{"id":4807,"date":"2012-08-09T14:22:25","date_gmt":"2012-08-09T13:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=4807"},"modified":"2012-08-09T14:22:25","modified_gmt":"2012-08-09T13:22:25","slug":"minister-calls-for-women-to-enter-business-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2012\/08\/minister-calls-for-women-to-enter-business-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"MINISTER CALLS FOR WOMEN TO ENTER BUSINESS AWARDS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster today encouraged women to pick up a pen and enter the second Women in Business NI Awards in association with Invest Northern Ireland.<\/h2>\n
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Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster joins Roseann Kelly, Chief Executive of Women in Business NI, to launch the second Women in Business Awards in association with Invest Northern Ireland. There are 10 categories open and the deadline for entries is 28 September with the awards ceremony to be held on 22 November.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The awards will take place on Thursday 22 November in the Ramada Hotel, Belfast.<\/p>\n

Minister Foster said:\u00a0 \u201cNorthern Ireland\u2019s women have a reputation for working hard and achieving success, both locally and in the global marketplace and the second Women in Business NI Awards are a fitting acknowledgement of the contribution women make to our economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese awards recognise all that is good about being a woman in business in Northern Ireland. I would encourage entrepreneurs and those in senior management positions to consider the categories, enter and seek the recognition that their efforts deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roseann Kelly, Chief Executive of Women in Business NI, said:\u00a0 \u201cIt is vitally important that we recognise the effort being made by business owners and business leaders across Northern Ireland, especially in such tough trading times.<\/p>\n

“The interest in the first Women in Business NI awards surpassed all our expectations in terms of the number of entries received and the number of attendees at the glittering ceremony.\u00a0 The entries produced a shortlist of outstanding women from which the eventual remarkable winners were judged.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year we have therefore decided to offer all finalists the opportunity to attend the first ever Women in Business NI Finalists Retreat.\u00a0 An exclusive and intimate event which will stimulate networking and personal development, the retreat will be aimed at inspiring those women who will reach the shortlist for this year\u2019s awards.”<\/p>\n

There are 10 categories open for entry – best new start up, entrepreneurship \/ innovation, outstanding management \/ leadership, best marketing campaign, best small business, best customer service, best in professional services, best young business woman of the year, advancing gender \/ diversity in the work place, best exporter.<\/p>\n

Closing date for entry is Friday 28 September 2012.<\/p>\n

Women in Business NI is the largest and fastest growing business network for female entrepreneurs and business leaders in Northern Ireland.\u00a0 Established in 2002, the network has almost 700 members spread throughout all industry sectors.<\/p>\n

To join Women in Business NI, log onto www.womeninbusinessni.com<\/a>.\u00a0 Follow Women in Business NI on facebook at www.facebook.com\/womeninbusinessNI<\/a> or on twitter @wibni.<\/p>\n

Women in Business NI Awards categories 2012 are:<\/p>\n

Best New Start Up<\/p>\n

Entrepreneurship \/ Innovation<\/p>\n

Outstanding Management \/ Leadership<\/p>\n

Best Marketing Campaign<\/p>\n

Best Small Business<\/p>\n

Best Customer Service<\/p>\n

Best in Professional Services<\/p>\n

Best Young Business Woman of the Year<\/p>\n

Advancing Gender \/ Diversity in the Work Place<\/p>\n

Best Exporter<\/p>\n

Women in Business NI Awards winners and shortlisted 2011 were:<\/p>\n

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Outstanding Businesswoman of the Year \u2013 <\/strong>Orla Corr OBE, The McAvoy Group
\nBest New Start Up \u2013 <\/strong>Barbara Hughes, Managing Director\/Owner, Boozeberries Liqueurs <\/strong><\/p>\n

Shortlisted: <\/em><\/strong>Tracy Gilligan, Managing Director, Therapie Clinic<\/p>\n

Maria Saddiq, Managing Director, O4 Research <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Entrepreneurship \/ Innovation:<\/strong><\/p>\n

