Female entrepreneurs line up for regional awards
Wed, 14 Oct 2009
A north-east businesswoman has been shortlisted for two accolades at the region's prestigious 2009 Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.
Rebecca Howard, owner of health company Cynergy, has been nominated in the Best Small Business category of the annual Women Into The Network awards.
She is also a finalist for the Susan Dobson Award for Entrepreneurship, recognising her achievements in self-employment.
Other nominees include Emily Humphrys and Alison White of Cambridge Research Biochemicals, Cool Blue Brand Communications' Tanya Garland, Julie Richardson of KeyStage Recruitment and Zoe Walton of Website Promotions.
Chair of the judging panel, previous North-East Woman Entrepreneur of the Year winner Fiona Cruickshank, said the high quality of the nominees speaks for itself.
The SCM Pharma director added: "For new and smaller businesses, winning really can provide a springboard to growth, add real credibility to what they are doing, and provide fantastic marketing opportunities.
"As we enter the tenth year of the awards, we continue to be astounded by the amount of talent here in the north-east – and wish all the nominees the best of luck."
Earlier this year, Pat McDonald, president of the CBI Business Group, claimed women have many different skills which give them an advantage in business, particularly where sales are concerned.
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