LAST CALL for Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies to enter the PROFIT 100

PROFIT magazine makes its final call for entries

TORONTO, March 17 /CNW/ - Now in its 22nd year, the PROFIT 100 is the definitive list of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies based on five-year revenue growth.

Anyone who manages or knows of a fast-growing company is invited to submit a nomination by completing the simple entry form found at http://www.PROFIT100.com.

Candidates and nominators looking for more information can call the toll-free PROFIT 100 hotline at 1-800-713-GROW or visit http://www.PROFIT100.com.

But ACT NOW, as the entry deadline is March 31, 2010.

PROFIT will honour Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies in its special June issue and at the annual PROFIT 100 CEO Summit, Canada's most exclusive and educational event for entrepreneurs.

Winning firms are backed by a national publicity campaign that generates extensive consumer and trade media coverage. The top 20 Quebec-based winners will also be featured in L'actualité magazine.

Many past PROFIT 100 winners have grown into some of the biggest names in Canadian business - including Research in Motion, Open Text, Globalive Communications and WestJet. For a list of last year's winners and their best practices, visit http://www.PROFIT100.com.

About PROFIT magazine:

PROFIT: Your Guide to Business Success is Canada's preeminent publication dedicated to the management issues and opportunities facing small and mid-sized businesses. For 28 years, Canadian entrepreneurs and senior managers across a vast array of economic sectors have remained loyal to PROFIT because it's a timely and reliable source of actionable information that helps them achieve business success and get the recognition they deserve for generating positive economic and social change. Published six times a year by Rogers Publishing Ltd., PROFIT is distributed almost exclusively to the chief executives of companies with five to 250 employees and annual revenue of $1 million to $25 million, reaching more than 300,000 readers across Canada. Visit PROFIT online at http://www.profitmagazine.ca.

For further information: Kim Shiffman, Senior Editor, PROFIT: Your Guide to Business Success, [phone], [email protected]