From Precious, Dec 2010
The Precious Awards 2010
Headline Sponsor :
The British Library Business & IP Centre
Visit www.preciousawards.com to find out more.
Download the Official Ceremony Brochure pdf here.
The British Library Business & IP Centre in London supports entrepreneurs, inventors and small businesses from that first spark of inspiration to successfully launching and developing a business. Visit the website here.
The PRECIOUS Awards was founded to celebrate the achievements of inspirational entrepreneurial women of colour who are running businesses in the UK. The Awards are about recognising success and inspiring other women of colour to launch their own business. We also recognise women in the workplace with the PRECIOUS Leadership within the Workplace Award. We are proud to applaud and highlight enterprise and innovation amongst some of the brightest stars contributing to UK plc.
The Awards took place on:- Monday 8 November 2010 at The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
[Special guests, winners announced live, networking, drinks and canapés, goody bags and more.]
David Cameron summed up the power and influence that your stories have in his tribute to the women honoured at The PRECIOUS Awards 2009:
"It is great to read of the impact which the Awards have had on previous winners, I am sure that their stories will help to inspire others and that the achievements of this year's nominees will have the same effect". David Cameron | UK Prime Minister
2010 Winners and Finalists Announced
The PRECIOUS Awards 2010 is celebrating your stories this year. Congratulations to our Precious Finalists and Winners! and Thanks to all our Sponsors, Supporters and Partners
Start-Up Business Of The Year:
Sponsored By Urban Inclusion
WINNER: Janet M Banks - The Art of Cake - janetmohapibanks.com/
FINALISTS: Sonia Evelyn - Evelyn Products - www.evelynproducts.com
Careeta Robert-Green - Born With A Gift – www.bornwithagift.com
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Social Enterprise Business Of The Year:
Sponsored By The Social Enterprise Coalition
WINNER: Marcia Hutchinson MBE - Primary Colours - www.primarycolours.net
FINALISTS: Vanessa Sanyauke - The Rafiki Network – www.therafikinetwork.co.uk
Lauren Craig - Thinking Flowers - www.thinkingflowers.org.uk/
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Service Business Of The Year:
Sponsored By Ethnic Minority Business Advocacy Network
WINNER: Geeta Sidhu - Nosh Detox - www.noshdetoxdelivery.com
FINALISTS: Diahanne Rhiney – 15 Degrees www.15degrees.com
Jo Sealy - To Market – www.to-market.co.uk
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Creative Business Of The Year:
WINNER: Ola Amoako - Urbantopia - www.urbantopia.co.uk/
FINALISTS: Nana Fosu - Fosuism - fosuism.bigcartel.com/
Geraldine Mattis – Geraldine Mattis Design - www.geraldinemattisdesign.com/
Ola Amoako - Urbantopia - www.urbantopia.co.uk/
Bunmi Olaye - Bunmi Koko Ltd - www.bunmikoko.com
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Leadership Within The Workplace:
Sponsored By Race for Opportunity
WINNER: Lydia Frempong - Business Development Manager- Media Trust -
www.mediatrust.org
Sonia Dixon MBE – Adult Library Services Co-ordinator - Walsall Libraries – www.walsall.gov.uk
Farida Anderson MBE - Chief Executive - Partners of Prisoners – www.partnersofprisoners.co.uk
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Young Entrepreneur Of The Year:
Sponsored By Colorblind Cards
WINNER: Bunmi Olaye, Bunmi Olaye Ltd
FINALISTS: Careeta Robert-Green, Lauren Craig
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The Precious Entrepreneur Of The Year:
WINNER: Geeta Sidhu - Nosh Detox - www.noshdetoxdelivery.com
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Thanks also to our supporters and partners:
