TORONTO, June 23 /CNW/ - PROFIT Magazine makes its final call for entries to the 9th annual ranking of Canada's Emerging Growth Companies, the PROFIT HOT 50.- The PROFIT HOT 50 is the premier ranking of Canada's fastest-growing young businesses based on two-year revenue growth. - PROFIT will honour Canada's top emerging growth companies in its October issue and at GrowthCamp, an exclusive three-day summit where HOT 50 leaders share ideas, learn from experts and make valuable new contacts. Past winners have called it the best business event they've ever attended. - Winning firms are backed by a national publicity campaign that generates extensive consumer and trade media coverage. - Any business owner or executive who manages or knows of an emerging fast-growing company is invited to that firm for the 2008 PROFIT HOT 50 by completing the simple online ballot found at http://www.PROFITguide.com/hot50ballot. - Candidates and nominators looking for more information can call the toll-free PROFIT Awards hotline at 1-800-713-GROW or visit www.PROFITguide.com/hot50. - ACT NOW, as the entry deadline is June 30, 2008. ------------------------------------------------ - For a list of last year's winners and stories about their best practices methods, visit http://www.PROFITguide.com/hot50.About PROFIT Magazine: PROFIT: Your Guide to Business Success is Canada's preeminent publication dedicated to the management issues and opportunities facing small and mid-sized businesses. For more than 25 years, Canadian entrepreneurs across a vast array of economic sectors have remained loyal to PROFIT because it's a timely and reliable source of actionable information that helps them increase their revenues, boost their profitability and get the recognition they deserve for generating positive economic and social change. Published six times a year by Rogers Publishing Ltd., PROFIT is distributed almost exclusively to the chief executives of companies with 5 to 250 employees and annual revenue of $1 million to $25 million, reaching more than 300,000 readers across Canada. Visit PROFIT online at http://www.profitmagazine.ca.