I just thought I would tell all of you...PaySystems CEO is at the Ernst and Young Awards for Entrepreneur of the year tonight...if he wins...he moves on to the Canada awards...from me, Congrats Phil.
Philip Fayer
PaySystems Corporation (Payment acceptance products and services to online and point-of-sale merchants)
Montréal, QC
www.paysystems.com
MONTREAL - They boldly seize opportunities, develop novel ideas into successful enterprises and transform vision into reality. They are the 33 spirited entrepreneurs named today as the 2003 Québec finalists in Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur Of The Year (EOY) program.
"Each year Québec's entrepreneurs make a strong and positive mark on the economy, demonstrating that they are focused on achieving success here at home, and around the world," says Jacques Dostie, Québec Director of Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur Of The Year program. "Over the decade that Ernst & Young has been honouring entrepreneurs through our EOY program, we've seen time and again-during the favourable and the more challenging market conditions-that entrepreneurs have an incredible determination and drive to create enduring success. There's no question that entrepreneurs are a positive economic driver, making a sizeable impact in Québec."
This year marks the milestone 10th anniversary of Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur Of The Year awards program. The 2003 Québec finalists join the more than 1,500 regional finalists from across Canada who, since 1994, have vied for the coveted award. Bill Demers, Canadian Director of the EOY program, says there is no shortage of high-calibre entrepreneurs in Canada. "Every year since the program began in 1994, we have been overwhelmed by the number of exceptional business people who have those particular and special qualities that mark the talents of an entrepreneur," he says. "Ernst & Young is proud to lead a program that recognizes the best among our country's entrepreneurs and their contributions to making Canada a great place in which to live and do business."
Cheers
James