The NatWest everywoman Awards celebrates inspirational business women who have achieved significant success - particularly those who've had to overcome adversities such as financial constraints, social disadvantages or skills gaps.

Read more about the Natwest everywoman Awards:

• About the Awards
• Award Categories
• The Awards Ceremony
  
• How to Enter
• Judges
• Sponsors
• Patron
• Photos 2008
• Previous Winners and Finalists

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Becky Benfield
Owner, Utterly Horses
Winner of the Artemis Award 2008

I'm honoured to receive this prestigious award and would like to use it to inspire other young woman to go into business. Who knows, maybe one day one of my customers will enter the everywoman awards! In addition to winning the award, I found the whole judging progress invaluable and advantageous. It made you focus and analyse your business to see what you were actually doing, as well as giving you ideas where it could develop and grow. Everyone who participates in the everywoman awards gains something in one way or another.

Kate Craig-Wood
Managing Director, Memset Dedicated Hosting
Winner of the Demeter Award 2008

Despite being a successful entrepreneur, I still find everywoman.com a great place to find useful & thought-provoking articles and to network with other businesswomen. Winning the Demeter award is immensely important to me, as both an accolade to my business achievement and the way I have tried to inspire others. It has also been fantastic PR, and has opened new doors for me by elevating my profile.

Gill Riley
Managing Director, GGR-UNIC
Winner of the Athena Award 2008

What a fantastic experience! Everything about the everywoman awards has been positive and beneficial. Personally it was a huge privilege and honour to win and as a company we have received some excellent media coverage as a result. I’m particularly pleased to have achieved this as a woman in the construction industry and if it can help to inspire other people out there then that would be great.

Liz Cottingham
Owner, The Mill at Gordleton
Winner of the Hera Award 2008

We are all used to being supportive mothers, wives, girlfriends and friends so it was such a treat to be acknowledged for being me!! It also came at a brilliant time- turning 50, recently divorced, daughters both at university and - for the first time facing the future alone. But winning the award made me realise this new chapter in my life is just as exciting and fulfilling as the last! Thank you everywoman.

Sylvia Hopwood
Managing Director, The Recycle Works Limited
Winner of the Iris Award 2008

Having recovered from the amazement of winning the everywoman Iris Award I seem to have developed wings. My creative energy has risen to alarming levels as I realise that The Recycle Works can achieve so much more in the future. We have moved forward from that day on. Our new website has been launched on the back of the generous PR generated from the everywoman Iris Award.

Hilary Devey
Founder, Chairman and CEO, Pall-Ex Group
Winner of the NatWest everywoman Award 2008

I have been fortunate enough to win many prestigious awards since forming my palletised freight distribution network, Pall-Ex, in 1996. However, having my achievements recognised by the everywoman organisation is very special indeed. The positive media coverage associated with a national name is excellent for our profile and adds a great deal to our credibility.