Tuesday, 21 July 2009

Search is on for the North East Woman Entrepreneur of the Year


‘Women into the Network’ is now in the midst of accepting entries for the North East Woman Entrepreneur of the Year.

They are looking for women across the region that are running successful enterprises and deserve recognition for their achievements.

Log onto http://www.womenintothenetwork.co.uk/ where you’ll find information on the judging procedure and award categories as well as the all-important nomination form.

On the online form you can nominate a colleague, friend or even yourself, telling the WIN ltd exactly why the nominee deserves to win. Don’t forget to highlight all their (or your!) achievements, so the WIN judges can fully understand just how impressive North East women entrepreneurs are!

If you’re feeling stuck for words, plenty of information on past winners, their challenges, successes and goals can be found online.

This year’s award categories include: The Susan Dobson Award for Entrepreneurship, Best New Business, Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Best Small Business, Best Social Enterprise, Best Creative Business, Best Home-based Business, and the Innovation through Technology award.

As well as these awards, there are two ‘Recognition’ awards. The One to Watch award is for individuals thinking of starting up and who are no more than 12 months away from trading (Unfortunately nominees cannot nominate themselves for this award). While the Inspirational Role Model award invites nominations from anyone wishing to recognize the individual who has been an inspiration to their business.

Here are some of the experiences of previous winners:

“I felt euphoric! It was definitely the highlight of my year and a fantastic confidence booster.”

Delyth Raffell, Twins UK (Best Newcomer)

“Winning the Susan Dobson award is an honour I will never forget…it made me look at my business and myself in a completely different perspective, giving me confidence to take on new and even more exciting challenges”

Donna Wilson, Logistics Teesside Ltd (Susan Dobson Award for Entrepreneurship)

“I felt incredibly honoured to have won. Winning the Award has certainly made me feel that my efforts have been recognized by others who don’t know me.”

Rebecca Jayne Philipson, UR-InThePaper Ltd (Young Woman Entrepreneur)


Closing date for entries is 5pm Friday 11th September, with the awards presentation and dinner taking place on Friday 20th November (from 7pm)

For further information or to nominate, please go to:
www.womenintothenetwork.co.uk

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