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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - March 27, 2014) - GroYourBiz, an organization devoted to fostering and supporting women entrepreneurs and business owners through peer-to-peer advisory groups, is thrilled to announce the opening of its 15^th chapter in Markham, Ontario. The official launch, sponsored by BMO Financial Group, will take place on April 2, 2014. Local women entrepreneurs are encouraged to attend this free event.

BMO has a long history of championing the advancement of women in Canadian business. BMO Financial Group is a partner with national organizations including WEConnect Canada, Women President's Organization, the Canadian Women's Foundation and GroYourBiz.

For more information, visit:

www.groyourbiz.com

www.bmo.com

About GroYourBiz

GroYourBiz™, a division of Impact Communications Ltd., is an initiative that brings a tactical and proven approach to meeting the needs of women business owners. Founded in 2010 in British Columbia by Barbara Mowat, GroYourBiz provides monthly "Board" meetings to women, engaging top experts, business analysts, and presenters and a 'practical approach' training guide. The program has chapters active in British Columbia (Abbotsford, Burnaby, Kamloops Surrey, Vancouver and Victoria), Toronto, Moncton, NB, Charlottetown, PEI and Halifax, NS, as well as Phoenix, Arizona.

About BMO Financial Group

Established in 1817 as Bank of Montreal, BMO Financial Group is a highly diversified financial services organization based in North America. The bank offers a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million customers. BMO Financial Group had total assets of $593 billion and more than 45,500 employees at January 31, 2014.