The entrepreneurs honoured in the 14th annual PROFIT/Chatelaine ranking of Canada's Top Female Entrepreneurs run firms that are among the country's most thriving businesses.
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| W100 Rank | Senior Executive(s) | Company | 2011 Revenue | 3-year Revenue Growth (%) | Employees | Exports (% of revenue) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelsey Ramsden | Belvedere Place Development Ltd. | $25-50 million | 804 | 36 | 0 |
| 2 | Shannon Rogers | Global Relay Communications Inc. | $15-25 million | 171 | 200 | 95 |
| 3 | Amiee Chan | Norsat International Inc. | US $25-50 million | 112 | 172 | 78 |
| 4 | Shaemin Ukani | Arrow Professional Services Inc. | $10-15 million | 953 | 55 | 0 |
| 5 | Allison Byrne | Rocky Mountain Liquor Inc. | $50-75 million | 196 | 165 | 0 |
| 6 | Meighen Nehme | The Job Shoppe Inc. | $5-10 million | 286 | 550 | 5 |
| 7 | Victoria Sopik | Jennifer Nashmi | Kids & Company Ltd. | $25-50 million | 107 | 844 | 0 |
| 8 | Sally Daub | ViXS Systems Inc. | US $50-75 million | 115 | 285 | 100 |
| 9 | Marion Witz | Elizabeth Grant International Inc. | $15-25 million | 100 | 105 | 51 |
| 10 | Susan Niczowski | Summer Fresh Salads Inc. | $75-$100 million | 36 | 265 | 20 |
| 11 | Shannon Bowen-Smed | Bowen Workforce Solutions Inc. | $50-75 million | 76 | 39 | 0 |
| 12 | Teresa Spinelli | Italian Centre Shop Ltd. | $25-50 million | 29 | 165 | 1 |
| 13 | Janis Grantham | Eagle Professional Resources Inc. | $100-$250 million | 36 | 89 | 0 |
| 14 | Corin Mullins | HapiFoods Group Inc. | $2-5 million | 1,942 | 16 | 5 |
| 15 | Lorna Vanderhaeghe | Lorna Vanderhaeghe Health Solutions Inc. | $2-5 million | 763 | 22 | 5 |
| 16 | Marla Schwartz | Benecaid Health Benefit Solutions Inc. | $5-10 million | 72 | 44 | 0 |
| 17 | Neena Kanwar | KMH Cardiology and Diagnostic Centres | $25-50 million | 22 | 148 | 10 |
| 18 | Tracey Bochner | Paradigm Public Relations Inc. | $2-5 million | 476 | 26 | 1 |
| 19 | PJ Ferguson | Jill Dee Ferguson | ABL Employment Inc. & ABL London Inc. | $15-25 million | 79 | 27 | 0 |
| 20 | Amelia Warren | Sylvie Rochette | Epicure Selections | $25-50 million | 28 | 145 | 0 |
| 21 | Madeleine Paquin | Logistec Corp. | $100-$250 million | -2 | 1,156 | 22 |
| 22 | Sherri Stevens | SRG (Stevens Resource Group Inc.) | $15-25 million | 54 | 358 | 0 |
| 23 | Lulu Cohen-Farnell | Real Food for Real Kids Inc. | $5-10 million | 127 | 64 | 0 |
| 24 | Taylor Thoen | BTV Business Television (Milky Way Marketing Inc.) | $5-10 million | 120 | 18 | 6 |
| 25 | Mandy Gilbert | Creative Niche Inc. | $5-10 million | 110 | 22 | 10 |
| 26 | Samantha (Sammie) Kennedy | Booty Camp Fitness Inc. & Femme Fitale Fitness Inc. | $2-5 million | 383 | 53 | 5 |
| 27 | Julie Cole | Julie Ellis | Tricia Mumby | Cynthia Esp | Mabel's Labels Inc. | $5-10 million | 180 | 48 | 43 |
| 28 | Kim Shannon | Sionna Investment Managers Inc. | $5-10 million | 36 | 20 | 0 |
| 29 | Grail Noble | Yellow House Events Inc. | $2-5 million | 429 | 10 | 57 |
| 30 | Sabine Veit | Bäckerhaus Veit Ltd. | $25-50 million | 8 | 170 | 56 |
