Her efforts and those of her employees have not gone unnoticed. The Company is giving back to the Rotman Business School and agreed (this June) to place its name on part of the University “The iFinance Canada Thinktank”. This year she was invited (and accepted) to sit on the Steering Committee of the Rotman School of Business and sits on three academic boards and committees in England (Reading University/Henley School of Business). Ann is now completing a fifth book hoping to inspire women entrepreneurs (expected launch in January 2014).Īcademically driven, Ann completed her last presentation in June, 2013 before defending her doctoral thesis (Rotman School of Business in conjunction with Henley Business School, UK). Elton John himself personally thanked her at an event in Toronto in September 2012. On the personal front, in September of 2012, Ann completed her fourth book – Fashion Cares, a limited edition commemorative issue (496 pages) – she donated the proceeds to The Elton John Aids Foundation and ACT (AIDS Committee of Toronto).
The Insurance Company has been profitable since inception, has repaid debt for reserves and (once the first anniversary has been recognized) the insurance services will be offered to other Companies.
In early January Ann branched out to the insurance business – she founded and runs First Creditors Insurance (creditors life and disability insurance for the consumer loans the Company provides). With the consumer lending business running smoothly, Ann utilized the business relationships developed in the industries she services and continued to grow the online auction business for doctors – ., a subsidiary of iFinance Canada, this Company recognizes it’s revenue through advertising and auction listing costs. The combined interest revenue of these businesses continues to be in excess of $25 Million per annum and has been profitable since 2003. These new verticals (for lending) were welcomed by her business partners and institutions where (this year) borrowing capacity increased by 25% (further 20 Million dollars in available funding). Already servicing the consumer lending sector for Medical, Dental and Veterinary loans (through over 8000 doctors in Canada), Ann took the business to another level and opened up consumer lending for Home Improvement Financing (iFinance Home Improvement) and recently PayDay Loans (iFinance PayDay Loans). In the past year Ann Kaplan has continued to grow her national consumer finance business, a Company she founded in 1996, achieving a benchmark of over $.75 Billion in loans applications to date and a portfolio that has funded over $200 Million in small consumer loans. Nomination Sub Category: Female Entrepreneur of the Year in Canada Nomination Title: Ann Kaplan, President & CEOĭescribe for the judges the activities and accomplishments of the nominated entrepreneur since the beginning of July last year (up to 525 words): Nomination Category: Individual Awards Categories With an innovative, profitable model, the Company has consistently been recognized with numerous awards nationally and internationally. Founded in 1996 by President and CEO, Ann Kaplan, iFinance Canada employs over sixty people through four centers and offers its services through 8000 outlets. Company Description: For seventeen years iFinance Canada has been Canada’s leading provider of (non- bank) consumer loans.
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