Women in Business Awards shortlist revealed
THE owners of a small animal hotel, art gallery and marketing agencies are among the finalists for the 2010 Northwest Women in Business Awards.
The 26-strong shortlist, across five categories, includes a diverse range of entrepreneurs including forensic consultants, a bakery and freight forwarders.
The judging panel, which said it had received an “unprecedented” number of entries, includes Helen Colley, founder of Farmhouse Fare Foods, Darrell Matthews of the Institute of Directors North West and Carol Wadeson of the Federation of Small Businesses.
Professor Laurie Wood, chair of the judging panel and executive director for enterprise & development at Salford University, said: “The standard of entries was very competitive, it was an excellent field and it was very difficulty to highlight the best but I believe we distilled some worthy winners.”
The winners will be announced at a Gala Awards Dinner at Ribby Hall Village, Wrea Green, Lancashire on January 29, 2010.
The shortlists are as follows:
Northwest Business of the Year:
Lucy Ashburner – Higher Access (Ramsbottom)
Gail Hounslea – Wardworth (Bolton)
Jane Scott & Claire Gibson – Keystage Teacher Supply (Blackburn)
Jennie Johnson – Kids Allowed (Greater Manchester)
Andrea Bradley – Zentek Forensics (Bolton)
Lula Braithwaite – Lovelula.com (Chester)
Business Start-up of the Year:
Catalina Sastre-Done – Party and Play Funhouse (Bolton)
Sarah Goodall – The Athena Programme (Clitheroe)
Kate Hamilton – Betty & Belle (Altrincham, Greater Manchester)
Victoria Corcoran – The Bowring Park Luxury Cattery & Small Animal Hotel (Liverpool)
Claire Bayliss & Tracey Lowe – Indigosolutions (Skelmersdale)
Growth Business of the Year:
Natasha Sabanovic – Whittle Eastern Europe (Barrow)
Jackie Kirkpatrick – Appleby Bakery (Appleby in Westmorland)
Andrea Bradley – Zentek Forensics Ltd (Bolton)
Candice Fonseca – Delifonseca (Liverpool)
Catalina Sastre-Done – Party and Play Funhouse Ltd (Bolton)
Gail Hounslea – Wardworth Ltd (Bolton)
Young Entrepreneur of the Year:
Stephanie Davis – Laughology (Liverpool)
Anna Heyes – Active Profile (Liverpool)
Lucy Byrne – Dot Art (Liverpool)
Victoria Corcoran – The Bowring Park Luxury Cattery & Small Animal Hotel (Liverpool)
Creative & Digital Business of the Year:
Sandy Lindsay – Tangerine PR (Manchester)
Jackie Sweeney (with Elizabeth Armstrong & Vicky Holms) – Wigs Up North (Manchester)
Justine Wright – Cuckoo Design (Manchester)
Catriona Lewis – Nine Lives Media (Manchester)
Angela Smith – Write Angle PR (Preston, Lancashire)
