Entrepreneur of the Year – “The Journal” Report

Posted on | December 7, 2006 | Comments Off

This is from the Newcastle Journal on Nov 18th 2006

Newcastle Journal

LING VALENTINE OF LINGsCARS.com WINS “WOMAN IN RETAIL” – ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR 2006

Eight female entrepreneurs running businesses across the North-East took away awards in a range of categories. The dinner was hosted and organised by Durham Business School’s Women Into the Network. It was sponsored by One NorthEast and compered by Julia Hankin, of BBC Radio Newcastle.

Entrepreneur Awards The Journal business editor Iain Laing said: “The Journal is delighted to have sponsored the Best Newcomer Award.”

Women Into the Network project director Dinah Bennett said: “The North-East has shown one of the highest increases of women setting up businesses in the UK, which in turn is contributing enormously to the GDP of the region. “It’s wonderful that we have been able to celebrate such a wealth of success and talent.”

The audience heard from 2005′s North-East Woman Entrepreneur of the Year, Anne Ganley, of Sunderland’s Thompson Building Centres.

The winners

Most Innovative Idea – Sara Johnson, Crafters (correct) Companion, County Durham.

Young Woman Entrepreneur – Victoria Lynch, Additional Lengths, Stockton.

Woman in Retail – Ling Valentine, LINGsCARS.com, Gateshead.

Woman Social Entrepreneur – Sylvia Hudson, South Tyneside Credit Union, South Shields.

Best Cultural and Creative Business – Jacqui Chapman, Spacecraft Events, County Durham.

Best Newcomer – Danielle Dunn, Fresh Soap Deli, North Shields.

Rural Woman Entrepreneur – Jane Nolan, Shark Group, Northumberland.

Woman in Technology – Siobhan Bales, The bgroup, Newcastle.

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