| 31 | Tamara Barker Watson | Whitestone Developments Ltd. | $5-10 million | 28 | 56 | 0 |
| 32 | Eveline Charles | EvelineCharles Salon | Spa | Beauty MD | Academy | $15-25 million | 5 | 207 | 0 |
| 33 | Shelby Austin | ATD Legal Services PC | $2-5 million | 336 | 20 | 0 |
| 34 | Tara Kelly | Splice Software Inc. | $2-5 million | 1,021 | 14 | 70 |
| 35 | Joanne Granoski | WCI Whyte Communication and Fleet Services Inc. | $5-10 million | 75 | 19 | 0 |
| 36 | Barbara Kovensky | Experchem Laboratories Inc. | $5-10 million | 20 | 75 | 60 |
| 37 | Corrine Sandler | Fresh Intelligence Research Corp. | $2-5 million | 452 | 19 | 19 |
| 38 | Mandy Farmer | Accent Inns Ltd. | $10-15 million | -20 | 170 | 7 |
| 39 | Bonnie Derry | Infotel Multimedia (Endymion Holdings Ltd.) | $5-10 million | 10 | 37 | 0 |
| 40 | Soula Chronopoulos | Taimma Communications Inc. | $2-5 million | 178 | 60 | 95 |
| 41 | Viive Tamm | Tamm + Kit (Tamm Communications Inc.) | $10-15 million | 14 | 26 | 0 |
| 42 | Laura Araneda | Vic Progressive Diamond Drilling Inc. | $5-10 million | 9 | 101 | 3 |
| 43 | Joanne McLean | Fern Hill School | $5-10 million | 11 | 67 | 0 |
| 44 | Margaret Skinner | West Central Pelleting Ltd. | $10-15 million | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| 45 | Mary Beth Denomy | Free For All Marketing Inc. | $2-5 million | 87 | 95 | 0 |
| 46 | Maureen Lucas | LucasWorks! Inc. | $5-10 million | 39 | 240 | 0 |
| 47 | Jane Gowing | Gowing Contractors Ltd. | $10-15 million | 28 | 30 | 0 |
| 48 | Georgia Lloyd | Always Home Homecare Services Ltd. | $2-5 million | 227 | 102 | 0 |
| 49 | Lakshmi Raj | Replicon Inc. | $15-25 million | 10 | 306 | 87 |
| 50 | Linda Collier | Tri-ad International Ltd. | $15-25 million | 2 | 66 | 44 |
| 51 | Janice Rubin | Christine Thomlinson | Rubin Thomlinson LLP | $2-5 million | 70 | 12 | 0 |
| 52 | Monique Janower | Lori Billey | RED The Agency Inc. | $2-5 million | 69 | 30 | 0 |
| 53 | Gina Rizhanovsky | PCMusic (PCM Technologies Inc.) | $5-10 million | 26 | 42 | 60 |
| 54 | Marla Kott | Ellen Flanders | Kristin MacMillan | Imprint Plus (Illen Products Ltd.) | $5-10 million | 3 | 55 | 82 |
| 55 | Ellen Kral | Kenilworth Publishing Inc. & Kenilworth Media Inc. | $5-10 million | 2 | 44 | 40 |
| 56 | Johanne Devin | NovAxis Solutions Inc. | $1-2 million | 427 | 17 | 90 |
| 57 | Sue Bennett | Bennett Design Associates Inc. | $2-5 million | 126 | 16 | 20 |
| 58 | Pat McNamara | APEX Public Relations Inc. | $5-10 million | -6 | 29 | 0 |
| 59 | Jean (Bobi) Smith | C.W. Smith Crane Services (2009) Ltd. | $2-5 million | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| 60 | Delores Lawrence | NHI Nursing & Homemakers Inc. | $5-10 million | -6 | 275 | 0 |
| 61 | Trish Ronan | ENJO Cleaning Canada Inc. | $2-5 million | 157 | 9 | 2 |
| 62 | Ruth Douglas | News Canada Inc. | $5-10 million | 9 | 39 | 3 |
| 63 | Susan Wortzman | Wortzman Nickle Professional Corp. | $2-5 million | 31 | 74 | 5 |
| 64 | Lilia Fraser | Pump House Brewery Ltd. | $5-10 million | 25 | 46 | 0 |
