A panel of accomplished judges had a week to score the long list of applicants for the National Business Women’s Awards 2018. The top Business Women in each category were selected for the finals and will celebrate at Wembley Stadium.
Gina London, Head Judge said of the entries “The applications were all so heartfelt and deserving. Needless to say, it’s wasn’t an easy task. I am delighted to have taken on the role of Head Judge, especially as the standard of entries has been so high.”
Meet this year’s finalists, who are:
Best New Business
Caroline Strawson: The Divorce & Breakup Coach, Northamptonshire
Cryojuvenate UK Ltd, Kent
Fabulous Marketing, Leicestershire
Hannah Couzens Consulting, Hertfordshire
IMC Pro Solutions Ltd, Northamptonshire
KINN Living, Surrey
M Squared Fitness Ltd, Greater Manchester
Neat Feet Surrey, Surrey
Planning House, County Durham
Sidekick PR, South Yorkshire
Business Owner of The Year
Abi Purser – Longcroft Luxury Cat Hotel Group Ltd, Hertfordshire
Abi Wright – Spabreaks.com, London
Amy Hambleton – RedLaw, London
Claire Bolton van Weert – Apex Ability Limited, London
Dee Clayton – Simply Amazing Training, Dorset
Jo Proud – Miracle in Progress, Leicestershire
Joanne Fuller-Gray – FullerGray Carpet Tiles, Cambridgeshire
Juliet Fisher – Highwaymans Self Catering Accommodation & Events, Suffolk
Justine Perry – Cariad Marketing Limited, Hertfordshire
Laura Whyte – Whyfield, Cornwall
Lucy Argent – Argents Salons LTD, Cambridgeshire
Michala Rutherford – Rutherfords Bailiffs and Collection Services Ltd, East Sussex
Nicola Harris – George James Bridal, Bedfordshire
Sarah John – Boss Brewing Company, Swansea
Business Woman of The Year – Large
Jo Dow – Scottish Water Business Stream Limited, Edinburgh
Melanie Leach – Twofour Group Ltd, Devon
Sara Bertin – Shorefield Holidays Limited, Hampshire
Business Woman of The Year – Medium
Abi Wright – Spabreaks.com, London
Farhana Sheikh – Clifton Packaging Group Ltd, Leicestershire
Jacqueline O’Donovan – O’Donovan Waste Disposal Ltd, London
Leanne Silverwood – Local Care Force LLP, West Yorkshire
Business Woman of The Year – Micro
Anna Rabin – Construction Law Consultant Ltd, Hertfordshire
Cara Sayer – SnoozeShade, Surrey
Claire Bolton van Weert – Apex Ability Limited, London
Juliet Fisher – Highwaymans Self Catering Accommodation & Events, Suffolk
Karen Martin – My Pets Ashes, Devon
Kristen Oconnell – Superlative Recruitment, London
Laura Whyte – Whyfield, Cornwall
Lysbeth Fox – Fox PR, London
Marine Tanguy – MTArt Agency Ltd, London
Melanie Goldsmith – Smith & Sinclair, London
Natalie Potter – Nouveau Beauty Clinic, Kent
Nazia Nasreen – Ibraheem Toy House Limited, West Midlands
Shermeena Rabbi – Unlocking Language Limited, London
Trupta Sali – Ampoweruk Ltd, Buckinghamshire
Business Woman of The Year – Small
Amy Hambleton – RedLaw Recruitment Ltd, London
Claire Austin – Austin’s Family Funeral Directors, Hertfordshire
Fiona Edwards – JPA Furniture, Hertfordshire
Gemma Cutting – PromoVeritas Ltd, London
Harvinder Atwal – bksb Ltd, Nottinghamshire
Irena Oliver – Irena Oliver, Bedfordshire
Lorraine Gray – Pursuit Marketing, Lanarkshire
Lucy Chamberlain – C&C Search Ltd, London
Melanie Tillett – Tilletts, Lincolnshire
Natasha Mudhar – Sterling Media, London
Penny Overy – Cambridge Care Company, Cambridgeshire
Professor Birgitte Andersen – Big Innovation Centre Limited, London
