From Precious, November 2009
The Precious Awards 2009
Headline sponsor Pearson PLC.
Visit www.preciousawards.com to learn more.
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The PRECIOUS Awards is the leading ceremony celebrating the achievements of inspirational entrepreneurial women of colour who are running businesses in the UK. The Precious Awards 2009 ceremony takes place on:
Monday 16 November 2009 At : Pearson plc, 80 The Strand,
London WC2R 0RL.
Special guests, winners announced live, networking, drinks and canapés,
goody bags and more.
2009 Finalists Announced
Creative Business of the Year: Sponsored by The Cultural Leadership Programme (CLP)
Ayebia Clarke
Business: Ayebia Clarke Publishing Limited
www.ayebia.co.uk
Melissa Leon
Business: Melissa Leon
www.melissaleon.com
Vaishali Shah
Business: Ananya / Creative ID
www.creative-id.com
Sponsor notes: The Cultural Leadership Programme (CLP) is a Government funded investment in
excellence in leadership across the creative and cultural industries.
By supporting an ambitious range of activities and opportunities, the
programme aims to nurture and develop world class, dynamic and diverse
leaders for the 21st Century. www.culturalleadership.org.uk/
Online Business of the Year: Sponsored by The Sharan Project
Amaka Olateju
Business: WuChi by Maks
www.wuchi.co.uk
Patricia Ezechie
Business: Yoga Stick Men
www.yogastickmen.com
Catherine Marche-Speirs
Business: Catherine Marche
www.catherinemarche-designs.com
Sponsor notes: The Sharan Project is a web based, not for profit organisation that provides
support to women particularly from South Asian backgrounds, to securely
access
a
range of information and services aimed to assist in successful independent
living www.sharan.org.uk/
Start-Up Business of the Year: Sponsored by Her Business
Joanne Crossley
Business: FairEssentials
www.fairessentials.com
Abenaa Pokuaa
Business: Ohema Ohene
www.ohemaohene.com
Mona Parekh
Business: Orissa Cosmetics
www.orissacosmetics.co.uk
Sponsor notes: The Women’s Business Centre is an Award-winning model for women’s business
support, having received flagship status from PROWESS. The Centre is committed
to providing high quality, affordable business services to women across
London. http://www.herbusinessuk.co.uk
Ethical Business of the Year: Sponsored by Social Enterprise London
Ida Horner
Business: Ethnic Supplies Ltd
www.ethnicsupplies.co.uk
Lola Atkins
Business: EWAV WORKS
www.loatfilms.com
Leila Thomas
Business: Urban Synergy Community Interest
www.urbansynergyuk.com
Sponsor notes: Social Enterprise London works to unite, inspire and lead London’s social enterprise movement. Our vision is a prosperous London with social enterprise at its heart. http://www.sel.co.uk
Service Business of the Year: Sponsored by The Shell African Network
Yvonne Ottley-Awuah & Nompilo Adeyemo
Business: The Simply Fab Company
www.sfcstyle.com
Vanessa N. Hutchinson
Business: Mahoe Café
www.mahoecafe.com
Jenni Asiama
Business: Ama Consultancy
www.theamaconsultancy.com
Sponsor notes: Launched
in September 2000, The
Shell African Network (SAN) is one of
the Diversity and Inclusiveness employee networks
within Shell in the UK.
Business of the Year: Sponsored by The British Library Business & IP Centre
Joanne Behari
Home Jane
http://www.home-jane.co.uk
Sonia Ramanah
Business: StreetVibes Youth
http://www.streetvibesuk.co.uk
Vanessa Hutchinson
Business: Mahoe Café
http://www.mahoecafe.com
Amaka Olateju
Business: WuChi by Maks
www.wuchi.co.uk
Sponsor notes: The British Library Business & IP Centre in London supportsentrepreneurs, inventors and small businesses from that first spark of
inspiration to successfully launching and developing
a business.http://www.bl.uk/bipc/
Inspiring Leader within the Workplace: Sponsored by Race For Opportunity
Nadia Denton
Director, bfm International Film Festival
www.bfmmedia.com
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Radiah Andre Binns
Chief of Naval Staff- Influence-Assistant Head Ministry of Defence
www.MOD.uk
Kehinde Brown
Talent Manager - Noel Gay Management
Sponsor notes: Race for Opportunity is committed to improving employment opportunities
for ethnic minorities across the UK. It is the only race diversity campaign
that has
access to
and influence over the leaders of the UK’s best known organisations. www.bitc.org.uk/
Young Entrepreneur of The Year: Sponsored by Enterprise UK
Jessica Elliot
Business: JS Dance Factory
www.jsdancefactory.co.uk
Abenaa Pokuaa
Business: Ohema Ohene
www.ohemaohene.com
Yvonne Ottley-Awuah
Business: The Simply Fab Company
www.sfcstyle.com
Sponsor notes: Enterprise UK increases entrepreneurship by giving people in the UK the confidence, skills and ambition to be enterprising - to have ideas and make them happen www.enterpriseuk.org
The Precious Entrepreneur of the Year: Sponsored by Pearson plc.
This award to be announced on the evening, is awarded by
the judges and recognises
the most passionate and dedicated woman business owner who the judges feel
has overcome
significant
challenges
to achieve outstanding business success.
Selection as a finalist or winner in the PRECIOUS Awards carries enormous prestige for business owners or leaders within a workplace. The PRECIOUS Awards is supported by the wider business community, government and the press and brings credibility and recognition for finalists and winners.