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The Prowess Awards celebrate the women business owners who are giving a hand up to others, the dedicated supporters providing advice and mentoring, and the individuals and organisations who are shaping the women-friendly enterprise culture to the benefit of women and the UK economy. Together they are changing the face of enterprise. The Awards are now in their 3rd year and open for nominations. The nomination process is straightforward to encourage a wide range of entries.
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Awards Hotline: 01603 762355 |
Award Categories
Business support Professional of the Year - an individual who provides outstanding suport to women starting or growing their businesses. Nominations welcome from: Self, colleagues and clients. We would particularly like to encourage nominations from the 'unsung heros and heroines' in the business support profession. Judging criteria: excellent skills and experience/personal and professional values/sustained commitment/positive impact and results/client affirmation.
Making an Impact - for outstanding use of data and statistics to make the case for women’s enterprise support. Nominations from: Anyone who wants to promote outstanding use of data and statistics which they are aware of. Self nominations are welcome and we particularly welcome nominations from the research community and government agencies. Judging criteria: effective application of data and statistics/ level of impact/ accessibility of information/ replicability. Sponsored by:
Press Award - for the author of a press or media feature which most compellingly and progressively captures the issues facing women business owners. Nominations from: Anyone who wants to share a fantastic article which they have read. Self nominations are also welcome. Judging criteria: accuracy/ compelling nature / progressive new ideas and thinking. Sponsored by:
Innovator Award - an organisational award for innovation in the field of women’s enterprise support. Nominations from: We are asking innovative organisations to nominate themselves. They may need encouragement from friends and colleagues! Judging criteria: quality of the product or service/ level of innovation/ positive impact and results/ client affirmation/ replicability. Sponsored by:
Female Business Mentor of the Year - an individual award for an outstanding volunteer mentor. Nominations from: Self, colleagues, clients Juding criteria: excellent skills and experience/positive impact and results/client affirmation/sustained commitment. Sponsored by:
Inspirational Business Mum – for an entrepreneurial mum who’s overcome adversity and got the balance right, with a story to inspire many others. Nominations from: Self, friends, colleagues, professional advisers. Judging criteria: development of an effective business/ personal journey/ clear evidence of effective work/life balance/ support given to other women. Sponsored by:
Inspirational Woman - for a woman entrepreneur who is an outstanding role model and active supporter of other women. Nominations from: Self, friends, colleagues, professional advisers. Judging criteria: development of a successful business / personal journey/ personal and professional values / active support given to other women/ affirmations. Sponsored by:
Outstanding Contribution to Women’s Enterprise Development - for the individual who has made the most outstanding contribution to positively progressing the policy, economic or cultural environment for women entrepreneurs. Nominations from: Self, friends, colleagues, professional advisers. Judging criteria: direct impact on policy, economic or the cultural environment/ personal and professional values/ sustained commitment/ colleague affirmations. Sponsored by:
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Submitting a Nomination
All nominations must be submitted by email and in electronic format only, by 5 pm Friday 12 January 2007. Please include the following information, in this order: Category which the nomination is for.
* All awards are open to both male and female nominees apart from the ‘inspirational’ awards. Send your nomination form to Julia O'Rourke at Prowess: j.orourke@prowess.org.uk |
The Judging Panel
Our distinguished panel of judges includes: Dawn Gibbins, Flowcrete Penny Newman, Cafe Direct Sahar Hashemi, Author and Entrepreneur Sally Preston, Babylicious Sylvia Philips, Vice-Chair, Prowess |
Presentation of the AwardsThe awards will be presented at the Gala Awards Dinner during the 4th Annual International Prowess Conference at Brighton Racecourse, 7 February.
“It’s great working with women entrepreneurs, and to receive an award for something I really enjoy doing is very special” - Nina Sian of Slough Enterprise Gateway, winner of Business Support Professional of the Year 2006. "This award reflects the combined effort of so many people I have worked with in driving forward the women's enterprise agenda in the UK" - Isabella Moore CBE, winner of the Outstanding Contribution to Women's Enterprise Development Award 2006.
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Prowess 4th Annual International Conference Backing Winners - The dead cert for an Enterprising Nation Brighton Racecourse 7 - 8 February 2007 Join key players in business support, policy and practice at this highly interactive Conference to find out about hot topics such as the UK Women's Enterprise Task Force, the Gender Equality Duty, opportunities for corporate engagement and the Business Support Simplification Programme. Engage in lively debate and discussion as your experience is critical to shaping the women's enterprise agenda. |
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