WOW, what a year the 2020 Kent Women in Business Awards is shaping up to be. With the most nominations YET the judges really do have their work cut out for them!!

The categories that didn’t receive enough nominations to make them viable this year are;

  • Construction
  • Tech
  • Hospitality

All finalists will receive an email confirmation tomorrow as well as a Finalist Logo.

START-UP BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

Charlotte Jayne Hare – Loopy Nails, Beauty and Make-up Artist

Jacqueline Newlands – Hugsbaby Ltd

Gemma Swari & Ellisha Gray – Penny’s Boutique Ltd

Emma Langridge – Bramley Business Solutions

Sam Hogwood – Escape from the City VA Services

Sarah Raine – Colley Raine & Associates

Hetty Rackham – Female Business Start-ups

Emma Thorpe – Sole Purpose Foot Health

Hannah Patterson – Key & Quill Ltd

Trisha Wood – Memorial Jewellery

 

HOME BASED BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

Julie Bartlett – Juliebartlett.me

Michelle Burke – Fabulously Fit & The Lavender Room Health Club

Clara Linton – Crafty Clara

Jane Bevan – Primrose Fayre

Joy Potter – Medway Property Matters

Ann Read – The PA Portal

Emily O’Neill – Pink Spaghetti PA Services

Deborah Hall – Hall of Fame and Belle2moi Ltd

Katie Aldred – Elstan HR Ltd

Olivia Meader – Glam Squad

 

MUMPRENEUR OF THE YEAR

Lauren Hampshire – The Milky Tee Company

Leanne Harber – The Ultimate Group

Jessica Rothenberg – Little Yoga Warriors

Nicola Carey-Shine – Learn to Shine

Amy Watmore – The Administration Hub Ltd

Abi Ireland – Wine Tours of Kent

Diane McCann – Vibrational Sound Therapy

Layla Courtney-Sales – Luna’s Dog Walking Services

Ann Read – The PA Portal

 

BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR (UNDER 5 YEARS)

Jalmeen Lall – Proactive Wellbeing Clinic

Rebecca Daniel – Jigsaw Education

Tracey Westell – Pecunia (2016) Ltd

Katie Pickett – Pinky’s Beauty Ltd

Joanna van Blommestein – The Bra Boss

Amanda Bastianelli – Expectancy Scanning Studios Ltd

Anita McAloren – The Business Lounge

Jodie Devlin – Outreach Tuition Ltd

Dayzee Potter – Moondance Bar / Dream Academy PA

Amy Watmore – The Administration Hub Ltd

 

BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR (OVER 5 YEARS)

Hasmita Reardon – Reardon Properties

Natalie Pieri – Accounting Connections Limited

Lynette Wood – Almarose Hotels

Karen Deans – Field Fare

Pam Loch – Loch Associates Group

Tracy Bush – Provenance Potatoes Ltd

Deborah Salsbury – The Reading Doctor

Siobhan Stirling – Sharp Minds Communications

Natalie Mackenzie – BIS Services

Ami Culver – Kits Coty Glamping

 

LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT AWARD

Nicola Lutz – No Fluff

Samantha Ready – Sideways Media Ltd

Amanda Redman – Amanda Redman Financial Planning

Siobhan Stirling – Sharp Minds Communications

Tracy May – The Cleaning Fairy

 

WOMEN IN PR AND MARKETING AWARD

Jade Ashton – Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway

Maxine Kerely – Digital Bon Bons

Aimee Coveney – Bookollective

Helen Cox – Helen Cox Marketing Ltd

Jo Clark and Liz White – Think Wild Media

Hetty Rackham – Female Business Start-ups

Leah Buckingham-Warner – Leah Buckingham Digital Marketing

Lauren Webb – Evoke Media

 

YOUNG BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR

Emily Brown – Emily Brown Photography

Hollie O’Callaghan – Hollie’s Little Cakery Ltd

Hannah Catchlove – Fond Company

Jade Ashton – Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway

Iesha Notice – Ice Tickles Childcare

Heather Syers – Delego Limited

Lauren Elizabeth Murray – ByLaurenElizabeth

Natasha Dhariwal – Caremark Maidstone

Rosario Bareto – Vitality Hub

Terri Wright – T W Tutors Ltd

 

