Female entrepreneurs comprise one of the fastest-growing business segments in the country and a search is on for those who shine the brightest. Nominations are now open for the 2010 RBC Canadian Woman Entrepreneur Awards.

Outstanding entrepreneurs can be nominated for:

• The Deloitte Start-up Award
• The HKMB Hub Impact Award
• The RBC Momentum Award
• The TPH Sustainability Award (new this year)
• The Bell Trailblazer Award
• The PROFIT Award for Excellence in Entrepreneurship

The deadline for nominations is June 17. Finalists and winners will be recognized at a gala awards dinner in Toronto on November 29, hosted by Diane Francis, editor-at-large for the Financial Post.

Last year’s winners were:

• Start-Up: Julie Bond, Bond Consulting Group, Toronto; www.bondconsulting.ca
• Impact: Edie Weiss, Radke Film Group, Toronto; www.radkefilms.com
• Momentum: Julie Cole, Tricia Mumby, Julie Ellis, Cynthia Esp, Mabel's Labels, Hamilton, Ont.; www.mabel.ca
• Trailblazer: Cora Tsouflidou, Cora's Franchise Group, Montreal; www.chezcora.com
• Excellence in Entrepreneurship: Jill Anderson, Aecometric Corporation, Richmond Hill, Ont.; www.aecometric.com

For more information about the awards and to download a nomination form, go to www.theawards.ca or call 1-800-354-3303 or 416-923-1688.

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