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2023 WINNERS

Our headline sponsor for 2023 is Be The Business

Well done to all our award winning Best Businesswomen.

Animal Services

Gold Winner : Dawn Brown – DogLand t/a Rose Cottage Doggy Daycare & DogLand

Silver Winners:

Anna Balch – Anna Balch Dog Training and Behaviour

Arlene Millar- Henry & Co

Debbie Potter – Potter Paws Ltd

Eleanor Garwood – Animal Mechanics Veterinary Physiotherapy

Hanne Grice – Hanne Grice Pet Training & Behaviour

Layla Flaherty – Urban Paws UK

Louise Chapman – Buzz Off Limited

Sian Smith – Millin Brook Luxury Dog Boarding

Best Business

Sponsored by Crane and Staples Solicitors

Gold Winner: Charmaine Vincent – Baltimore Consulting

Silver Winners:

Anna Ball -BARB Limited t/a Floral Image UK

Beth Heath – Shropshire Festivals

Christine Peever – Sheldon Peever Studio

Georgia Torrance – The Fitness Education Academy Ltd

Ibi Eso – Bridgehouse Company Secretaries Limited

Layla Flaherty – Urban Paws UK

Maxine McCarthy – Cosmetic Couture Limited

Moneesha Ludhor – KVM Stays

Rhiannon Williams – Zen Communications Ltd

Sophie Preston-Hall – Catering Elite

Best Boss

Gold Winner: Coleen Everitt – Alto Electrical Limited

Silver Winners:

Frankie Gray – Harmony at Home

Lauren Pillans – Penelope’s Dog Spa & Nursery

Rhiannon Williams – Zen Communications Ltd

Sarah Friswell – Red Ant

Best Businesswoman in Business Services

Sponsored by VAVA VOOM

Gold Winner: Sophie Preston-Hall – Catering Elite

Silver Winners:

Faye Watts – FUSE Accountants LLP

Ibi Eso – Bridgehouse Company Secretaries Limited

Jenn McGarrigle – Cyd Connects

Jona Hysa – Time4PA

Julie Grabham – JG HR Solutions Limited

Lorna Reeves – MyOhMyEvents

Ruth Goodmaker – Perfect Team Ltd

Sophie Preston-Hall – Catering Elite

Charity Champion

Sponsored by Cariad Marketing Ltd

Gold Winner: Ruth Robb – Azalea

Silver Winners:

Emma Baylin -Shared Harmonies CIC

Sarah Gardner – Serving Our Superheroes

Best Businesswoman working with Children and Families

Sponsored by She Can Prosper

Gold Winner: Shelley Otway – Steppin Out Stars of Tomorrow

Silver Winners:

Andrea Fogg – Maria Fogg Family Law Ltd

Barbara Mohorko-Vuka – Wimbledon Music School

Carly Eagles – Sports 4 Tots

Cat Bateman – Little Folk Nursery Rhymes Ltd

Kelly Maxwell – Kelly’s Heroes Private Tuition

Kristin Maguire – Individuality Swimming

Sarah Capewell – Aster Tuition

Tessa Day- Club Hub UK

Best Coach

Sponsored by The Book Midwife

Gold Winner: Lucienne Shakir – Lucienne Coaching Ltd

Silver Winners:

Amruti Choudhry – Amruti Coaching Ltd

Angela Spencer – Virago Wellness LTD

Emma Mills-Sheffield – Mindsetup

Jane Galloway – Quiet The Hive

Kate Davis – Kate Davis & Associates

Best Consumer Business

Gold Winner: Naomi Haynes – Naomi Haynes Financial Planning

Silver Winners:

Deirdre Mc Gettrick – ufurnish.com

Elaine Bernstein – Elaine Bernstein

Tulip Sultana – Rhythmic Care UK LTD

Zeenat Ahmed-Peto – Zeenat Ahmed-Peto Cognitive Hypnotherapy

Best Businesswoman in a Creative Business

Gold Winner: Annie Armitage – Annie Armitage Photography

Silver Winners:

Andrea Boughton- Beehive Green

Anna Fiorentini – Anna Fiorentini Theatre & Film School

Cheryl Laidlaw – London Web Girl

Clare Donegan BEM – Clare Donegan Military Art

Dara Stringham – Dara Ford

Emily Hewett – I am Emily Design & Marketing

Kerrie Goude & Madeline Griffiths – Pink Bear Events Ltd

Marie-Louise O’Neill – Lovely Evolution

Michaela Reysenn – KAI Interiors

Tori Deslauriers – Tori Deslauriers Photography

Tracy Fishburn – Tracy’s Treasured Keepsakes

Best Customer Service

Sponsored by Cleveland Scott York

Gold Winner: Zeenat Ahmed-Peto – Zeenat Ahmed-Peto Cognitive Hypnotherapy

Silver Winners:

