda Lundstrom, Inc.
· Manuela Marcheggiani, CEO of Isomers Laboratories
· Cynthia Richards, president of Event Spectrum, Inc.
· Manishi Sagar, CEO of the Kinderville Group
· Victoria Sopik, president of Kids & Company, Ltd.

“The inclusion of eight of our members in Profit W100 demonstrates the impact WPO has had in Canada after just a few years of members operating in the country,” said Marsha Firestone, Ph.D., president and founder of the WPO. “We are proud to have such outstanding representation on the list and hope to have even more in the future.”

About Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO):
The Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) locally and internationally connects top women entrepreneurs at the million and multimillion-dollar level ($2 million in gross annual sales or $1 million for service-based business) for greater personal and professional success. In monthly meetings across the US and Canada, chapters composed of 20 accomplished women presidents from diverse industries and backgrounds invest time and energy in themselves and their businesses to drive their corporations to the next level. For more information, call 212-688-4114 or visit http://www.womenpresidentsorg.com.

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