This year’s grand finale of the Venus Awards in Dorset were announced at Lighthouse Theatre in Poole last Friday (18 September).
Competition was fierce with a record-breaking number of nominations and applications across 15 award categories in Dorset and with 5,862 votes cast in the three public vote categories.
Dubbed the ‘Working Women’s Oscars’ by Channel 4 and now in its sixth year, the Venus Awards recognise and shine a light on the talents of enterprising women.
Amongst the winners were New Business Award: Oxana Ruckhaber – Minster Designs Bridal Boutique; Networker of the Year: Barbara Fowler – MyBabyLog Ltd; Business Mother of the Year:
Julie Cook-Hughes – SOS Recruitment and Employee of the Year: Caroline Swaine – InXpress UK Ltd
To find out more about the Dorset Venus Awards Visit: www.venusawards.co.uk/dorset