Time to nominate top women

NOMINATIONS have opened to celebrate Nelson Mandela Bay’s best and brightest women entrepreneurs with the local branch of the Businesswomen’s Association’s (BWA) annual awards.

The BWA is on the lookout for leading women in local business and government to be recognised in their 2018 Regional Business Achiever Awards.

The awards honour the achievements of women entrepreneurs and professionals and play an important role in recognising the part that women play in the economy and the life of the city, BWA chairwoman Michelle Brown says.

“Not only do the awards give recognition where it is deserved, but they are often an impetus for women to reach even higher,” Brown said.

“Many of our finalists and winners have gone on to even greater success in their businesses and careers after going through the positive experience of participating in the awards.”

Nominations for the awards are open until February 23, with the awards being divided into six categories: emerging entrepreneur, entrepreneur, social entrepreneur, corporate, professional and government.

Entrants must be nominated, but they do not have to be BWA members.

Three finalists will be chosen in each category by an independent panel of judges, after which the winners will be announced at a dinner at the Boardwalk Convention Centre on June 21.

Nomination forms and further information on the nomination criteria are available on the BWA website at www.bwasa.co.za