Local professional photographer & mom has been recognized as one of 50 Canadian “MOMpreneurs!”  Rebecca Kirstein of BK Studios Designer Photography has been chosen as one of the 10 finalists in the Community Service category by the national “MOMpreneur Magazine!”  See official release below:

News Release:  November 1^st, 2010

50 Top Mompreneurs for 2010 Announced!  Five Categories….

The 50 Top Mompreneurs for 2010 were announced by the MOMpreneur® Networking Group Inc. today.  This is the second year outstanding mompreneurs have been celebrated by the MOMpreneur® which encourages and supports mothers being entrepreneurs through our website, e-newsletters, events and bi-monthly magazine distributed across Canada by subscription and in Indigo, Chapters and key independent bookstores.

“The goals, skills and achievements of these mompreneurs are adding to the economic sustainability of Canada with an ever expanding impact,” says Frances Wright, CEO/Publisher of the MOMpreneur® magazine.  “The diversity and scale of their businesses is thrilling and we are honoured to be part of their sphere. Their revenues ranged from less than $24,999 per annum to $1,000,000,000 per annum.”

“Mompreneurs are dedicated to raising their families while growing their businesses.   They have overcome many obstacles because they are well prepared, focused, persistent, energetic and innovative.  With the advance of technology, these entrepreneurs conduct business around the clock and around the globe, says Wright.”

The mompreners either applied or were nominated and they were judged by Audrey Mabee, former co-owner of the Croft and former President of Alberta College of Art and Design; Kris Matthews, Founding Partner, The Matthews Group and CFO of the MOMpreneur® Networking Group Inc., and Frances Wright, CEO/Publisher of the MOMpreneur®.   Ten mompreneurs were chosen in each category — Green Products/Services; Health-Based; Home-Based; Community; and Annual Revenue.

Below please find the names, companies, email addresses, location and annual revenue of these remarkable mompreneurs.

