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1. Kelsey Ramsden President, Belvedere Place Development Ltd., West Kelowna, B.C. Civil construction Annual Revenue: $25-50 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 804%
2. Shannon Rogers President & General Counsel, Global Relay, Communications Inc., Vancouver Hosted archiving of emails and other messages Annual Revenue: $15-25 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 171%
3. Amiee Chan President & CEO, Norsat International Inc., Richmond, B.C. Communications systems for remote environments Annual Revenue: US$25-50 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 112%
4. Shaemin Ukani Managing Director, Arrow Professional Services Inc., Toronto Provides temporary and permanent staffing services Annual Revenue: $10-15 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 953%
5. Allison Byrne COO, Rocky Mountain Liquor Inc., Edmonton Liquor retailer Annual Revenue: $50-75 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 196%
6. Meighen Nehme President, The Job Shoppe Inc., Tecumseh, Ont. Staffing agency and HR consultancy Annual Revenue: $5-10 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 286%
7. Victoria Sopik / Jennifer Nashmi President & CEO / CFO, Kids & Company Ltd., Richmond Hill, Ont. Provides child care for corporate employees Annual Revenue: $25-50 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 107%
8. Sally Daub President & CEO, ViXS Systems Inc., Toronto Manufactures semiconductors for entertainment devices Annual Revenue: US$50-75 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 115%
9. Marion Witz President, Elizabeth Grant International Inc., Toronto Manufactures skin-care products Annual Revenue: $15-25 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 100%
10. Susan Niczowski CEO, Summer Fresh Salads Inc., Vaughan, Ont. Produces salads, dips and appetizers Annual Revenue: $75-$100 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 36%
11. Shannon Bowen-Smed President & CEO, Bowen Workforce Solutions Inc., Calgary Staffing agency Annual Revenue: $50-75 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 76%
12. Teresa Spinelli President, Italian Centre Shop Ltd., Edmonton European foods retailer and distributor Annual Revenue: $25-50 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 29%
13. Janis Grantham President & COO, Eagle Professional Resources Inc., Toronto Staffing agency for IT, finance and management consulting Annual Revenue: $100-$250 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 36%
14. Corin Mullins CEO, HapiFoods Group Inc., Sechelt, B.C. Makes vegan, gluten-free organic breakfast cereals Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 1,942%
15. Lorna Vanderhaeghe President, Lorna Vanderhaeghe Health Solutions Inc., Vancouver Manufactures nutritional supplements Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 763%
16. Marla Schwartz President & CEO, Benecaid Health Benefit Solutions Inc., Toronto Health-benefit plans for SMEs Annual Revenue: $5-10 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 72%
17. Neena Kanwar President & CEO, KMH Cardiology and Diagnostic Centres, Mississauga, Ont. Operates cardiology and diagnostic-imaging centres Annual Revenue: $25-50 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 22%
18. Tracey Bochner President, Paradigm Public Relations Inc., Toronto Public relations agency Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 476%
19. PJ Ferguson / Jill Dee Ferguson President, ABL Employment Inc. / Owner, ABL London Inc., ABL Employment Inc. & ABL London Inc., Burlington, Ont. Staffing agencies Annual Revenue: $15-25 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 79%
20. Amelia Warren / Sylvie Rochette CEO / President, Epicure Selections, Victoria Direct sales of premium food and cookware Annual Revenue: $25-50 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 28%
21. Madeleine Paquin President & CEO, Logistec Corp., Montreal Provides cargo-handling services and marine transportation Annual Revenue: $100-$250 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: -2%
22. Sherri Stevens President, SRG (Stevens Resource Group Inc.), Ingersoll, Ont. Staffing agency and HR consultancy Annual Revenue: $15-25 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 54%
23. Lulu Cohen-Farnell President, Real Food for Real Kids Inc., Toronto Provides healthful food for daycares and elementary schools Annual Revenue: $5-10 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 127%
24. Taylor Thoen CEO, BTV Business Television (Milky Way Marketing Inc.), Surrey, B.C. Profiles public companies for the web and TV Annual Revenue: $5-10 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 120%