Barbara Neilan- Jamieson Law

Eleanor Garwood – Animal Mechanics Veterinary Physiotherapy

Geeta Daswani – The Daswani Law Company Ltd. (The DLC)

Gill Girdlestone – Bombshell HQ

Hanne Grice – Hanne Grice Pet Training & Behaviour

Leanne Holt – BRHAIVE

Silvia Del Corso – PinkSEO Ltd

Veebha Parmar – mySpike Ltd

Best Green Business

Sponsored by Verde Business Solutions

Gold Winner: Anna Ball – BARB Limited t/a Floral Image UK

Silver Winners:

Danielle Seatter – Eco Able

Denise Brinton – Staysafe PPE Ltd

Best Businesswoman in Health and Beauty

Sponsored by Amanda Fitzgerald PR

Gold Winner: Hanna Sillitoe – Hanna Sillitoe Limited

Silver Winners:

Carly Webb -Vitus Wellbeing

Nicola Wood – The Wonderful Wig Company

Best Businesswoman in Marketing and PR

Sponsored by Brand You Magazine

Gold Winner: Ashleigh Donald – Halo Business Consulting

Silver Winner:

Claire Hovey – Copy & TV

Fiona Minett – Boss Your PR

Helen Neal – HN Communications

Jarmila Yu – YUnique Marketing Ltd

Lucy Hutchings Hunt – Lucy Hutchings Hunt & Co

Melanie Silver – Words etc Limited

Silvia Del Corso – PinkSEO Ltd

Sophie Milliken MBE – Moja

Most Inspiring Businesswoman

Sponsored by Sister Snog

Gold Winner: Nicola Wood – The Wonderful Wig Company

Silver Winners:

Carla Brown – Oakmere Wealth Management Ltd

Charlie Avara – All Done Design

Charmaine Vincent – Baltimore Consulting

Dawn Edwards – Challenge Training and Consultancy Limited

Deirdre Mc Gettrick – ufurnish.com

Janan Leo – Cocorose London

Kirsty Gale – Red Carpet Ready

Lucia Melillo – Lucia Hair and Beauty

Lucienne Shakir – Lucienne Coaching Ltd

Maria Peggs – Vispera Ltd

Maxine McCarthy – Cosmetic Couture Limited

Moneesha Ludhor – KVM Stays and KVM Coaching

Tonia Galati – TG Consulting Ltd  (Tonia Galati Consulting Ltd)

Best New Business

Sponsored by Purpol Marketing

Gold Winner: Lucy Dore – Recruitment Index

Silver Winners:

Annie Bartley – I Am Female Ltd

Bronlie Roe – Optimise by Recruitment

Emma Bowe – Shocken Foods

Enfys Maloney – Sales Training With Enfys Ltd

Hayley Wikner – Hawthorne Wills Ltd

Helen Dickman – Love Mondays Club

Helen Christou and Stephanie Pruden – FOLDiMATS

Karen Chappell- Karen Chappell

Naomi Haynes – Naomi Haynes Financial Planning

Penny Reid – Eximia

Sophie Milliken MBE – Moja

Sophie Ryan – Interactive VA Ltd

Tinique Hay – Hay Events

Best Product

Sponsored by Vie Aesthetics

Gold Winner: Janan Leo -Cocorose London

Silver Winners:

Dominique Tillen – Brush-Baby Ltd

Emma-Louise Follows – Eat Live Wellness

Helen Christou and Stephanie Pruden – FOLDiMATS

Jo Tocher – Essences by Jo

Melissa Smith – Paws In Earnest Ltd

Sophia Choudry- Rotiware LTD

Best Solopreneur

Sponsored by Scott Media

Gold Winner: Cat Crossley – Clavis & Claustra

Silver Winners:

Arlene Millar – Henry & Co

Becky Benfield- Humberstone – The Brand Artisan

Emily Hewett – I am Emily Design & Marketing

Lucy Carter-Vale – LMA Studios

Ruth Goodmaker – Perfect Team Ltd

Veebha Parmar – mySpike Ltd

Best Businesswoman in Trades and Construction

Sponsored by Valentine King

Gold Winner: Coleen Everitt – The Trade Institute and Alto Electrical Ltd

Silver Winners:

Christine Peever – Sheldon Peever Studio

Jennifer Gardner -Jennifer Gardner Interiors

Lizzie Whyte  – Haycarts

The Book Midwife® is a book coaching company founded in 2002 by multi-award-winning entrepreneur Mindy Gibbins-Klein. Since its inception, the company has helped over one thousand experts plan, write and publish great books fast!

The philosophy of the company is that “Every book deserves to be written and published”. Having spent ten years trying to write and publish her first book, Mindy created a process to help aspiring authors get their books done better and faster, and with more clarity and confidence.

