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About

The Women in Business Awards celebrate, reward and acknowledge the hard work and achievements of some of the most successful, entrepreneurial and inspiring business women throughout Northern Ireland. Now in their 5th year, the Women in Business Awards allow all sectors and industries to come together for an evening of celebration to recognise the best of home grown talent and the valuable contribution that women make to the economic life of Northern Ireland.

This year’s Awards will be held at the stunning Culloden Estate & Spa on Thursday 19th November. Guaranteed to be our biggest celebration to date, the Women in Business Awards celebrate, acknowledge and reward the hard work and achievements of some of Northern Ireland's most successful entrepreneurs, business owners, senior managers and leaders.

Nominate yourself, a friend or a colleague today!

Now a firm fixture in the Northern Ireland business calendar, recognition as an award finalist and winner holds great prestige. Finalists and winners benefit from increased media coverage and profiling, offering unique business opportunities that can help you drive your business forward. All finalists will join the Women in Business Award Finalist Alumnae – a group specially created to offer all finalists since 2011 the opportunity to network and engage with like-minded business women and to stimulate opportunity for both personal and professional development.

All 2015 finalists will have the opportunity to take part in an exclusive Finalist Retreat where they will come together to be inspired by a range of speakers and network with their peers in a unique environment. More details will be unveiled in the coming months!

To enter online please complete the application form below. Tickets are now available and early booking is highly recommended for this sell-out event!

View photos of last year's Awards here.

View photos of last year's Finalists Retreat here.

We would like to thank our sponsors and media partner, The Irish News for their ongoing support.

Awards Video

We are delighted with the success of the 5th Annual Women in Business Awards and would like to thank everyone who made the evening so enjoyable!

Have a look at what the evening had to offer with our exclusive video!

Winners

Women in Business is delighted to announce the winners of the 5th Annual Women in Business Awards!

Taking place on 19th November 2015 at the Culloden Estate & Spa, over 400 men and women from the business community came together to celebrate some of Northern Ireland's most successful, innovated and determined business women.

Award for Outstanding Businesswoman of the Year

Winner: Tracy Hamilton, Mash Direct

Award for Advancing Diversity in the Workplace

Winner: Deirdre Vaugh Daly, Former Staff Commissioner for Education and Library Boards

Sponsor: Equality Commission for Northern Ireland

Award for Best Customer Service

Winner: Maria McDonagh, Adventures Day Nursery

Sponsor: Vistage

Award for Best Exporter

Winner: Jacqui Walsh, Kitchenmaster NI LTD

Sponsor: Fujitsu

Award for Best in Professional Services

Winner: Shauna Burns, Ulster Bank Limited

Sponsor: Department of Employment & Learning

Award for Best Marketing Campaign

Winner: Lynsey Redpath, Argento

Sponsor: JCDecaux

Award for Best New Start Up

Winner: Adrienne Hanna, Right Revenue

Sponsor: Ulster Bank

Award for Best Small Business

Winner: Sinead Murphy, Shnuggle Ltd

Sponsor: John McKee Solicitors

Award for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Winner: Kate Burns, Ocean Veg Ireland

Sponsor: Belfast City Council

Award for Excellence in IT

Winner: Marion Rybnikar, Reaction Cycles

Sponsor: The Irish News

Award for Outstanding Management and Leadership

Winner: Tina McKenzie, Staffline Group Ireland

Sponsor: Deloitte

Award for Young Businesswoman of the Year

Winner: Katie Waddell, Spoon Street

Sponsor: Q Radio

Important Dates

Closing Date for Award Submissions:

Please complete and return applications by no later than 12 noon on Friday 2nd October to: awards@womeninbusinessni.com

Judging of Applications:

Judging of Applications will take place on Friday 16th October 2015.

Finalists Announced:

Finalists will be announced exclusively in The Irish News mid-October 2015.

Finalists Retreat:

The Finalists Retreat will take place late October/early November – Dates TBC.

Awards Gala:

The Awards Gala will take place on Thursday 19th November 2015 (all finalists must be available on this date).

Book Today

Places are limited to early booking is recommended to avoid disappointment.

Speaker

We are delighted to announce history-maker, The Honourable Madam Justice McBride, as guest speaker at the 5th Annual Women in Business Awards!

Sworn in last month, Denise McBride is now one of Northern Ireland’s first female high court judges with no women having previously held the position since the north’s High Court was established in 1921.

Ms McBride Q.C. is a former pupil of Clough Primary School and Down High School, Downpatrick. She graduated from Queen's University, Belfast with an LLB Honours degree in June 1988 and was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland the following year. She was appointed a Queen's Counsel in September 2011 before being appointed a High Court judge in Northern Ireland on 23 October 2015.

Ms McBride Q.C. has appeared as an advocate at all court levels including the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. As a Queen's Counsel she had a wide ranging practice specialising in chancery, family, civil and international law.

Ms McBride Q.C. was appointed an Honorary Lecturer at Queen's University Belfast in 2006 in recognition of her long service as a tutor and guest lecturer. She was elected Vice Chair of the Bar Council and served from 2012-2014.

She has made a significant contribution to legal education, by writing articles for leading legal journals and giving lectures at various local, UK and international legal conferences.

Terms & Conditions

1. Entrants must be based or have their chief operations in Northern Ireland.

2. Please ensure nominees are available on Thursday 19th November 2015 for the Awards Ceremony.

3. An application form will need to be completed for each entrant. The information provided will be disclosed only to the judges. Do not send any other documents /supporting materials as these will not be accepted.

4. There will be one winner per category and one recipient of the Women in Business Outstanding Businesswoman of the Year Award.

5. The judges’ decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into before or after the judging. All decisions regarding the judging process are made by our judging panel.

6. Details provided in the application form will potentially be used, with approval, for press releases and web content if the nominee is placed as a finalist or winner, so please ensure it is factually correct - we will not be liable for inaccuracies published based on nomination content and changes may not be possible after publication.

7. Applications that do not meet the entry criteria will not be accepted.

8. Entrants can nominate themselves or be nominated by someone else.

9. Entrants can apply for more than one category but must submit a full application each time i.e. one category per application.

10. Please complete and return applications by no later than 12 noon on Friday 2nd October to: awards@womeninbusinessni.com