25. Mandy Gilbert CEO, Creative Niche Inc., Toronto Staff recruitment and workforce management Annual Revenue: $5-10 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 110%
26. Samantha (Sammie) Kennedy CEO, Booty Camp Fitness Inc. & Femme Fitale Fitness Inc., Toronto Conducts fitness, boxing and mixed martial arts courses for women Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 383%
27. Julie Cole / Julie Ellis / Tricia Mumby / Cynthia Esp VP Public Relations / VP Finance / VP Marketing / VP Human Resources, Mabel's Labels Inc., Hamilton, Ont. Makes personalized labels for children's possessions Annual Revenue: $5-10 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 180%
28. Kim Shannon President & CIO, Sionna Investment Managers Inc., Toronto Investment-management services Annual Revenue: $5-10 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 36%
29. Grail Noble CEO, Yellow House Events Inc., Toronto Event marketing agency Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 429%
30. Sabine Veit President & CEO, Bäckerhaus Veit Ltd., Vaughan, Ont. Makes artisanal baked goods Annual Revenue: $25-50 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 8%
31. Tamara Barker Watson CEO, Whitestone Developments Ltd., Halifax Builds and renovates energy-efficient homes Annual Revenue: $5-10 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 28%
32. Eveline Charles CEO, EvelineCharles Salon, Spa, Beauty MD Academy, Edmonton Salon, spa and cosmetic medicine clinics operator Annual Revenue: $15-25 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 5%
33. Shelby Austin President, ATD Legal Services PC, Toronto Legal services for corporations and law firms Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 336%
34. Tara Kelly President & CEO, Splice Software Inc., Calgary Personalized voice messages to companies' customers Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 1,021%
35. Joanne Granoski General Manager, WCI Whyte Communication and Fleet Services Inc., Edmonton Diversified products for police, fire and ambulance services Annual Revenue: $5-10 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 75%
36. Barbara Kovensky President, Experchem Laboratories Inc., Toronto Pharmaceutical testing services Annual Revenue: $5-10 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 20%
37. Corrine Sandler CEO, Fresh Intelligence Research Corp., Toronto Diversified marketing research Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 452%
38. Mandy Farmer President & CEO, Accent Inns Ltd., Victoria Hotel operator Annual Revenue: $10-15 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: -20%
39. Bonnie Derry CEO, Infotel Multimedia (Endymion Holdings Ltd.), Vernon, B.C. Publishes print and online phone directories Annual Revenue: $5-10 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 10%
40. Soula Chronopoulos President, Taimma Communications Inc., Montreal Medical training programs Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 178%
41. Viive Tamm Executive Director, Tamm + Kit (Tamm Communications Inc.), Toronto Advertising and marketing agency Annual Revenue: $10-15 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 14%
42. Laura Araneda President, Vic Progressive Diamond Drilling Inc., Sussex, N.B. Drilling services for mining companies and utilities Annual Revenue: $5-10 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 9%
43. Joanne McLean and Wendy Derrick Directors, Fern Hill School, Oakville, Ont. Private elementary-school operator Annual Revenue: $5-10 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 11%
44. Margaret Skinner President & CEO, West Central Pelleting Ltd., Wilkie, Sask. Produces livestock feed pellets Annual Revenue: $10-15 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 2%
45. Mary Beth Denomy President, Free For All Marketing Inc., Toronto Experiential marketing agency Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 87%
46. Maureen Lucas President, LucasWorks! Inc., Windsor, Ont. Staffing agency Annual Revenue: $5-10 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 39%
47. Jane Gowing President, Gowing Contractors Ltd., St. George, Ont. Water- and wastewater-treatment construction Annual Revenue: $10-15 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 28%
48. Georgia Lloyd President, Always Home Homecare Services Ltd., Dartmouth, N.S. Homecare services Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 227%
49. Lakshmi Raj Co-CEO, Replicon Inc., Calgary Develops web-based billing and time-sheet technology Annual Revenue: $15-25 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 10%
