INSPIRATIONAL achievers from Solihull have made it to the final for prestigious awards.
Finalists, selected from hundreds of nominations from across the UK came together ahead of the seventh Ladies First Network Business and Inspirational Women Awards.
A host of new categories are among the 20 being contested this year, including Women of Courage; Excellence In Independent Food Businesses; Excellence In Marketing and Media; Women in Property and Inclusive Leadership/Women on Boards.
The gongs are also honouring, among others, Start-up of the Year, Trailblazer/Entrepreneur; Excellence In Health and Wellbeing; Charity of the Year, Family Business of the Year and Business Man of the Year.
Big awards on the night will also be presented to Inspirational Women and Business Woman of the Year as well as Lifetime Achievement.
Headline sponsors are Edwards Wealth, in Berkswell; Alsters Kelley Solicitors, which has branches in Coventry and Warwickshire; Midlands-based recruitment agency Pertemps Network; IXL Centre in Southam; Mallory Court Country House in Leamington; Bia’s Kitchen Show in Leamington and Sandhu Foods.
The Awards were unveiled at The House of Commons in February and are headed up by Ladies First director Tracey McAtamney from Balsall Common.
Finalists from Solihull include, Rebecca Blay, of Fantasy Gymnastics Club for Start-up of the Year, Maxine Faulder, of AboutFace for Influencer of the Year and Paola Spiga of Glam and Glow Beauty Lab in Hockley Heath for Excellence In Health and Beauty and Health and Wellbeing.
This year’s awards are also supporting fundraising for vital cancer equipment for local hospitals.
