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Atchison & Denman Achieves Its 3rd Honour As One Of The Top 100 Woman-led Businesses In Canada
(Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Monday October 31, 2005)
ATCHISON & DENMAN COURT REPORTING SERVICES LTD., one of Canada, largest providers of expedited and real-time transcription for courts, law firms and businesses around the world, have proudly achieved a place on this year, 7th Annual PROFIT W100 Ranking of Canada, Top Women Entrepreneurs. President and Founder of A&D, CAROL DENMAN, will receive the award on November 7th 2005 in Toronto, on behalf of her company, for a third time.
I am thrilled to be recognized as a top Canadian entrepreneur and honoured to be included in a group of outstanding women. I have made many friends and business contacts over the last five years, as a result of first receiving this award in 2000. Atchison & Denman has always been on the cutting edge of technology. That, along with exceptional customer service and hardworking, loyal staff has resulted in 20 years of success and primed us for future growth.
- Carol Denman. President/Founder, Atchison & Denman.
PROFIT W100 is Canada, largest annual celebration of entrepreneurial achievement by women. This well-recognized ranking spearheaded by PROFIT Magazine, ranks Canada, Top Women Entrepreneurs by the annual revenue of their firms, profiling the country, most successful female business owners. Results are published in the November issue of PROFIT and online at PROFITguide.com . Founded by Carol Denman in 1985, Atchison & Denman has grown to become one of the most well-respected, reliable, trusted, verbatim court reporting networks in the country. With annual revenues now reaching almost $3 million, A&D expects to continue their upward momentum and remain a leader in the marketplace for years to come.
We are well established as a court reporting organization - yet we, are continually looking ahead at innovative methods of putting the spoken word on paper, affirmed a spokesperson for A&D. New, popular services such as webcasting, video and voice conferencing are now available through Atchison & Denman, offering our legal clients, plus the greater business community, the very latest in communication technologies.
"We, are happy to welcome the 2005 PROFIT W100 winners to this distinguished group of peers," says IAN PORTSMOUTH, Editor for PROFIT Magazine. "Canada, Top Women Entrepreneurs are generating economic growth both at home and abroad."
About Carol Denman - President, Atchison & Denman:
Carol Denman has owned and operated Toronto-based Atchison & Denman Court Reporting Services Ltd., for 20 years and continues to serve as President of the company. Prior to 1985 she was a Senior Court Reporter with the Supreme Court of Ontario. Denman has received numerous achievement awards for A&D including:
- PROFIT W100 Ranking of Canada, Top Women Entrepreneurs (2005, 2004 and 2000)
- 1999 Canadian Women, Mentor Award
- 1994 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Finalist
- 1993 Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Carol Denman is also currently the National Chair of the Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Awards and has been a judge since 1994. Her influence on women across the country continues to expand as she speaks to companies and universities about mentorship and entrepreneurship.
Denman has found her own life/work balance, often enjoying leisure time at her Muskoka cottage and flying the skies as a licensed pilot.
About Atchison & Denman Court Reporting Services Ltd.
(A&D): Atchison & Denman
155 University Avenue, Suite 302
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5H 3B7
416-865-9339 1-800-250-9059
www.stenographers.com
About PROFIT Magazine:
PROFIT: Your Guide to Business Success, offers news, strategies, tips, interviews and other resources to entrepreneurs leading Canada, fastest-growing companies. Each year PROFIT, which currently reaches more than 400,000 readers nationally - hosts a number of events that bring together business leaders in the fast-growth segment and champions the interests of those leaders. PROFIT was founded in April 1982 as Canada's first national magazine geared to entrepreneurs. Visit PROFITguide.com.
For media interviews, photo requests or information, please contact:
Carol Denman
(416) 865-9339
carol.denman@stenographers.com