50. Linda Collier President & CEO, Tri-ad International Ltd., Mississauga, Ont. Transportation, logistics and customs brokering Annual Revenue: $15-25 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 2%
51. Janice Rubin / Christine Thomlinson Partners, Rubin Thomlinson LLP, Toronto HR-related legal services Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 70%
52. Monique Janower / Lori Billey Chief Marketing Officer / CEO, RED The Agency Inc., Edmonton Marketing communications agency Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 69%
53. Gina Rizhanovsky President & CEO, PCMusic (PCM Technologies Inc.), Vaughan, Ont. Provides background music for businesses Annual Revenue: $5-10 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 26%
54. Marla Kott / Ellen Flanders / Kristin MacMillan CEO / President / Director of Operations, Imprint Plus (Illen Products Ltd.), Richmond, B.C. Designs and manufactures name badges Annual Revenue: $5-10 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 3%
55. Ellen Kral Group Publisher & CEO, Kenilworth Publishing Inc. & Kenilworth Media Inc., Richmond Hill, Ont. Magazine publishers Annual Revenue: $5-10 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 2%
56. Johanne Devin President & General Manager, NovAxis Solutions Inc., Quebec City Platform for businesses to create their own websites Annual Revenue: $1-2 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 427%
57. Sue Bennett CEO, Bennett Design Associates Inc., Uxbridge, Ont. Interior design services Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 126%
58. Pat McNamara CEO, APEX Public Relations Inc., Toronto Public relations agency Annual Revenue: $5-10 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: -6%
59. Jean (Bobi) Smith President, C.W. Smith Crane Services (2009) Ltd., Toronto Provides crane services Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 22%
60. Delores Lawrence President & CEO, NHI Nursing & Homemakers Inc., Toronto Nursing and personal-care services Annual Revenue: $5-10 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: -6%
61. Trish Ronan COO, ENJO Cleaning Canada Inc., Mississauga, Ont. Distributes chemical-free cleaning products Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 157%
62. Ruth Douglas President & CEO, News Canada Inc., Toronto Produces prepackaged news stories for media outlets Annual Revenue: $5-10 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 9%
63. Susan Wortzman President, Wortzman Nickle Professional Corp., Toronto Electronic discovery for legal, audit and regulatory matters Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 31%
64. Lilia Fraser Secretary/Treasurer, Pump House Brewery Ltd., Moncton, N.B. Restaurant and brewery operator Annual Revenue: $5-10 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 25%
65. Cheryl Ng CEO, FouFou Dog, Richmond Hill, Ont. Dog apparel designer and distributor Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 271%
66. Lorie Legault Executive Vice-president, Jertyne Interior Services Ltd., Calgary Insulation and drywalling for new-home construction Annual Revenue: $15-25 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: -26%
67. Marnie Walker President, 401 Bay Centre Offices Inc., Toronto Shared-office centre Annual Revenue: $1-2 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 233%
68. Kim Weimer President, Fastener Warehouse Ltd., Saskatoon Wholesales industrial fasteners and hardware Annual Revenue: $10-15 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: -14%
69. Adele Salvagne President, All Languages Ltd., Toronto Provides translation and interpreting services Annual Revenue: $5-10 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: -10%
70. Orit Koren President, Trillium FSB Inc. / First Class Financial Services Inc., Vaughan, Ont. Financing for automotive leases and purchases Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 81%
71. Penny Green Founder, Bacchus Law Corp., Vancouver Legal services for companies raising capital Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 43%
72. Nancy Mudford Owner, Spa Boutique Ltd., Vancouver Spa operator and cosmetics e-tailer Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 497%
73. Tara Longo Co-President, The Healthy Butcher (Ambrosia Gourmet Inc.), Toronto Retails locally raised organic meat and gourmet foods Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 48%
74. Heather Angel Managing Director, Trumps Fine Food Merchants & Wholesalers, Vancouver Desserts wholesaler Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 16%