The Book Midwife® is specifically reaching out to people from traditionally under-represented groups to create more diversity, equality and inclusion on our bookshelves.

Visit the website – https://www.thebookmidwife.com

Banya Family Placement Agency

Banya Family Placement Agency is an independent foster agency.

Our fully supported foster carers look after children and young people placed by local authorities.

Banya supports foster carer households all over the UK. Hundreds of children and young people have benefited from placements with our foster carers since Banya was founded in 1997.

We provide a high standard of foster care for a range of children and young people. Banya has developed specialisms in placing sibling groups, unaccompanied children and young people from overseas, children with special needs, and troubled teenagers.

We’re a diverse and welcoming fostering agency, so we open our foster carer applications to everyone. Your race, culture, sexual orientation or income don’t affect your chances. In fact we need foster carers from a wide range of backgrounds, races and religion. This is because all children have their own unique and individual background and heritage. You do not need to be married, own a house or have children of your own.

We believe the diversity of the foster parents we work with is a positive thing when finding the best possible family for a foster child.

Find out more about becoming a Foster Parent here

Visit the website – Who Can Foster?

Plain Talking HR

Plain Talking HR, based in Luton, offers comprehensive human resources services to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and beyond. Our mission is to provide quick, decisive, and cost-effective HR support tailored to each business’s unique needs.

The service offerings include:

  • Essential HR: Ideal for businesses with up to 10 employees, this service establishes a solid HR foundation by reviewing current HR functions, updating contracts of employment, implementing employee handbooks compliant with GDPR, organizing employee files, and providing ongoing advice telephone and email support.
  • Practical HR: For companies seeking more hands-on assistance, this service builds upon the Essential HR package by offering direct support to managers in handling employee matters, implementing HR Processes, and providing regular on-site assistance to ensure compliance and effective people management.
  • Strategic HR: Aimed aligning HR practices with business objectives, this service focuses on developing long-term HR strategies, enhancing company culture, and ensuring that HR initiatives support overall organisational goals.
  • Additionally, Plain Talking HR offers an HR Mentoring Service designed to guide businesses in establishing compliant HR systems and processes, providing training and support to internal teams to manage HR tasks effectively.

Led by Bina Briggs, who holds a Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development qualification and has extensive experience across various industries, Plain Talking HR is committed to delivering practical and pragmatic HR solutions. Their approach ensures that businesses remain compliant with employment laws while fostering positive employee relations and a productive work environment.

Visit the website – https://www.plaintalkinghr.com

Mary Gregory Ltd offers comprehensive leadership coaching services designed to empower senior leaders and organizations to maximize their impact and performance. Recognising the challenges posed by today’s relentless pace of change, Mary provides tailored solutions to help leaders navigate complex dynamics and drive meaningful results.

Services include:

  • 1:1 Executive Coaching: Personalized development programs that focus on enhancing individual strengths, leadership styles, and achieve specific professional goals.
  • Insight Sessions: These sessions assist leaders in identifying and aligning with their core values, fostering authentic leadership, and facilitating effective decision-making.
  • Leadership Development Programs: Customised workshops and presentations aimed at cultivating positive leadership behaviours, building high-performing cultures, and addressing topics such as leadership presence, influence, resilience, and ego-less leadership.

By engaging with Mary Gregory Ltd’s services, leaders can strength their confidence, enhance communication, boost resilience, and gain clarity in their vision and purpose, both personally and organizationally. Mary’s approach is centred on enabling leaders to access their strengths, values, and purpose, leading from a place of power, love, and humility.

Link to website https://www.marygregory.com/

Academy for Women Entrepreneurs

The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) is a business platform designed to guide women business owners in growing and scaling their businesses with confidence. AWE provides access to business opportunities, the right network, and a disciplined strategy to drive success.

Founded by Ceylan, AWE delivers real impact—its active members experience an average income growth of 88% within 12 months (Impact Survey 2022) and achieve both their business and life goals through strategic planning and business education.

At the heart of AWE’s offering is THE PLANNING. The word itself may not be exciting, and the process might not be thrilling, but the results? Absolutely phenomenal! Strategic planning is the key to making business growth intentional, predictable, and stress-free.

AWE’s flagship “Create Your Game Plan” event series empowers women entrepreneurs to take control of their future by setting clear goals, overcoming roadblocks, and building actionable strategies that drive real results. These sessions also provide access to AWE’s signature growth programs, tailored to different business levels.

Beyond tools and events, AWE fosters a supportive community of ambitious women who want to scale their businesses with confidence and ease.

OUR PHILOSOPHY: NO FOUNDER LEFT BEHIND!

Because when women entrepreneurs plan for success, they win big—and so do their communities and the world around them.

Visit the website – https://academyforwomenentrepreneurs.com/