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Friday 7th
March 2025
Crowne Plaza City Centre Hotel, Liverpool

#WIBA25 celebrates the best from across the city

Over 300 leading business personalities from across Liverpool gathered at the Crowne Plaza Liverpool City Centre on Friday 7th March 2025 to celebrate the achievements of the regions leading female entrepreneurs at the Women in Business Awards 2025.

The twelfth Women in Business Awards, sponsored by Paul Holmes Fine Jewellery, rewarded some of the region’s leading female business leaders.

The awards, hosted by Northwest television icon, Lucy Meacock alongside DIB boss Frank McKenna 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 2025 included Natalie Reeves-Billing, Vitality Homes and Katie Bentley from the Liverpool BID Company who won Woman of the Year 2025, Female Led Business of the Year 2025 and the Chief Executive’s Award 2025 respectively.

CLICK HERE for the full list of winners.

For further information on how you can get involved in next years event contact beth.mckenna@downtowninbusiness.com.

Winners

Newcomer of the Year 2025

Sponsor: High Performance Consultancy

Ashli Reid and Jo Humphreys, iFloat

Marketer of the Year 2025

Sponsor: The Printroom UK

Nicola Docking, Poke Marketing

Change Maker of the Year 2025

Sponsor: Liverpool Business News

Ruth Wood, Mersey Maritime

Social Impact Award 2025

Sponsor: Sutcliffe

Sue Gregory, Everton in the Community

Visitor Economy Personality of the Year 2025

Sponsor: Verlingue

Jan Morris, Hope Street Hotel

Unsung Hero Award 2025

Sponsor: Nugent

Sonia Bassey, Mandela8

Property Personality of the Year 2025

Sponsor: United Wolves Productions

Anne King, Steven A Hunt & Associates

Female Professional of the Year 2025

Sponsor: Malmaison

Gill Stoll, Hill Dickinson

Female Led Business of the Year 2025

Sponsor: Devafest

Vitality Homes

Woman of the Year 2025

Sponsor: Paul Holmes Fine Jewellery

Natalie Reeves-Billing, The Builder Book Project UK

Liverpool BID Company Award 2025

Sponsor: Liverpool BID Company

Natalie Haywood, The LEAF Group

Chair's Award 2025

Sponsor: Downtown in Business

Georgia Morgan and Jade Morgan, Propel PR

Fly with the Eagles Award 2025

Sponsor: John Haynes Foundation

Gill Williams, The City of Liverpool College

Chief Executive's Award 2025

Sponsor: Downtown in Business

Katie Bentley, Liverpool BID Company

Rising Star Awards 2025

Sponsor: City of Liverpool College

Grace Johnson, Warwick NW
Emily Robson, Knowledge Quarter Liverpool
Emily Warburton, Sutcliffe
Beth Wainwright, Boosted Tape

Commendations 2025

Visitor Economy Personality of the Year 2025
Sarah Kelly, Pullman Hotel

Property Personality of the Year 2025
Michelle Eager, Krol Corlett

Female Professional of the Year 2025
Julie Johnson, Morecrofts Solicitors

Female Led Business of the Year 2025
Glenville Walker

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