Media Advisory - CGA Canada and Global Partners Present New Insights into
State of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

TORONTO, Oct. 16 /CNW/ - CGA-Canada, in concert with two leading international accountancy bodies, will release a report next week whose findings reveal the global scale and nature of the challenges and opportunities facing SMEs. A supplementary report to be released simultaneously focuses on the state of SMEs in Canada and illustrates a different picture for those businesses in this country.

Interested media will today be provided with advance copies of both reports under embargo. Please see contact information below.

Media availability for interviews next week with Anthony Ariganello, President and CEO of CGA-Canada, to follow.

    
    What
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    Report:         Access to Finance for the Small and Medium Sized
                    Enterprise Sector

    Presented by:   The Certified General Accountants Association of Canada
                    (CGA-Canada), the Association of Chartered Certified
                    Accountants (ACCA), and CPA Australia

    Supplement:     Access to Finance - The Canada Study
    Presented by:   The Certified General Accountants Association of Canada
                    (CGA-Canada)

    When
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    Release date:   Tuesday, October 20, 2009. Advance copies available today
                    under embargo.
    

ABOUT CGA-CANADA

Founded in 1908, the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada serves 73,000 Certified General Accountants and students in Canada and more than 80 countries. Respected accounting and financial management professionals, CGAs work in industry, finance, government and public practice. CGA-Canada establishes the designation's certification requirements and professional standards, offers professional development, conducts research and advocacy, and represents CGAs nationally and internationally.

For further information: and advance copies of the reports, please contact: Erin Whitton, Edelman Canada, Telephone: [phone] ext. 313, Email: [email protected]