Here is the list of all winners:
Winnipeg, MAY, 2012 - Manitoba Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award gala, hosted by Women Business Owners of Manitoba at the Winnipeg Convention Centre on May 17th.
Winners were also announced in the following categories:
Impact on Local Economy
(Sponsor: MTS)
Rishona Hyman, Aqua Essence Swim Academy
Building Business
(Sponsor: Women's Enterprise Centre of Manitoba)
Claudia Villatoro-Earl, Declutter.ca
Lifetime Achievement
(Sponsor: City of Winnipeg)
Majda Ficko, Hair Do Zoo
Home Enterprise
(Sponsor: Winnipeg Free Press)
Kaye Grant, Reconnaissance Management Consulting Group Inc.
Emerging Business
(Sponsor: Cynthia Hiebert-Simkin, Inkster Christie Hughes LLP)
Marta Mikita-Wilson, Eco Stream
Franchisee
(Sponsor: Winnipeg Women Magazine)
Anita Sharma Turner, RE/MAX Associates
Excellence in Service
(Sponsor: CIBC)
Penny Brookes, Cruise World Inc.
Contribution to Community
(Sponsor: CTV)
Tannis Wilson, Covet Designs
International Trade
(Sponsor: Province of Manitoba)
Celeste Brunel, Celestial Designs Inc.
"Each and every one of our 30 finalists are to be commended on their success in business. We take pride in the integrity of our submission and judging process and anyone named as a finalist is certainly a successful business woman. The 10 women who won Awards on May 17th will join an esteemed group of Women Business Owners who have stood before them as winners of these prestigious awards," said Lucy Camara, President of WBOM and Vice-President of Olatech Business Hosting Corporation. "Launching and running a business is a challenge for anyone. Being a woman business owner brings with it a unique set of challenges and it takes a true entrepreneurial spirit to embrace those challenges, managing
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