Rachel Jansen – YorkTest Laboratories Limited, North Yorkshire
Sam Steele – Prime Burger, London
Corporate Leader of The Year
Claire Bolton van Weert – Apex Ability Limited, London
Gill Marchbank – ResQ Limited, East Yorkshire
Irena Oliver – FM World, Bedfordshire
Sara Bertin – Shorefield Holidays Limited, Hampshire
Employer of The Year
Austin’s Family Funeral Directors, Hertfordshire
Local Care Force LLP, West Yorkshire
YorkTest Laboratories Limited, North Yorkshire
Employee of The Year
Ridwana Wallace-Laher – Penny Appeal, West Yorkshire
Influential Business Woman of The Year
Abi Purser – Longcroft Luxury Cat Hotel Group Ltd, Hertfordshire
Charmaine Vincent – Baltimore Consulting Limited, Avon
Dee Clayton – Simply Amazing Training, Dorset
Emily Ripley – Stage Story, Dorset
Fiona Edwards – JPA Furniture, Hertfordshire
Jo Dow – Scottish Water Business Stream Limited, Edinburgh
Juliet Fisher – Highwaymans Self Catering Accommodation & Events, Suffolk
Lucy Argent – Argents Salons LTD, Cambridgeshire
Marine Tanguy – MTArt Agency Ltd, London
Melanie Tillett – Tilletts, Lincolnshire
Merilee Karr – UnderTheDoormat, London
Michaela Pontiki – Arapina, London
Natalie Potter – Nouveau Beauty Clinic, Kent
Natasha Mudhar – Sterling Media, London
International Women’s Award
Christine Bhatt – Systematics International Ltd, Essex
Debrah Dhugga – Dukes London, London
Dianne Teo – T30 Fitness Training, Lanarkshire
Hannah Couzens – Hannah Couzens Consulting, Hertfordshire
Irena Oliver – Irena Oliver, Bedfordshire
Lifetime Achievement Award
Angela Hughes – The Welsh Air Ambulance Charitable Trust, Carmarthenshire
Heather Baker – Baker Thompson Associates Limited, Greater Manchester
Kia Beauty Salon – Abhnash Bains, London
Service Excellence
Allison Jeffery – Allison Jeffery Skin Health and Laser Clinic, East Sussex
Claire Austin – Austin’s Family Funeral Directors, Hertfordshire
Kenda Macdonald – Automation Ninjas, Somerset
Lynn Regan – Brighter Foods Limited, Gwynedd
Nicola Harris – George James Bridal, Bedfordshire
Jane Pilkington – MAP Chartered Surveyors, Kent
Natalie Potter – Nouveau Beauty, Kent
Amy Hambleton – RedLaw, London
Jo Dow – Scottish Water Business Stream Limited, Edinburgh
Kristen O’Connell – Superlative Recruitment, London
Jennifer Faulkner – The Big Yellow Feet Production Company Ltd, Surrey
Jacqui Frost – The Office Genie Ltd, Northamptonshire
Melanie Tillett – Tilletts, Lincolnshire
Social Impact Award
Emma Connor and Suzanne Ryan – Your Space Therapies Limited, Lancing
Fiona Edwards – John Pulsford Associates Limited, Hertfordshire
Zoe Nixon – The Kettle Shed, London
Third Sector Champion
Eva Hamilton – Key4Life, Somerset
Lola Owolabi – Proudtobeme, London
Louise Hardy – Ebbsfleet Development Corporation, Kent
Mandy Young – Adrenaline Alley, Northamptonshire
Maura Jackson – Bolton Young Persons Housing Scheme, Lancashire
Susan Doogan – Motorvate Therapies, Perth and Kinross
Susan Pattrick – Dancing Giraffe CIC, Essex
Young Business Woman of The Year
Ausra Uzukauskaite – Amber Properties and Amber Renovations, Northamptonshire
Katherine George – Oh So Social, Cornwall
Katie Newman – Havering Beauty Academy, Essex
Kenda Macdonald – Automation Ninjas, Somerset
Laura Schiavone – Bella Mia Hair and Beauty, Cambridgeshire
Melanie Goldsmith – Smith & Sinclair, London
Robyn Allen – Robyn Allen Solutions Limited, Northamptonshire
Sophie Lavabre Barrow – KINN Living, Surrey
