OVERVIEW
Celebrating its 22nd Anniversary in 2010, the PROFIT 100 is Canada’s largest annual celebration of entrepreneurial achievement. Ranking the nation’s Fastest-Growing Companies by five-year revenue growth, the PROFIT 100 profiles Canada’s most successful growth companies in the June issue of PROFIT. The PROFIT 100 CEOs are also invited to the exclusive PROFIT 100 CEO Summit, the country’s most rewarding executive development and networking event for entrepreneurs.


WHY ENTER?
Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies receive local and national media attention that can attract new customers, employees and business partners—and lead to higher sales. Ranked companies are featured in the best-selling June issue of PROFIT—our best-selling issue of every year—and online at PROFITguide.com. PROFIT 100 leaders also receive an invitation to the PROFIT 100 CEO Summit, Canada’s most exclusive and enriching conference for entrepreneurial achievers.

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HOW TO ENTER
The PROFIT 100 ranks companies based on five-year sales growth. If your company has at least doubled in size in the past five years, declare your candidacy for the ranking using the online ballot. For more information on the ranking and qualification criteria, visit the PROFIT 100 FAQ page.


PROFIT 100 CEO SUMMIT
The exclusive, invitation-only PROFIT 100 CEO Summit provides the leaders of Canada’s most entrepreneurial businesses with unmatched opportunities to share best practices with fellow growth CEOs in facilitated discussion groups, find solutions to the unique challenges faced by growth companies and hear growth-oriented keynote presentations by business experts and leading entrepreneurs.

Past Summit presenters include Research in Motion co-founder Mike Lazaridis; legendary retailer Harry Rosen; Robert Herjavec, CEO of The Herjavec Group and one of the fire-breathing investors on CBC-TV’s hit show Dragons’ Den; Bruce Poon Tip, CEO of G.A.P Adventures, the world’s largest adventure travel company; Jay Hennick, CEO of property-services giant FirstService Corp.; and David Cynamon, co-owner of the Toronto Argonauts and former CEO of KCP Income Fund. Click here to view interviews with some of our presenters.

Read testimonials from past attendees who found the Summit an indispensable networking and learning experience.


SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
The multi-platform PROFIT 100 program provides sponsors with unique opportunities to align themselves with entrepreneurial excellence and to interact face-to-face with Canada’s most successful entrepreneurs. Offering a variety of networking, educational and podium opportunities, the Summit helps sponsors raise brand awareness and develop business relationships with their key audience. PROFIT 100 sponsors also benefit from prime advertising positions in the June issue of PROFIT, the bible of Canadians who want to jump on the fast track to entrepreneurial success.

Sponsor benefits include:
  • passes to the Summit that provide invaluable face-to-face networking opportunities with the country’s top business achievers
  • strong brand presence with booth display opportunities for your products and/or services, specialty awards presentations, logo recognition on event materials and on-site signage, plus podium mention
  • delivery of workshop presentations allowing you to demonstrate your company’s expertise
  • prime advertising space in PROFIT magazine, in addition to logo recognition in the PROFIT 100 brand ad in PROFIT magazine and online at PROFITguide.com.

    For more information about how you can meet the leaders of the PROFIT 100 companies, please contact:
    Penny Hicks
    Manager, Sponsorships and Business Development
    416.764.1439