The Devon Venus Business Women Awards 2015 officially opened for nominations at a glamorous launch party in Exeter last night (21st May 2015).
Local business men and women were welcomed at Exeter Castle by event organisers Celia Delaney of SpeakingSuccess and Alexis Bowater of Bowater Communications.
The awards aim to celebrate and recognise the achievements of the county’s working women and entrepreneurs.
Celia introduced the categories and officially opened the online nominations for Devon as part of an evening targeted to impress the high powered women of the...
The Bishop Fleming offices in Exeter played host to the Venus Awards sponsorship.
Businesses across the region were invited to hear about the Venus Awards 2015, which were specifically created to recognise and reward local women in business.
Business people from various companies which included Natwest, Sampson Hall, Blue Chip Holidays and Exeter Maritime service, networked over lunch on Tuesday and found out more about the Venus Awards 2015.
Hazel Tucker, Director of Business Services at Bishop Fleming who are sponsoring the Director of the Year category, said: “We...
Businesses across Devon will gather at a sponsorship lunch to hear about the Venus Awards, which were specifically created to recognise and reward local women in business.
The lunch, which will take place at the Bishop Fleming offices in Exeter, has been designed to celebrate the achievements of hard working women and to inform businesses on how they can get involved.
Celia Delaney, who has organised the awards in Devon for the past two years, said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for businesses to reach out to women and inspire their own workforce at the same time. Our...
The second year of the Venus Business Women Awards National Finals doubled in size with 124 regional winners compete for a National Venus Award Trophy.
The Venus Awards National Finals is something quite unique and special. It brings together all the regional winners, a group of truly inspirational and influential women, to an event where the crème de la crème vie for the National title in their respective categories. This year 23 winners from eight regions were crowned at a lunchtime celebration held at the beautiful and stunning Hand Picked Hotel - Audley’s Wood, Basingstoke. The...
The Venus Awards National Final takes place on the 23 January.
The Devon Regional winners will compete against more than a hundred other Venus Award Winners from around the country. This sold out event is being held at the Audleys Wood HandPicked Hotel in Basingstoke.
Established in 2009 as the Langtry Manor Business women awards to reward local hard working women, they quickly expanded and rebranded as the Venus Awards and have recognised tens of thousands of inspirational women across the country.
Spearheaded locally by Celia Delaney of Speaking Success, the...
WINNERS of this year’s Natwest Venus Awards Devon were celebrating last night after one of the most glittering events in the annual business calendar.
More than 350 people enjoyed the event at Exeter University’s Great Hall with winners whittled down to the 14 categories from more than 2,000 nominations in the county this year.
Each winner was announced and given their awards following a sumptuous meal and entertainment.
The Venus Awards recognise the efforts and talents of local businesswomen and are split into categories covering all aspects of business and...
The finalists for this year’s Natwest Venus Awards Devon were announced this week at a sumptuous cream-tea event.
More than 70 guests and sponsors attended the prestigious afternoon held at The Deer Park Country House Hotel, near Honiton. They were invited to network with each other and the press and to interact with their own and other sponsors: and celebrate their success so far.
The awards were launched in April and have been whittled down to the finalists through a combination of public and private voting. Sponsors and nominees have enjoyed a variety of events since...
Excitement is building for this year’s Natwest Venus Awards Devon with the announcement of the semi-finalists at a packed awards ceremony in Exeter.
More than a hundred women attended the event at the city’s award-winning restaurant Lloyd’s Kitchen, which provided complementary canapés for the nominees and has supported the awards from the beginning.
Lloyd Gardner, owner, said: “I’m honoured to hold these events, I am always looking to support local businesses and entrepreneurs like myself. I’m looking forward to working more with the Venus Awards in the future.”
As proud sponsors of the Nat West Venus Awards Sampson Hall have been delighted to receive many quality applications from inspiring Devon business women for our category Devon Business of the Year.
Venus Awards will be hosting an event on Thursday 4 September at Lloyd's Kitchen in Exeter, where the semi finalists will be announced.
Celia Delaney, the Devon champion for Venus Awards, will be there to host the evening, along with other sponsors and nominees of the awards.
It will be guaranteed to be a fun and exciting evening.
Women looking to set up a business, or who already run a business and need some extra guidance, can look forward to a day of free advice thanks to the Venus Awards and their sponsors. Friday 6 June will see experts from Venus Awards sponsors NatWest, Stones Solicitors LLP, Bishop Fleming, Sampson Hall and Western Morning News/Express & Echo in Market Square at the Guildhall Shopping Centre in Exeter between 10am and 4pm to provide free advice to women in business. Representatives from the Venus Awards themselves will also be on hand to talk about the awards and to encourage people to...
