Redhotcurry 2012: A Year in Pictures December 2012 | Page 15

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Women Empowered, the UK-based networking and support group co-founded by Reena Ranger and Mona Remtulla, held its second event on Wednesday 26th September 2012 in London, featuring inspirational stories from a range of women entrepreneurs including Sally Overhead, Founder of MOJOMUMS (pictured below); Kiran Sharma, Managing Director of KIKIT Ltd and Manager to singer Prince; Rupinder Virdee, Director of Revolution Creative Agency and brand ambassador Anjali Pathak (pictured centre left).

Women Entrepreneurs Empowered

MITIE plc, the FTSE 250 listed strategic outsourcing services company, made its first investment in a start-up company at the MITIE Millions "Dragons Den" style pitching event on 28th May 2012. Investment sought varied from £100,000 to nearly £1 million from a panel of three judges including Ruby McGregor-Smith CBE, CEO of MITIE; Suzanne Baxter, Group Finance Director of MITIE and Chairman of Small Business Banking at RBS, Peter Ibbetson.

MITIE Millions 'Start-Ups' pitching event