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TORONTO, April 23, 2002 -- The University of Toronto's Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, is pleased to announce the Call for Nominations for the 2002 Rotman Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. The deadline for nominations is June 7, 2002.

For more than ten years, this unique recognition program has grown to provide an exciting national tribute to Canada's most outstanding women entrepreneurs. In Canada, firms led by women are not only increasing at twice the national average, they are also moving into non-traditional industry sectors. According to Statistics Canada, some of the fastest growing sectors for self-employed women include manufacturing, transportation and communications.

"The Canadian women entrepreneurs we honor have relentlessly pursued innovative and unique business strategies to create value in the economy and for their customers", says Roger Martin, Dean, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management. "They combine attitude, creativity, risk-taking and ambition to become industry and global leaders. We truly believe that these Awards help encourage and inspire the kind of integrative thinking that will help Canada compete in the global economy."

To date, more than 1500 women have been nominated and 60 women entrepreneurs have been honored in the following five Awards categories: Start-Up, Innovation, Impact on Local Economy, Export and Lifetime Achievement.

The Awards are an annual initiative of the Rotman School and are presented by Bank of Montreal. Past Award recipients included: Doreen Braverman, The Flag Shop (Vancouver, BC), Rosemary Marr, Transera Group of Companies (Calgary, AB), Jody Steinhauer, The Bargains Group Ltd., (Toronto, ON), Bonnie Struthers, Normont Industrial Hardware Canada (Montreal, QC) and Gloria Parsons, Chancellor Park Inc. (St. John's, NF).

A candidate for these Awards must own a profitable business registered and operating in Canada for three full years as of May 30, 2002 (not a franchise), earn her primary income from this business and is responsible for its day-to-day management. Ownership is defined as having been a founder of the business and owning or controlling the majority of the voting shares.

To nominate an entrepreneur, please visit www.cweya.com

The Awards are presented by Bank of Montreal in partnership with Export Development Canada, Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited, National Post and National Post Business Magazine, Business Development Bank of Canada, Chatelaine and Profit Magazines, and supported by Ireland + Associates, Deloitte & Touche, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Industry Canada and Tiffany & Co.

The University of Toronto's Joseph L. Rotman School of Management offers leading-edge research and degree programs, including the prestigious Rotman MBA, the Rotman Part-Time MBA, the One Year MBA for Executives, a first-rate Doctoral Program, the distinctive Master of Management & Professional Accounting program, the undergraduate Commerce program in partnership with the Faculty of Arts and Science, combined programs with the University of Toronto faculties of Law, Engineering and Nursing, and an innovative series of Executive Programs tailored to the current needs of businesses and individual managers.

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