The fifth annual LeicestershireLive Women in Business Awards, with headline sponsors Growth Partners plc, will celebrate the outstanding achievements of female entrepreneurs and professionals within the region.

From individuals running a business from home to high-flying career professionals, the awards highlight the achievements of a wide range of businesswomen from across Leicestershire. The awards fly the flag for women in business and create female role models to inspire future generations.

Throughout the nomination period, nominees are requested to complete an application form which will further support their nomination. Then after the closing date, three finalists will be shortlisted within each category by an independent judging panel. Winners will be announced at the awards, which takes place on Thursday, September 26 at the King Power Stadium.

A word from the sponsors

A spokesperson for Growth Partners said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e Growth Partners plc, a local company with a national reach. Our mission is to help 海角视频 companies grow from the inside out with a range of Payroll, Pensions & Employee Engagement services.

鈥淗aving introduced the SMART Employment model to companies across the 海角视频, we鈥檝e hit the ground running from our home in Leicester city.

鈥淪MART Employment is a business model that鈥檚 designed to help SMEs run better. With it, we kit out employees with a suite of benefits to boost wellbeing and performance, and for employers we take on the time-consuming administrative work that often bogs down their time and resources; that way, they are able to focus their energy on important matters like growth, profit, and service.鈥

Growth Partners鈥 CFO Louisa Poole said: 鈥淔or us, now in our second year, it鈥檚 truly an honour to be supporting the awards both in our sponsorship, but also in the values we implement in our offices each and every day. Though still a young company ourselves, we鈥檝e had a series of great successes in the past year that are a testament to the inclusive and forward-thinking work ethic at the core of what we do. As a result we are, as a company, delighted to be heading up the sponsorship and would like to wish good luck to all of the inspirational women nominated this year!鈥

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