BC woman wins entrepreneur honour

published by asingh on Tue, 10/23/2012 - 21:09

A Filipino-Canadian business woman, Lourdes Gant, made it into the Canada’s Top 100 Women Entrepreneurs list for 2012.

The list was compiled by Profit and Chatelaine Magazines.

“I’m ecstatic – and surprised,” said Gant, who entered the contest on a whim after reading about it in a doctor’s waiting room last April.

“I never really imagined I would win, but I thought it would be a fun thing to do. As I answered all the questions, it helped me become clear just who I am, what our business is about and how it helps people and the local economy. But winning is really the icing on the cake!”

Manatee Holdings Ltd. is a local company that sustainably harvests Geoduck clams and sea cucumbers from wild fisheries and is pioneering the aquaculture of these two species.

A business consultant by trade, Gant joined Manatee Holdings Ltd. as Vice-President in 2008.

Since then, she’s helped the company realized a 77 per cent growth in revenue.

“I oversee the marketing, the money, the management and the business model,” explained Gant.

“l would like to say that I am in charge of the aspect of our business that can be defined as being a profitable ecological caretaker.”

Ranking Canada’s top female entrepreneurs on a composite score based on the size, growth rate and profitability of their businesses, the W100 profiles the country’s most successful female business owners.

The list is published in the November 2012 issues of Profit and Chatelaine magazines.

The complete list of winners is available online at www.profitguide.com and www.chatelaine.com.