| 65 | Cheryl Ng | FouFou Dog | $2-5 million | 271 | 15 | 55 |
| 66 | Lorie Legault | Jertyne Interior Services Ltd. | $15-25 million | -26 | 145 | 0 |
| 67 | Marnie Walker | 401 Bay Centre Offices Inc. | $1-2 million | 233 | 5 | 0 |
| 68 | Kim Weimer | Fastener Warehouse Ltd. | $10-15 million | -14 | 49 | 10 |
| 69 | Adele Salvagne | All Languages Ltd. | $5-10 million | -10 | 184 | 5 |
| 70 | Orit Koren | Trillium FSB Inc. / First Class Financial Services Inc. | $2-5 million | 81 | 12 | 0 |
| 71 | Penny Green | Bacchus Law Corp. | $2-5 million | 43 | 16 | 15 |
| 72 | Nancy Mudford | Spa Boutique Ltd. | $2-5 million | 497 | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Tara Longo | The Healthy Butcher (Ambrosia Gourmet Inc.) | $2-5 million | 48 | 43 | 0 |
| 74 | Heather Angel | Trumps Fine Food Merchants & Wholesalers | $2-5 million | 16 | 35 | 15 |
| 75 | Tammy MacKay | Moulding Warehouse Ltd. | $2-5 million | 34 | 11 | 5 |
| 76 | Liz Falconer | Brees Communications Inc. | $2-5 million | 55 | 9 | 0 |
| 77 | Jane Wood | Bug in a Rug Canada Inc. | $2-5 million | 181 | 9 | 3 |
| 78 | Natasha Koifman | NKPR Inc. | $2-5 million | 92 | 28 | 5 |
| 79 | Lynn Cooke | 360 Visibility Inc. | $2-5 million | 43 | 15 | 15 |
| 80 | Dunya Marijan-Winterson | wm+a & AlphaBee | $5-10 million | 2 | 185 | 0 |
| 81 | Denise Taschereau | Sarah White | Fairware Promotional Products Ltd. | $2-5 million | 123 | 9 | 17 |
| 82 | Patrizia Trapasso | Locomotive Marketing Inc. | $2-5 million | 71 | 4 | 0 |
| 83 | Ema Dantas | Language Marketplace Inc. | $2-5 million | 52 | 113 | 9 |
| 84 | Lourdes Gant | Manatee Holdings Ltd. | $1-2 million | 77 | 4 | 80 |
| 85 | Linda Farha | Zenergy Communications North America Inc. | $2-5 million | 73 | 14 | 47 |
| 86 | Debra Lykkemark | Culinary Capers Catering Inc. | $5-10 million | -16 | 95 | 0 |
| 87 | Nancy Peterson | HomeStars (Home Stars Directory Inc.) | $1-2 million | 450 | 21 | 5 |
| 88 | Karina Birch | Rocky Mountain Soap Co. Inc. | $2-5 million | 6 | 75 | 1 |
| 89 | Chandra Clarke | Scribendi.com | US $1-2 million | 119 | 99 | 76 |
| 90 | Sandra Murre | Jordan Engineering Inc. | US $2-5 million | 34 | 19 | 0 |
| 91 | Cybele Negris | Webnames.ca Inc. | $2-5 million | 4 | 27 | 15 |
| 92 | Amber Hall | Equator Coffee Roasters Inc. | $1-2 million | 43 | 16 | 0 |
| 93 | Laura Hansen | Image Group Inc. | $5-10 million | -33 | 22 | 1 |
| 94 | Robin McCulloch | HiTech Athletic Bracing and Orthotic Services Ltd. | $1-2 million | 29 | 5 | 10 |
| 95 | Monica Noren | Business Pro Computers (BPC Business Pro Computer Products Ltd.) | $5-10 million | -14 | 13 | 0 |
| 96 | Lesley de Repentigny | KnowledgeSurge Learning Solutions Inc. | $2-5 million | 28 | 22 | 10 |
| 97 | Jody Steinhauer | Bargains Group Ltd. | $2-5 million | 7 | 25 | 0 |
| 98 | Joana Barbulescu | AXIS Technical Services Corp. | $2-5 million | 12 | 22 | 0 |
| 99 | Geneviève Gagnon | La Fourmi Bionique Inc. | $1-2 million | 57 | 14 | 2 |
| 100 | Shelley Fleckenstein | Kings Physiotherapy Clinic Ltd. (CBI Health Group) | $2-5 million | 2 | 22 | 0 |