50 TOP MOMPRENEURS 2010 MOMPRENEUR COMPANY EMAIL ADDRESS LOCATION ANNUAL REVENUE GREEN Products/Services Erika Mullings Fever Resort & Cruise Wear erika@feverwear.com Bowmanville, ON $100,000-$499,999 Jen Casey Dimpleskins headoffice@dimpleskinsnaturals.com New Westminster, BC $100,000-$499,999 Jen Skulsky nature babies jennifer@naturebabies.ca Calgary, AB $25,000-$99,999 Jessika Guy Green Hair Spa info@thegreenhairspa.com Stratford, ON $25,000-$99,999 Jessica Jacobs Little Soles jessica@littlesoles.ca Calgary, AB $500,000-$2,999,999 Judy Lazar Credo- Bags judy@credobags.com Montreal, QB $100,000-$499,999 Liz Crocker P’lovers info@plovers.net Halifax, NS $100,000-$499,999 Lynn Stapleford Green Bean Baby lynn@greenbeanbaby.com Vancouver, BC Less than $24,999 Shaheen Hirji Organically Hatched sales@organicallyhatched.com Coquitlam, BC $25,000-$99,999 Shannon Andrukow Otterbottle info@otterbottle.ca Calgary, BC $25,000-$99,999 HEALTH-BASED Andrea Carter Healthy Mind, Healthy Body andreacarter@me.com Calgary, AB $100,000-$499,999 Ania Kastaschuk Fresh Start Health Retreat progmanager@healthretreat.ca Oyster  Bay, BC $100,000-$499,999 Beth Yarzab Career Fit Mom beth@careerfitmom.ca Toronto, ON $25,000-$99,999 Christine Kasturi New Mama christine@newmama.ca Edmonton, AB Less than $24,999 Dawn Mucci Lice Squad liceadvice@hotmail.com Gilford, ON $100,000-$499,999 Deanna Loychuk 30 Minute Hit Ltd. info@30minutehit.com Vancouver, BC $100,000-$499,999 Fran Loudas Belly Buttons & Babies fran@bellybuttonsandbabies.com Acton, ON $100,000-$499,999 Joan Bell Airdrie Yoga & Fitness joan@airdrieyoga.com Airdrie, AB $100,000-$499,999 Ruthie Burd The Lunch Lady ruthie.burd@thelunchlady.ca Concord, ON $3 million + Tammany Atkinson Bee’s Knees beesknees@look.ca Mississauga, ON $25,000-$99,999 HOME-BASED Amy Quarry AdBoom Studio amy@adboom.ca Quesnel, BC $25,000-$99,999 Carol McBee Bossy Mama carol@bossymama.ca Edmonton, AB Less than $24,999 Cheryl Lockhart Int’l Strategies cheryl@intl-strategies.com Edmonton, AB $25,000-$99,999 Debbie Cornelius Wee Piggies & Paws debbie@weepiggies.com St. Catharine’s, ON $25,000-$99,999 Jenifer Merifield Girls Can Do Anything jenifer@gcdamagazine.com Ajax, ON $25,000-$99,999 Julie Kelly Chilly Dogs info@chillydog.ca Ottawa, ON $100,000-$499,999 Melissa Hull Brag About It melissahull@sympatico.ca Oakville, ON $100,000-$499,999 Nancy Houle Training Business Pros businesspros@sympatico.ca Toronto, ON $500,000-$2,999,999 Savannah Ross Rich Mom savannah@richmom.com Toronto, ON $100,000-$499,999 Sybille Lefebvre Bambin Urbain sybille@bambinurbain.com Quebec, QB Less than $24,999 MOMPRENEUR COMPANY EMAIL ADDRESS LOCATION ANNUAL REVENUE COMMUNITY Ann-Marie Burton momstown ann-marie.burton@momstown.ca Burlington, ON $25,000-$99,999 Candace Derickx Best Tools for Schools candace@toolsforschools.ca Ottawa, ON $100,000-$499,999 Catharine Crerar-Rhodes PEM Events catharine@pemevents.com Stoney Creek, ON Less than $24,999 Clarissa Mason Baby Sensory – Ottawa ottawa@babysensory.ca Ottawa, ON $25,000-$99,999 Lisa Pullman Recycling Mommies pullmanlisa@yahoo.com Seaforth, ON Less than $24,999 Monica LeVella Social Mamas monica@socialmamas.com Hamilton, ON Less than $24,999 Rebecca Kirstein BK Studios Designer Photos info@bk-studios.com Victoria, BC $100,000-$499,999 SarahMcNeill/CNakamoto McNeill Makamoto Recruit’t cheryl@mcnak.com Vancouver, BC $3 million + Shannon Bowen Smed Bowenworks sbowen@bowenworks.ca Calgary, AB $35 million Susi Bolender Preferred Interpretors susi@pisigns.com Vancouver, BC $100,000-$499,999 REVENUE Michelle Kelsey Nannies On Call michelle@nanniesoncall.com Vancouver, BC $1.25 million Debbie Ross Women’s Travel Network info@womenstravelnetwork.ca Toronto, ON $1.5 million Tammy Zilbert Kidcentral info@kidcenetral.ca Toronto, ON $2 million + Cybele Negris webnames.ca cybele@webnames.ca Vancouver, BC $4 million Eveline Charles Eveline Charles Salons & Spa info@evelinecharles.com Edmonton, AB $15 million Kirstie McLellan Day Pyramid Productions Inc. kj@pyramidproductions.tv Calgary, AB $15 million Victoria Sopik Kids & Co. info@kidsandcompany.ca Thornhill, ON $16 million Arlene Dickinson Venture Communications arlene@openminds.ca Calgary, AB $45 million Susan Niczowski Summer Fresh Salads sniczowski@summerfresh.com Woodbridge, ON $50 million Rita Tsang Tour East Holidays claudiatsang82@gmail.com Toronto. ON $100,000,000