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Friday 8th March 2024 Crowne Plaza City Centre Hotel, Liverpool

Eleventh annual Women in Business Awards celebrates the best female entrepreneurs

Over 300 leading business personalities from across Liverpool and Cheshire celebrated the achievements of some of the regions leading female entrepreneurs at the Women in Business Awards 2024, hosted by Downtown in Business.

The eleventh iteration of the Women in Business Awards, sponsored by Sefton Hospitality, rewarded several of the region’s leading female business leaders. This year the competition was fiercer than ever as the voting was expanded to include Cheshire and North Wales alongside the fantastic talent from the Liverpool City Region.

The awards, which this year were hosted by Northwest television icon, Lucy Meacock, celebrates the finest female-led businesses, the established and up-and-coming entrepreneurs, and the women who make the most valuable contribution to the growth of the local economy.

Winners for the Women in Business Awards 2024 included; Laura Pye from National Museums Liverpool, who took home the Liverpool BID Company Award, Joanne Henney from Nugent, who won the Chief Executive’s Awards 2024 and Louise Stewart from Chester Race Company who received the Woman of the Year Award 2024.

This years event was hosted at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Liverpool City Centre on International Women’s Day Friday 8th March 2024.

We are delighted that we raised £3,900 on the day for our charity, Liverpool University Hospitals Charity, a big thank you to everyone who donated on the day.

For further information on how you can get involved in next years event CLICK HERE.

Who do you think deserves to win at Women in Business Awards 2025? Submit your nominations HERE.

Winners

Newcomer of the Year 2024

Sponsor: oneHR Software

Katherine Jones, Think Wine Group

Employee of the Year 2024

Sponsor: Sedulo

Claire McGuinness, High Performance Consultancy

PA of the Year 2024

Sponsor: The Festive Group

Maria Ledson, PlayStation Studios

Marketer of the Year 2024

Sponsor: The Printroom UK

Jane Entwistle, Entyce Creative

Hospitality Personality of the Year 2024

Sponsor: Hospitality Hero

Sam Dhaliwal, Individual Restaurant Group

Visitor Economy Personality of the Year 2024

Sponsor: United Wolves Productions

Beth Locke, Liverpool BID Company

Legal Personality of the Year 2024

Sponsor: Malmaison

Sally Abrams, Napthens Solicitors

Financial Services Personality of the Year 2024

Sponsor: Liverpool University Hospitals Charity

Sue Chambers, River Capital

Recruiter of the Year 2024

Sponsor: Moore Media

Laura Pagan, William James Recruitment

Female Led Business of the Year 2024

Sponsor: HM3 Legal

HybridTec

Small Business Owner of the Year 2024

Sponsor: Gino D'Acampo

Louise Kemp & Anna Vieira, Nineteen Agency

Property Personality of the Year 2024

Sponsor: Krol Corlett

Emma Ratcliffe, Morgan Sindall

Woman of the Year 2024

Sponsor: Sefton Hospitality

Louise Stewart, Chester Race Company

Liverpool BID Company Award 2024

Sponsor: Liverpool BID Company

Laura Pye, National Museums Liverpool

Chair's Award 2024

Sponsor: Downtown in Business

Alex Cousins, Catapult

Chief Executive's Award 2024

Sponsor: Downtown in Business

Joanne Henney, Nugent

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Video produced by United Wolves Productions