International \u2013<\/strong> Orla Corr OBE, Business Development Director, The McAvoy Group <\/strong><\/p>\n

Indigenous \u2013 <\/em><\/strong>Shauna McCarney, Managing Director, Heavenly Tasty Organics <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Shortlisted: <\/em><\/strong> Alyson Hogg, Managing Director, Vita Liberta<\/p>\n

Elaine Willis, Linden Foods<\/p>\n

Johann Muldoon, Director, Manor Architects<\/p>\n

Lorraine McAleer, General Manager, Learning SPACE<\/p>\n

Outstanding Management \/ Leadership<\/strong> \u2013<\/strong> Ann McGregor, Chief Executive, NICC<\/p>\n

Shortlisted: <\/em><\/strong>Gillian Creevy, Chief Executive, NICFC<\/p>\n

Cathy McCorry, Managing Director, Grafton Recruitment<\/p>\n

Helen Kirkpatrick, UTV Media<\/p>\n

Patricia O\u2019Hagan, Managing Director, Core Systems NI Ltd<\/p>\n

Best in Marketing\/Communications<\/strong> \u2013<\/strong> Tracy Hamilton, Director, Mash Direct Ltd<\/p>\n

Shortlisted: <\/em><\/strong>Ruth Morgan, Communications Executive, Belfast City Airport<\/p>\n

Cathy Martin, Managing Director CMPR
\nDebbie McLorinan, Dunmurry Dental Practice<\/p>\n

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Best Exporter \u2013<\/strong> Celine Doherty, Director, Re-Gen Waste Ltd<\/p>\n

Shortlisted: <\/em><\/strong>Liesa Johnston, Business & Marketing Director, Genesis Crafty<\/p>\n

Barbara Hughes, Managing Director\/Owner, Boozeberries Liqueurs<\/p>\n

Saleswoman of the Year \u2013<\/strong> Heather Boyle, Business Advisor, A Slice of Heaven Ltd<\/p>\n

Shortlisted: <\/em><\/strong>Belinda Moran, Advertising Sales Director, IN! Magazine<\/p>\n

Angela Stewart, Autoline Insurance Group<\/p>\n

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Best in Professional Services<\/strong> \u2013<\/strong> Phyllis Agnew, Senior Partner, Tughans<\/p>\n

Shortlisted: <\/em><\/strong>Carrie McDonagh, Associate Partner, DPP<\/p>\n

Caroline Keenan, Tax Director, ASM<\/p>\n

Best Customer Service \u2013<\/strong> Caroline Currie, Sales Director, Autoline Insurance Group<\/p>\n

Shortlisted: <\/em><\/strong> Sarah Lyons, Creative Director, Redhead Conference & Exhibition<\/p>\n

Brigid Derry, Managing Director, Derry Bros Shipping Ltd<\/p>\n

Lisa Millar, Director, Beauty Culture<\/p>\n

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Best Sole Trader \u2013<\/strong> Jacqueline McGonigle, Owner, Whatsonni.com<\/p>\n

Shortlisted: <\/em><\/strong>Lorraine McAleer, General Manager, Learning SPACE
\nLoretta Gallagher, Owner, Lorsha <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Young Businesswoman of the Year \u2013<\/strong> Cara Macklin, Director, Macklin Group<\/p>\n

Shortlisted: <\/em><\/strong>Jayne Finlay, Managing Director, Legal-Island<\/p>\n

Elaine Willis, Linden Foods<\/p>\n

Rebekah Patterson, Executive Sales Manager, Miglio Jewellery<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster today encouraged women to pick up a pen and enter the second Women in Business NI Awards in association with Invest Northern Ireland. The awards will take place on Thursday 22 November in the Ramada Hotel, Belfast. Minister Foster said:\u00a0 \u201cNorthern Ireland\u2019s women have a reputation for working hard and achieving … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4807"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4807"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4809,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4807\/revisions\/4809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}