Grant Thornton Renews Corporate Sponsor Status for 2011 with York Angel Investors.

Online, May 31, 2011 (Newswire.com) - York Angel Investors today announced that leading accounting and business advisory firm Grant Thornton LLP has renewed its Corporate Sponsor status for 2011. York Angels, a group of accredited investors with a broad range of professional experience, were formed in 2005. Their mission is to contribute value to early stage companies with financing and experience.

"We see tremendous value, year over year through our association with the York Angel Group," said Grant Thornton LLP. "Our corporate sponsorship exposes us to the up and coming business visionaries that will lead Canada's economic future. This exposure is great for our business."

About Grant Thornton LLP
Grant Thornton-a leading Canadian accounting and business advisory firm, providing audit, tax and advisory services to private and public organizations. For more information please see www.grantthornton.ca.

About York Angel Investors
The Angels are a group of accredited investors with a broad range of professional experience. Their individual and group focus is to create a return on investment for themselves and the businesses they work with. Their involvement provides entrepreneurs with funding, and importantly advisors who counsel portfolio companies, based on their own success, on how to expedite and manage growth.
YAI's portfolio companies benefit from our member expertise in information technology, telecommunications, internet, online applications, enterprise and SaaS software, retail and pharmaceutical. The collaborative mentorship approach and strategic financing support entrepreneurs through various stages of early growth. Investments often represent the bridge between the self-financed or seed stage and the venture capital and/or private equity level of funding.

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For more information please contact:
Marilyn Schaffer
416-400-5629
[email protected]