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR

Hasmita Reardon – Reardon Properties

Helen Willsher – The Essential Beauty Group

Karen Davies – Pink Lemon Branding & Design Ltd

Penny Watkins – Aqualife Swimming Limited

Nicola Powell – Curious Dog Media

Joanna van Blommestein – The Bra Boss

Melanie Smith – Melanie Smith

Amy Bowler – Amy Jayne Aesthetics Ltd

Abi Ireland – Wine Tours of Kent

Leah Buckingham-Warner – Leah Buckingham Digital Marketing

 

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Jane Pearman – Hypo Hounds

Ismini Phillips – Ismini Phillips Studios Ltd

Bex Hough – Mama’s Instinct & Fertility Instinct

Robyn Smith – Candy Pampering & Aesthetics Ltd

Jo Clark and Liz White – Think Wild Media

SERVICE EXCELLENCE AWARD

Helen Willsher – The Essential Beauty Group

Lisa Gordon – The Gravesend Florist

Clara Linton – Crafty Clara

Lynette Wood – Almarose Hotels

Jessica Butler – Vanity Fair Beauty

Lorilee Covall – Luxfords Hair & Beauty

Alison Wright – Alison Wright Wealth Management Specialist

Amanda Bastianelli – Expectancy Scanning Studios Ltd

Michelle Avory – MK Accountancy

Emily O’Neill – Pink Spaghetti Pa Services

 

WOMEN IN THE ARTS/CREATIVE AWARD

Emily Brown – Emily Brown Photography

Nicola Carey-Shine – Learn to Shine

Nicola Maynard – Lordswood Dancentre

Jade Anstiss – Jade Tinkler Photography

Samantha Ready – Sideways Media Ltd

Caroline Bruce – Caroline Bruce Designer Dresses

Karen Davies – Pink Lemon Branding & Design Ltd

Aimee Coveney – Bookollective

Ami Culver – Kits Coty Glamping

Jane Mucklow – Jane Mucklow Photography

 

WOMEN’S CHAMPION AWARD

The Kent Chapter of La Leche League Leaders

Julie Bartlett – Juliebartlett.me

Laura Chambers – On the Doorstep/Social Edge

Maria Garcia – Unfiltered Motherhood

Aly Harrold – Aly Harrold Coaching for Public Speaking

Cheryl Causebrook – Cheryl Causebrook

Fiona Shoults – Microblading & More

Jade Anstiss – Jade Tinkler Photography

Lindsay Woods – Let’s Burlesque

Karen Jones – Happy You Happy Body

 

GROWTH AWARD

Deborah Salsbury – The Reading Doctor

Karen Deans – Field Fare

Tracy Bush – Provenance Potatoes Ltd

Natalie Mackenzie – BIS Services

Lorilee Covall – Luxfords Hair & Beauty

Amanda Redman – Amanda Redman Financial Planning

Jodie Devlin – Outreach Tuition Ltd

Penny Watkins – Aqualife Swimming Limited

Jayne Gibson – Auream Aesthetics

Georgia Bardsley – Bardsley England

 

INNOVATION AWARD

Keara Hanson – Medway healing & Hypnotherapy

Dany Griffiths – Freedom Fertility Formula

Sarah Mollison – CYCLEme TOTS

Deborah Salsbury – The Reading Doctor

Karen Deans – Field Fare

Tracey Westell – Pecunia (2016) Limited

Caroline Bruce – Caroline Bruce Designer Dresses

 

WOMEN IN RETAIL AWARD

Elizabeth Jean Broady & Robyn Margaret Stanley – Little Moniker Ltd

Melissa Dawkins – Craft ship Enterprise CIC

Hannah Catchlove – Fond Company

Deborah Clark – Akoya Bridal & Event Services

Ina Lombard-Ogilvie – MotoGirl Kent

Lisa Gordon – The Gravesend Florist

Suzette McDowell – Shea Me

 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY AWARD

Karen Clifford – Vision Communication

Emma Kluibenshadl – Emma Kaye – The SEND Trainer

Christine Tonks – Christine Tonks

Zoe Rodda – Lily’s Social Kitchen

Elaine Lucas – Paw Cat Café

Katie Pickett – Pinky’s Beauty Ltd

Sarah Raine – Colley Raine & Associates

Cheryl Causebrook – Cheryl Causebrook

Sarah Canavan – Lingotot Bexley

Natash Dhariwal – Caremark Maidstone

If you would like to attend the 2020 awards please reserve your tickets here…. – you will then be sent an invoice and menu choice. Your places are only guaranteed upon receipt of payment. This event sells out very quickly, and is THE most exciting event for women here in Kent.

This year we are thrilled to be supporting Breast Cancer Kent and the NSPCC