EVENTS
Speaker – Crafter ’ s Companion founder and Dragons ’ Den star Sara Davies will be the special guest during the 2020 Tees Businesswomen Awards .
Businesswomen Awards go virtual
Big event to go online following Tech Awards success
Entries and nominations are now
open for the delayed Tees
Businesswomen Awards 2020 , which will be held as a virtual event following the success of the inaugural Tees Tech Awards .
The awards , which will be hosted by Teesside-born TV journalist Shiulie Ghosh with Dragon ’ s Den star Sara Davies as guest speaker , will take place on a new date of Thursday January 14 2021 .
Deadline to enter the awards is 5pm on Thursday December 4 2020 .
Around 440 people attended last year ’ s Tees Businesswomen Awards in the Grand Marquee at Wynyard Hall , after 270 attended the inaugural event within the hall itself in 2018 .
However , the Tees Business organisers decided to make this year ’ s event virtual with no end in site to Covid restrictions around social gatherings and having proved the potential for virtual awards through the Tees Tech Awards .
Martin Walker , director of awards organisers Resolution Media and Publishing , said a tough decision had been made easier when the Tech Awards had proved such a success on a virtual platform .
“ The challenge of Covid hasn ’ t dampened our desire to provide women in business across the Tees region with the recognition and celebration they deserve ,” he said .
“ After two ground-breaking events in 2018 and 2019 , we are more determined than ever to make the third instalment of the Tees Businesswomen Awards a huge success .
“ The virtual Tech Awards were a huge success , enjoyed by finalists , winners , sponsors and the watching public . The ceremony was streamed live and the video content from the evening has received 110,000 online views , so we can provide more exposure and publicity to sponsors and finalists than we ’ ve ever previously planned .
“ The logistical success , positive feedback and excellent viewing figures for the Tech Awards have made our decision about the Tees Businesswomen Awards much easier .”
The awards will be held in association with main sponsors Northern Skills Group , the training and apprenticeship arm of Middlesbrough College .
Category sponsors include Cornerstone Business Solutions , Punch Robson Solicitors , Faithful + Gould , PD Ports , Teesside University and px Group .
Category sponsorships remain available for the categories of Breaking the Mould , Best Newcomer , Charity / Voluntary Award and Best New Business .
Host – Middlesbrough-born former BBC newsreader Shiulie Ghosh will host the virtual Tees Businesswomen Awards in January 2021 .
Awards – Jane Turner OBE was recognised with an Outstanding Contribution award at the 2019 Tees Businesswomen Awards .
Call 01642 450255 or email info @ teesbusiness . co . uk for more details
For more details about the categories and how to enter , visit teesbusiness . co . uk
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