The 10th Annual North East Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2009 Sponsors
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Business Link - One To Watch
Business Link provides easy access to specialist advice, help and information. It works with businesses at all stages of development, from entrepreneurs looking to start a new venture to established businesses and high-growth organisations.
Business Link can help you with a range of topics from business planning, premises, access to funding and marketing to skills, innovation, recruitment, sales and export.
For further information call 0845 600 9006, visit www.businesslink.gov.uk/northeast or email [email protected]
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Susan Dobson Memorial Fund - The Susan Dobson Award for Entrepreneurship
Raised in the North East, Susan Dobson developed a thriving international consultancy. Much of her professional life was driven by the memory of the problems facing the North East following the decline of heavy industries and how those issues could be overcome. She was heavily committed to vocational education and encouraging women in business. Susan sadly died of breast cancer at the age of 47.
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One North East - Best New Business
One North East is the Regional Development Agency (RDA) covering North East England. Our vision is a vibrant, self reliant, ambitious and outward looking region promoting the benefits of living, working and doing business here.
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South Tyneside Council - Young Entrepreneur of the Year
South Tyneside has always been a place where people make their ideas happen. What's new is the amount of help and support that's now available right here in South Tyneside.
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Durham University Centre for Entrepreneu - Best Small Business
The Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning provides advice, assistance and support to all students and staff, who might be interested in exploring enterprise in its broadest sense.
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Arts Council England, North East - Best Creative Business
Arts Council England is the national development agency for the arts in England, distributing public money from Government and the National Lottery.
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Women Into the Network Ltd - Best Home Based Business
WIN Ltd is a new business created to meet demand from the members of WIN the project. It is led by a board of female entrepreneurs, dedicated to creating an even stronger membership organisation to support, connect and promote women in business.
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Teesside University - Best use of Technology
Teesside University are working in partnership to enable individuals and organisations to achieve their potential through high quality learning, research and knowledge transfer.