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Prowess in the pressLatest press releaseTop awards for women who are changing the face of UK enterprise
The winners of the 2008 national Prowess Awards have been named at a high-profile awards ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham. Amongst the winners is the managing director of a major offshore ICT cabling company, the CEO of a modern Chinese restaurant, a champion of flexible working, a lawyer who has never lost a client and a Radio 4 broadcast journalist.
The Prowess Awards are unique in celebrating all those who contribute to the growth of women’s enterprise development including: the inspirational business women who support and motivate others, the business support advisers and mentors who provide exemplary advice and encouragement and the researchers and journalists who support the sector through compelling and progressive ideas
According to Erika Watson, Prowess, Executive Director “The winners of these awards are not only at the very top of their game but are also actively seeking to support and encourage other women to achieve their full potential. In doing so are changing the face of enterprise in the UK”.
The winners of the 2008 national Prowess Awards are:
Leading women entrepreneurs stepped up to support the awards. Judges included: Penny Newman, Social Enterprise Ambassador, Joy Nicholls, CEO of Nichols Employment Agency and Lynne Franks, Founder of the SEED Women’s Enterprise Network, who says “The sense of empowerment that is achieved by becoming an entrepreneur is life changing and these awards celebrate all those who are inspiring and supporting women to achieve that goal. Encouraging women to reach their full potential in business and life is an on-going passion of mine” /ENDS
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