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Middlesbrough College
principal Zoe Lewis with Tees
Business co-editor Dave Allan.
GOOD
SKILLS
Northern Skills Group to again
headline Tees Businesswomen
Awards 2019…
L
eading Tees training provider Northern
Skills Group has again agreed to
sponsor the Tees Businesswomen
Awards in 2019.
The training and apprenticeship arm
of Middlesbrough College were headline
sponsors for last year’s hugely-successful
inaugural event, which was attended by 280
people at Wynyard Hall in November.
Organisers Tees Business are hoping
to make this year’s event even bigger and
better – and have already increased capacity
by moving the event to Wynyard’s stunning
Grand Marquee.
The 2019 Tees Businesswomen Awards,
in association with Northern Skills Group,
will be held on Thursday October 24 this
year.
Middlesbrough College principal Zoe
Lewis said: “We were really honoured
to be involved in the very first Tees
Businesswomen Awards in 2018 and it’s
fantastic to be involved again this year.
“For a first event I thought it was
amazing. We saw lots of inspirational
stories, as I think we knew there would be,
and I think it must have been really difficult
for the judges to decide between a whole
range of amazing talent across Teesside.
“It's great to nominate any staff who are
achieving great things, but why not put your
female talent forward for an award so they
also become more aware of the networks
around them?
“There aren't many women across
Teesside that people are familiar with. Or
when we've had business awards of any
type, you tend not to see women putting
themselves forward or being nominated.
“So it's really important that we raise
awareness of the talent we have here.”
Zoe says there lots of reasons why it’s
important for education to be linked with
business awards.
And she added: “When you look at
Middlesbrough College, for example, we
have 13,000 students, half of them female.
Generally, girls out-perform boys across the
whole education system.
“You do wonder, therefore, why we
don't see as many women at the top of
organisations, so it's important that girls
can see role models, they can see positions
they might aspire to become in the future.
“I'm an alumni of Middlesbrough College
myself and we saw many other nominations
at last year’s event, so we can already start
to see things change.
“But it's also important to show current
students the jobs that exist here on
Teesside.
“We lose a lot of talent out of our region,
male and female, but if we can raise the
profile of female occupations, senior roles
and business opportunities for young girls,
then they might be more likely to keep their
talent here.
“I’d urge everyone to get their
nominations in. It was a fantastic event last
year, but imagine if we can get even more
nominations in?
“Let's make it even tougher for the
judges this year!”
Meanwhile, seven of the category award
sponsors from 2018 have already agreed to
renew their sponsorship this year.
They include Teesside University,
Cornerstone Business Solutions, px Group,
RMS Recruitment, Punch Robson Solicitors,
Developments by Joseph Homes and
SABIC.
Tees Business co-editor Dave Allan said:
“We’re delighted Northern Skills Group
have agreed to be headline sponsors again
and we thank them for their continued
support.”
“The first Tees Businesswomen Awards
was a huge success – thanks largely to the
support of all our sponsors – and we hope
to make them even bigger and better this
year.”
SPONSOR A CATEGORY
Only three category awards are
now available to sponsor, including
Charity/Voluntary, Lifelong Inspiration
and Best New Business.
The package includes
> Table of 10 (worth £750 + VAT)
> Champagne reception
> Opportunity to judge category
entries
> Present category award including
short speech
> Full page advert in Awards
Programme
> Event branding (backdrop,
programme, audio)
> Opportunity to display your pop-
up or banner stand at Awards
Event.
> Advance Publicity (Tees Business
magazine, online editorial and
social media)
> Post-Event Publicity: full page
shared with winners in Tees
Business magazine awards
supplement + online & social media
(worth £695+)
> Minimum 10 social media mentions
pre and post-event
£3,000 (+ VAT)
To enquire email info@teesbusiness.
co.uk or call 01642 450255.