Girl power to the fore in awards

Ayrshire’s brightest young female entrepreneurs are being urged to come forward for this year’s AccelerateHER Awards.

The winner will be offered a free place on a trade mission to Dubai or Berlin where they will showcase their business and be introduced to key industry contacts and investors.

Back for their fourth consecutive year, the awards are organised by Scotland’s only all- female business angel group Investing Women, designed to inspire and support more female- led companies in Scotland

Open to entrepreneurial women who play a leading role in companies with strong global growth potential, the awards programme provides an ideal platform for them to connect with Investing Women’s network of angel investors, commercial advisers and other successful entrepreneurs.

While the winners of this year’s AccelerateHER Awards will lead companies with immediate high growth potential, the 2019 programme will also feature a new ‘ Rising Star’ category which recognises a female entrepreneur with a great early stage business idea.

Entrants will be asked to submit a video pitch and executive summary via the Investing Women’s website, outlining their business, its ambitions, growth plans and investment potential.

Deadline for entries is February 22. To enter, send your video pitch to www. investingwomen. co. uk/