CHAMBER NEWS


All of the various winners from the 2017 Enterprising Women Awards


Search starts for the year’s most enterprising women


The annual quest to find the region’s most successful and inspirational businesswomen has launched. The hunt for nominations for the


2018 East Midlands Chamber Enterprising Women Awards, headline sponsored by Pick Everard, officially began last month. It started at a two-course lunch


at the Quorn Grange Hotel, Leicester, where the guest speaker was the inspirational mother-of- two, businesswoman and investor Alex Peace-Gadsby. Alex runs several businesses, including the clothing company Musto, and is also involved with charity work both locally and nationally. Based in Nottingham, she was


appointed as the Chief Scout Commissioner for England in 2015 after being involved in Scouting for 11 years.


22 business network November 2017 L-R: Eileen Richards and Jean Mountain She shared her experiences as a


woman in business, a journey that is both interesting and motivating. The lunch was hosted by the Co-


Chairs of Enterprising Women - Jean Mountain, a Past President at the Chamber, and Eileen Richards, of ER Recruitment. Both are members of the Chamber Board of Directors. Eileen said: “The awards are all


about finding and recognising women who make a serious contribution to the regional economy, often successfully balancing work, keeping home and motherhood, but not always being acknowledged for what they achieve. “Alex does all of the above and


more, which made her a perfect choice of speaker for the event that launches this year’s quest.” There are seven awards to be won


this year – the 21st year of the competition: Business Woman of the


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