75. Tammy MacKay CEO, Moulding Warehouse Ltd., Hammonds Plains, N.S. Manufactures decorative moulding for homes and offices Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 34%
76. Liz Falconer President, Brees Communications Inc., Toronto Advertising and marketing agency Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 55%
77. Jane Wood President, Bug in a Rug Canada Inc., Milton, Ont. Distributes baby and toddler products Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 181%
78. Natasha Koifman President, NKPR Inc., Toronto Public relations agency Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 92%
79. Lynn Cooke President, 360 Visibility Inc., Vaughan, Ont. IT consultancy Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 43%
80. Dunya Marijan-Winterson CEO, wm+a & AlphaBee, Toronto Skills-development services for people with autism Annual Revenue: $5-10 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 2%
81. Denise Taschereau / Sarah White CEO / COO, Fairware Promotional Products Ltd., Vancouver Distributes sustainable promotional products Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 123%
82. Patrizia Trapasso Co-founder, Locomotive Marketing Inc., Niagara Falls, Ont. Customer-loyalty programs for casinos Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 71%
83. Ema Dantas President & CEO, Language Marketplace Inc., Mississauga, Ont. Provides translation and interpreting services Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 52%
84. Lourdes Gant Vice-president, Manatee Holdings Ltd., Courtenay, B.C. Harvests clams and sea cucumbers from wild fisheries Annual Revenue: $1-2 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 77%
85. Linda Farha President, Zenergy Communications North America Inc., Toronto Marketing and communications agency Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 73%
86. Debra Lykkemark CEO, Culinary Capers Catering Inc., Vancouver Catering services Annual Revenue: $5-10 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: -16%
87. Nancy Peterson CEO, HomeStars (Home Stars Directory Inc.), Toronto Hosts online reviews of home-improvement companies Annual Revenue: $1-2 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 450%
88. Karina Birch Co-owner, Rocky Mountain Soap Co. Inc., Canmore, Alta. Body-care products manufacturer and retailer Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 6%
89. Chandra Clarke President, Scribendi.com, Chatham, Ont. Editing and proofreading services Annual Revenue: US$1-2 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 119%
90. Sandra Mure CEO, Jordan Engineering Inc., Beamsville, Ont. Provides industrial automation and control services Annual Revenue: US$2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 34%
91. Cybele Negris President, Webnames.ca Inc., Vancouver Domain-name management services Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 4%
92. Amber Hall Partner & Administrator, Equator Coffee Roasters Inc., Almonte, Ont. Roasts fair-trade organic coffee Annual Revenue: $1-2 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 43%
93. Laura Hansen President, Image Group Inc., Vancouver Distributes promotional and marketing products Annual Revenue: $5-10 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: -33%
94. Robin McCulloch Owner, HiTech Athletic Bracing and Orthotic Services Ltd., Lethbridge, Alta. Custom and off-the-shelf orthopedic devices Annual Revenue: $1-2 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 29%
95. Monica Noren President, Business Pro Computers (BPC Business Pro Computer Products Ltd.), Vancouver Diversified IT services Annual Revenue: $5-10 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: -14%
96. Lesley de Repentigny President & CEO, KnowledgeSurge Learning Solutions Inc., Barrie, Ont. Driver safety training using virtual-reality systems Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 28%
97. Jody Steinhauer President & Chief Bargain Officer Bargains Group Ltd., Toronto Discount clothing, gift and promotions wholesaler Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 7%
98. Joana Barbulescu President, AXIS Technical Services Corp., New Westminster, B.C. Cabling and integration for voice, data and security systems Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 12%
99. Geneviève Gagnon President, La Fourmi Bionique Inc., Montreal Makes local, organic gourmet granola Annual Revenue: $1-2 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 57%
100. Shelley Fleckenstein Clinic Manager, Kings Physiotherapy Clinic Ltd. (CBI Health Group), New Minas, N.S. Provides physiotherapy and other health-care services Annual Revenue: $2-5 million Three-Year Revenue Growth: 2%
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